National average
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
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In depth · Avesta
Immigration and foreign background in Avesta
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Of 22,333 residents (2025), 22.0 % have a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — below the national average of 27.7 % (−5.7 pp). This page covers what falls under immigration: share, origin, people received, vulnerable areas and modelled net cost.
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Trend 2002–2025
Share of the population in Avesta with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
Foreign background — 2002: 10.8 %; 2003: 11.1 %; 2004: 11.2 %; 2005: 11.2 %; 2006: 11.7 %; 2007: 11.9 %; 2008: 12.3 %; 2009: 12.7 %; 2010: 12.7 %; 2011: 12.9 %; 2012: 13.6 %; 2013: 14.8 %; 2014: 16.7 %; 2015: 19.6 %; 2016: 21.4 %; 2017: 22.1 %; 2018: 22.5 %; 2019: 22.9 %; 2020: 22.9 %; 2021: 22.5 %; 2022: 22.3 %; 2023: 22.1 %; 2024: 21.8 %; 2025: 22.0 %
Country/region of birth
How the municipality's residents are distributed by region of birth. Foreign-born residents are people born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
3,715 people
16.6% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden83.4 %(18,702)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.8 %(622)
Other Europe2.8 %(623)
Outside Europe11.0 %(2,470)
Thin line = national average. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
People received, vulnerable areas & marginal cost
People received over the last 5 years, the Police's vulnerable areas and modelled marginal net cost per resident — the 2020–2024 inflow only, not the whole population.
Immigration & marginal cost
2020–2024
- Foreign-born (20–64)
- 21.5 %
- Received, 5 years
- 147
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Marginal cost / resident / yr Analysis/model
- −123 kr
6.6 / 1000 (national 7.0)
Swedish Police 2025
Range −88 kr → −156 kr
Model: Ruist 2025 (low/mid/high)
Analysis/modelSource/method: Ruist (2025), Sverigefakta calculation
This is Sverigefakta's analytical model calculation based on the stated method — not official municipal statistics.
Only the 2020–2024 inflow. The cost of previously received individuals is not included. Total net cost including the whole stock is likely 5–15× higher — Ruist's national estimate corresponded to roughly −4,100 SEK/resident/year in 2015 for the entire refugee stock.No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Marginal cost = (received 2020–2024 / 5) × Ruist's net cost per person and year (74,000 SEK in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted to 2025; range 53k/74k/94k → 67k/94k/119k) / population. Not official municipal statistics.
Compare Avesta with other municipalities →Compare Avesta with other municipalities
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- Avesta22.0 %
Avesta — 2002: 10.8 %; 2003: 11.1 %; 2004: 11.2 %; 2005: 11.2 %; 2006: 11.7 %; 2007: 11.9 %; 2008: 12.3 %; 2009: 12.7 %; 2010: 12.7 %; 2011: 12.9 %; 2012: 13.6 %; 2013: 14.8 %; 2014: 16.7 %; 2015: 19.6 %; 2016: 21.4 %; 2017: 22.1 %; 2018: 22.5 %; 2019: 22.9 %; 2020: 22.9 %; 2021: 22.5 %; 2022: 22.3 %; 2023: 22.1 %; 2024: 21.8 %; 2025: 22.0 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Avesta
Avesta vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Ludvika
- Share 2025
- 26.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.5 pp
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Borlänge
- Share 2025
- 25.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.0 pp
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Avesta
- Share 2025
- 22.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
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Norberg
- Share 2025
- 18.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.1 pp
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Hofors
- Share 2025
- 17.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.7 pp
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Hedemora
- Share 2025
- 17.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
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Dalarnas län
- Share 2025
- 14.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.0 pp
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Election results in Avesta
Everything about Avesta
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Open Avesta municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›How large is immigration to Avesta?
In 2025, 22.0 % of the population in Avesta had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — −5.7 percentage points below the national average (27.7 %). "Foreign background" is the broader Statistics Sweden definition and includes both people born abroad and people born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents.
›How has the share with a foreign background in Avesta changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 10.8 % (2002) to 22.0 % (2025), a change of +11.1 percentage points. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
›What is the difference between "foreign background" and "born abroad"?
Born abroad = a person born outside Sweden. Foreign background = born abroad, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. Both measures are official; foreign background always gives a higher figure.
›Where were the foreign-born residents of Avesta born?
See the "Country/region of birth" section on this page. Foreign-born residents are people born outside Sweden, reported in three aggregated groups: the Nordic countries excluding Sweden, the rest of Europe, and outside Europe. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Sources and method
BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-06-15
Open source ↗FolkmRegFlandKPopulation by region, region/country of birth and sexReference period: 2000–2024 · Retrieved: 2026-07-17
Open source ↗BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-08-13
Open source ↗- Open source ↗
ME0104General elections — votes per party and municipality (Election Authority via SCB)
Each figure on this page is traceable to the dataset listed above. Missing data is left out — never shown as zero. Read the method