National average
- Share 2025
- 27,7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
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In depth · Bollnäs
Immigration and foreign background in Bollnäs
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Of 26,011 residents (2025), 14.6 % have a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — below the national average of 27.7 % (−13.1 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 Bollnäs with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
Foreign background — 2002: 4.9 %; 2003: 5.0 %; 2004: 5.0 %; 2005: 5.1 %; 2006: 5.6 %; 2007: 6.0 %; 2008: 6.5 %; 2009: 7.2 %; 2010: 7.7 %; 2011: 7.9 %; 2012: 8.4 %; 2013: 9.3 %; 2014: 10.8 %; 2015: 12.2 %; 2016: 13.6 %; 2017: 14.3 %; 2018: 14.5 %; 2019: 14.7 %; 2020: 14.7 %; 2021: 14.7 %; 2022: 14.8 %; 2023: 14.6 %; 2024: 14.7 %; 2025: 14.6 %
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
2,977 people
11.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden88.7 %(23,266)
Nordics excluding Sweden0.9 %(250)
Other Europe2.0 %(527)
Outside Europe8.4 %(2,200)
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)
- 16.2 %
- Received, 5 years
- 162
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Marginal cost / resident / yr Analysis/model
- −116 kr
6.2 / 1000 (national 7.0)
Swedish Police 2025
Range −83 kr → −147 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 Bollnäs with other municipalities →Compare Bollnäs with other municipalities
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- Bollnäs14.6 %
Bollnäs — 2002: 4.9 %; 2003: 5.0 %; 2004: 5.0 %; 2005: 5.1 %; 2006: 5.6 %; 2007: 6.0 %; 2008: 6.5 %; 2009: 7.2 %; 2010: 7.7 %; 2011: 7.9 %; 2012: 8.4 %; 2013: 9.3 %; 2014: 10.8 %; 2015: 12.2 %; 2016: 13.6 %; 2017: 14.3 %; 2018: 14.5 %; 2019: 14.7 %; 2020: 14.7 %; 2021: 14.7 %; 2022: 14.8 %; 2023: 14.6 %; 2024: 14.7 %; 2025: 14.6 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Bollnäs
Bollnäs vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Ockelbo
- Share 2025
- 15,9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.5 pp
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Söderhamn
- Share 2025
- 15,7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.8 pp
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Gävleborgs län
- Share 2025
- 15,5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.5 pp
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Bollnäs
- Share 2025
- 14,6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
- View →
Hudiksvall
- Share 2025
- 12,7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.8 pp
- View →
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Ljusdal
- Share 2025
- 11,8 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.8 pp
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Ovanåker
- Share 2025
- 9,7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +1.3 pp
- View →
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Election results in Bollnäs
Everything about Bollnäs
This page focuses on immigration. The municipality's main page also covers schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections.
Open Bollnäs municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›How large is immigration to Bollnäs?
In 2025, 14.6 % of the population in Bollnäs had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — −13.1 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 Bollnäs changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 4.9 % (2002) to 14.6 % (2025), a change of +9.7 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 Bollnäs 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