Västra Götalands län
- Share 2025
- 28.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.7 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Essunga
Immigration and foreign background in Essunga
Key facts
Essunga ranks 259 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Essunga ranks 44 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Essunga: 635 residents (11.4%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 5,559 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 517 residents were born abroad (9.3%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference −16.3 percentage points (2025).
Foreign background means born abroad or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. These are population stocks, not annual immigration flows.
Last updated: View changelog
Essunga in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 11.4 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +5.7 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −16.3 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 259 of 290
- Same definition and year (2025) for all ranked municipalities.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2 — observed population composition (stock). People received further down are a flow and measure something else. Stock vs flow
Trend 2002–2025
Share of the population in Essunga with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 5.8 %; 2003: 5.9 %; 2004: 5.9 %; 2005: 5.8 %; 2006: 6.3 %; 2007: 6.3 %; 2008: 6.7 %; 2009: 7.5 %; 2010: 7.7 %; 2011: 7.8 %; 2012: 8.3 %; 2013: 8.6 %; 2014: 9.1 %; 2015: 9.4 %; 2016: 9.9 %; 2017: 10.0 %; 2018: 10.9 %; 2019: 11.6 %; 2020: 11.8 %; 2021: 11.8 %; 2022: 11.9 %; 2023: 11.4 %; 2024: 11.5 %; 2025: 11.4 %
How to verify this figure
- Source
- Statistics Sweden (SCB)
- Period
- 2025
- Definition
- Share of the population with a foreign background (born abroad, or born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents).
- Geography
- Essunga
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- Select the same period, geography and unit as above.
- Compare the definition — for own calculations, recompute with the formula.
Country/region of birth
Residents by region of birth. Foreign-born are persons born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
518 people
9.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden90.7 %(5,042)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.6 %(87)
Other Europe2.3 %(126)
Outside Europe5.5 %(305)
Thin line = national average. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
People received, vulnerable areas & marginal cost
Received 2020–2024 (a flow), the Police's vulnerable areas and a own illustrative scenario.
Reception & illustrative scenario
2020–2024
- Foreign-born (20–64)
- 12.3 %
- Received, 5 years
- 37
- 6.7 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −98 kr
- Range −71 kr → −125 kr
- Model: Ruist (ESO 2018:3; calculations based on 2015 public finances), unadjusted amount from the report (low/mid/high)
Analysis/model Own illustrative scenario: mean annual reception 2020–2024 × Ruist’s national refugee life-cycle estimate using 2015 public finances, divided by 2024 population; no price adjustment. Assumes the national estimate applies locally. Not an observed municipal cost; not everyone with a foreign background. Formula, assumptions and limitations
No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Compare Essunga with other municipalities →Compare Essunga with other municipalities
Essunga is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Essunga11.4 %
Essunga — 2002: 5.8 %; 2003: 5.9 %; 2004: 5.9 %; 2005: 5.8 %; 2006: 6.3 %; 2007: 6.3 %; 2008: 6.7 %; 2009: 7.5 %; 2010: 7.7 %; 2011: 7.8 %; 2012: 8.3 %; 2013: 8.6 %; 2014: 9.1 %; 2015: 9.4 %; 2016: 9.9 %; 2017: 10.0 %; 2018: 10.9 %; 2019: 11.6 %; 2020: 11.8 %; 2021: 11.8 %; 2022: 11.9 %; 2023: 11.4 %; 2024: 11.5 %; 2025: 11.4 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Essunga
Essunga vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Vårgårda
- Share 2025
- 18.8 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vårgårda
Vara
- Share 2025
- 15.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vara
Orust
- Share 2025
- 11.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Orust
Essunga
- Share 2025
- 11.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.1 pp
- Immigration page
Tjörn
- Share 2025
- 11.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Tjörn
Grästorp
- Share 2025
- 9.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +1.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Grästorp
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Västra Götalands län | 28.0 % | +5.7 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Vårgårda | 18.8 % | +5.8 pp | Immigration in Vårgårda |
| Vara | 15.2 % | +4.9 pp | Immigration in Vara |
| Orust | 11.6 % | +3.1 pp | Immigration in Orust |
| Essunga | 11.4 % | +2.1 pp | |
| Tjörn | 11.3 % | +2.5 pp | Immigration in Tjörn |
| Grästorp | 9.7 % | +1.4 pp | Immigration in Grästorp |
Foreign background, all ages/sexes. County and national shares: own ratios of SCB published geographic counts; change 2015–2025 in percentage points. CKM method break 2025; subgroup cells may not sum to the published total. SCB
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 85.18 %
- Seats
- 31
- Valid votes
- 3,690
- Blank votes
- 52
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.27 % | – | 1,781 | 15 | |
| 20.05 % | – | 740 | 6 | |
| 16.88 % | – | 623 | 5 | |
| 5.28 % | – | 195 | 2 | |
| 3.41 % | – | 126 | 1 | |
| 3.14 % | – | 116 | 1 | |
| 2.20 % | – | 81 | 1 | |
| Other parties (4) | 0.76 % | – | 28 | – |
Latest actual election: 13 September 2026 (final count). Turnout figures in Kolada series elsewhere on this page refer to an earlier election and are labelled with their series year.
Full municipal election result →Results by voting district →
Earlier election results in Essunga (2014–2022)
Everything about Essunga
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Essunga municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Essunga has a foreign background?
In 2025, 11.4 % of the population in Essunga had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 16.3 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. The share is a stock measure and does not show annual immigration (inflow).
›How many residents of Essunga have a foreign background?
635 residents of Essunga had a foreign background (2025). Source: Statistics Sweden, UtlSvBakgGrovCKM, published count. CKM-protected component cells need not sum exactly to the published total.
›How has the share with a foreign background in Essunga changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 5.8 % (2002) to 11.4 % (2025), a change of +5.7 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 is at least as large for the same population and year.
›Where were the foreign-born residents of Essunga 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: 2026-10-11
Open source ↗FodelselandArKCKM / FolkmRegFlandKCKM; history FodelselandArKPopulation by region, region/country of birth and sexReference period: 2000–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-10-11
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. Definitions, model and sources