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Immigration and foreign background in Fagersta

Key facts

  • Fagersta ranks 18 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).

    Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025

  • Fagersta ranks 1 of 10 in Västmanlands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).

    Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025

Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator

Fagersta: 4,890 residents (37.9%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 12,915 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 3,535 residents were born abroad (27.4%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference +10.2 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.

Location of the municipality in Sweden

Last updated: View changelog

Fagersta in brief

Share with foreign background, 2025
37.9 %
Change 2002–2025
+16.3 pp
Absolute change in percentage points.
Sweden, 2025
27.7 %
Difference: +10.2 pp.
Rank (highest share = 1)
18 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 Fagersta with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.

0%20%40%60%80%100%20022005200820112014201720202023Foreign background
Foreign background — 2002: 21.6 %; 2003: 22.0 %; 2004: 21.9 %; 2005: 22.3 %; 2006: 23.1 %; 2007: 23.8 %; 2008: 24.3 %; 2009: 24.8 %; 2010: 26.0 %; 2011: 26.6 %; 2012: 27.6 %; 2013: 29.3 %; 2014: 31.2 %; 2015: 32.3 %; 2016: 33.8 %; 2017: 34.1 %; 2018: 34.7 %; 2019: 35.0 %; 2020: 35.2 %; 2021: 36.0 %; 2022: 36.9 %; 2023: 37.4 %; 2024: 37.4 %; 2025: 37.9 %
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
Fagersta
Unit
%
Retrieved/verified
2026-10-11
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Changelog

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
3,587 people
27.4% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden72.6 %(9,485)
Nordics excluding Sweden6.1 %(798)
Other Europe3.6 %(470)
Outside Europe17.7 %(2,319)
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)
32.6 %
Received, 5 years
75
5.7 / 1000 (national 7.0)
Vulnerable areas
—
Swedish Police 2025
Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
−85 kr
Range −61 kr → −108 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.
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  • Fagersta37.9 %
0%20%40%60%80%100%20022005200820112014201720202023Fagersta
Fagersta — 2002: 21.6 %; 2003: 22.0 %; 2004: 21.9 %; 2005: 22.3 %; 2006: 23.1 %; 2007: 23.8 %; 2008: 24.3 %; 2009: 24.8 %; 2010: 26.0 %; 2011: 26.6 %; 2012: 27.6 %; 2013: 29.3 %; 2014: 31.2 %; 2015: 32.3 %; 2016: 33.8 %; 2017: 34.1 %; 2018: 34.7 %; 2019: 35.0 %; 2020: 35.2 %; 2021: 36.0 %; 2022: 36.9 %; 2023: 37.4 %; 2024: 37.4 %; 2025: 37.9 %

Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Fagersta

Fagersta vs neighbours

Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.

Fagersta

Share 2025
37.9 %
Δ 2015→2025
+5.5 pp
Immigration page

Västmanlands län

Share 2025
31.0 %
Δ 2015→2025
+6.0 pp
Immigration page

Sweden

Share 2025
27.7 %
Δ 2015→2025
+5.5 pp
Immigration page

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

Most common countries of birth in Fagersta

Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.

Municipal election 2026

Final · Source: Valmyndigheten
Turnout
77.15 %
Seats
35
Valid votes
7,599
Blank votes
183
Result per party, municipal council election 2026
PartySharevs 2022Seats
37.64 %–13
20.03 %–7
17.62 %–6
16.27 %–6
2.76 %–1
2.65 %–1
2.17 %–1
Other parties (5)0.87 %––

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.

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Earlier election results in Fagersta (2014–2022)

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Frequently asked questions

›What share of the population in Fagersta has a foreign background?

In 2025, 37.9 % of the population in Fagersta had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 10.2 percentage points above 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 Fagersta have a foreign background?

4,890 residents of Fagersta 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 Fagersta changed since 2002?

The share has risen from 21.6 % (2002) to 37.9 % (2025), a change of +16.3 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 Fagersta 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 sex

    Reference 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 ↗
  • ME0104General elections — votes per party and municipality (Election Authority via SCB)
    Open source ↗

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