Gislaved
- Share 2025
- 34.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.5 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Gislaved
Immigration and foreign background in Gislaved
Key facts
Gislaved ranks 27 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Gislaved ranks 1 of 13 in Jönköpings län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Gislaved: 9,834 residents (34.3%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 28,641 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. Sweden, foreign background: 27.7%; difference +6.6 percentage points (2025). 7,295 residents were born abroad (25.5%, 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
Gislaved in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 34.3 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +13.9 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +6.6 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 27 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 Gislaved with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 20.5 %; 2003: 20.8 %; 2004: 20.9 %; 2005: 20.9 %; 2006: 21.3 %; 2007: 21.8 %; 2008: 22.4 %; 2009: 22.7 %; 2010: 23.0 %; 2011: 23.1 %; 2012: 23.5 %; 2013: 24.3 %; 2014: 24.9 %; 2015: 26.8 %; 2016: 28.6 %; 2017: 29.9 %; 2018: 31.1 %; 2019: 32.0 %; 2020: 32.4 %; 2021: 32.9 %; 2022: 33.5 %; 2023: 33.6 %; 2024: 34.2 %; 2025: 34.3 %
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
- Gislaved
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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Country/region of birth (2024)
Residents by region of birth, 2024. This block uses 2024 data and may differ in year from the introduction above. Foreign-born are persons born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
7,412 people
25.6% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden74.4 %(21,524)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.6 %(740)
Other Europe9.5 %(2,748)
Outside Europe13.6 %(3,924)
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)
- 33.8 %
- Received, 5 years
- 242
- 8.4 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −124 kr
- Range −89 kr → −157 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 Gislaved with other municipalities →Compare Gislaved with other municipalities
Gislaved is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Gislaved34.3 %
Gislaved — 2002: 20.5 %; 2003: 20.8 %; 2004: 20.9 %; 2005: 20.9 %; 2006: 21.3 %; 2007: 21.8 %; 2008: 22.4 %; 2009: 22.7 %; 2010: 23.0 %; 2011: 23.1 %; 2012: 23.5 %; 2013: 24.3 %; 2014: 24.9 %; 2015: 26.8 %; 2016: 28.6 %; 2017: 29.9 %; 2018: 31.1 %; 2019: 32.0 %; 2020: 32.4 %; 2021: 32.9 %; 2022: 33.5 %; 2023: 33.6 %; 2024: 34.2 %; 2025: 34.3 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Gislaved
Gislaved vs nearby municipalities
Nearest municipalities (distance between municipal centre points) and municipalities in the same county with a similar share, plus county and national averages. Not all share a border with the municipality.
Gnosjö
- Share 2025
- 33.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Gnosjö
Värnamo
- Share 2025
- 28.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Värnamo
Jönköping
- Share 2025
- 28.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Jönköping
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Jönköpings län
- Share 2025
- 26.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.0 pp
- Immigration page
Tranemo
- Share 2025
- 24.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Tranemo
Svenljunga
- Share 2025
- 20.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Svenljunga
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gislaved | 34.3 % | +7.5 pp | |
| Gnosjö | 33.3 % | +2.4 pp | Immigration in Gnosjö |
| Värnamo | 28.1 % | +4.4 pp | Immigration in Värnamo |
| Jönköping | 28.1 % | +7.2 pp | Immigration in Jönköping |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Jönköpings län | 26.0 % | +6.0 pp | |
| Tranemo | 24.1 % | +6.1 pp | Immigration in Tranemo |
| Svenljunga | 20.6 % | +3.6 pp | Immigration in Svenljunga |
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 Gislaved
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Syrien1 289
- Bosnien och Hercegovina795
- Finland462
- Jugoslavien423
- Polen322
- Somalia287
- Rumänien269
- Vietnam259
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 79.30 %
- Seats
- 49
- Valid votes
- 17,494
- Blank votes
- 324
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.72 % | – | 4,150 | 12 | |
| 20.11 % | – | 3,518 | 10 | |
| 17.79 % | – | 3,112 | 9 | |
| 11.52 % | – | 2,016 | 6 | |
| 7.12 % | – | 1,246 | 4 | |
| 6.19 % | – | 1,083 | 3 | |
| 4.52 % | – | 791 | 2 | |
| 2.58 % | – | 451 | 1 | |
| 2.29 % | – | 401 | 1 | |
| 2.05 % | – | 358 | 1 | |
| Other parties (10) | 2.10 % | – | 368 | – |
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 Gislaved (2014–2022)
Everything about Gislaved
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Open Gislaved municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Gislaved has a foreign background?
In 2025, 34.3 % of the population in Gislaved had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 6.6 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 Gislaved have a foreign background?
9,834 residents of Gislaved 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 Gislaved changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 20.5 % (2002) to 34.3 % (2025), a change of +13.9 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 Gislaved 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