Hylte
- Share 2025
- 30.8 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Hylte
In depth · Halmstad
Immigration and foreign background in Halmstad
Key facts
Halmstad ranks 49 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Halmstad ranks 2 of 6 in Hallands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Halmstad: 29,669 residents (27.9%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 106,315 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 21,854 residents were born abroad (20.6%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference +0.2 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.
Last updated: View changelog
Halmstad in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 27.9 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +12.2 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +0.2 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 49 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 Halmstad with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 15.7 %; 2003: 16.1 %; 2004: 16.3 %; 2005: 16.6 %; 2006: 17.0 %; 2007: 17.5 %; 2008: 18.0 %; 2009: 18.4 %; 2010: 18.8 %; 2011: 19.0 %; 2012: 19.4 %; 2013: 19.9 %; 2014: 20.9 %; 2015: 21.8 %; 2016: 22.7 %; 2017: 23.5 %; 2018: 24.5 %; 2019: 25.3 %; 2020: 25.8 %; 2021: 26.5 %; 2022: 27.1 %; 2023: 27.4 %; 2024: 27.7 %; 2025: 27.9 %
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
- Halmstad
- 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
21,787 people
20.5% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden79.5 %(84,297)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.3 %(1,348)
Other Europe6.2 %(6,582)
Outside Europe13.1 %(13,857)
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)
- 26.8 %
- Received, 5 years
- 652
- 6.1 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −91 kr
- Range −65 kr → −116 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 Halmstad with other municipalities →Compare Halmstad with other municipalities
Halmstad is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Halmstad27.9 %
Halmstad — 2002: 15.7 %; 2003: 16.1 %; 2004: 16.3 %; 2005: 16.6 %; 2006: 17.0 %; 2007: 17.5 %; 2008: 18.0 %; 2009: 18.4 %; 2010: 18.8 %; 2011: 19.0 %; 2012: 19.4 %; 2013: 19.9 %; 2014: 20.9 %; 2015: 21.8 %; 2016: 22.7 %; 2017: 23.5 %; 2018: 24.5 %; 2019: 25.3 %; 2020: 25.8 %; 2021: 26.5 %; 2022: 27.1 %; 2023: 27.4 %; 2024: 27.7 %; 2025: 27.9 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Halmstad
Halmstad vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Halmstad
- Share 2025
- 27.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.2 pp
- Immigration page
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Falkenberg
- Share 2025
- 20.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Falkenberg
Hallands län
- Share 2025
- 19.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.1 pp
- Immigration page
Laholm
- Share 2025
- 19.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Laholm
Varberg
- Share 2025
- 15.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Varberg
Kungsbacka
- Share 2025
- 12.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Kungsbacka
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hylte | 30.8 % | +3.8 pp | Immigration in Hylte |
| Halmstad | 27.9 % | +6.2 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Falkenberg | 20.1 % | +3.7 pp | Immigration in Falkenberg |
| Hallands län | 19.7 % | +4.1 pp | |
| Laholm | 19.0 % | +4.1 pp | Immigration in Laholm |
| Varberg | 15.2 % | +3.0 pp | Immigration in Varberg |
| Kungsbacka | 12.0 % | +3.0 pp | Immigration in Kungsbacka |
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 Halmstad
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Syrien4 208
- Jugoslavien2 333
- Irak1 173
- Bosnien och Hercegovina985
- Polen878
- Vietnam543
- Rumänien527
- Finland520
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 82.58 %
- Seats
- 71
- Valid votes
- 68,333
- Blank votes
- 1,030
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.34 % | – | 20,046 | 21 | |
| 18.82 % | – | 12,862 | 13 | |
| 14.88 % | – | 10,165 | 11 | |
| 7.61 % | – | 5,197 | 5 | |
| 6.59 % | – | 4,501 | 5 | |
| 6.42 % | – | 4,385 | 5 | |
| 6.12 % | – | 4,185 | 4 | |
| 4.55 % | – | 3,108 | 3 | |
| 2.86 % | – | 1,954 | 2 | |
| 2.46 % | – | 1,678 | 2 | |
| Other parties (16) | 0.37 % | – | 252 | – |
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 Halmstad (2014–2022)
Everything about Halmstad
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Open Halmstad municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Halmstad has a foreign background?
In 2025, 27.9 % of the population in Halmstad had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 0.2 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 Halmstad have a foreign background?
29,669 residents of Halmstad 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 Halmstad changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 15.7 % (2002) to 27.9 % (2025), a change of +12.2 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 Halmstad 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