Högsby
- Share 2025
- 29.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.9 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Högsby
Immigration and foreign background in Högsby
Key facts
Högsby ranks 43 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Högsby ranks 1 of 12 in Kalmar län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Högsby: 1,487 residents (29.0%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 5,134 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 1,267 residents were born abroad (24.7%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference +1.3 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
Högsby in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 29.0 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +18.7 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +1.3 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 43 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 Högsby with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 10.3 %; 2003: 11.9 %; 2004: 11.6 %; 2005: 10.8 %; 2006: 11.4 %; 2007: 12.0 %; 2008: 13.2 %; 2009: 14.4 %; 2010: 14.8 %; 2011: 15.5 %; 2012: 15.7 %; 2013: 16.9 %; 2014: 19.2 %; 2015: 22.1 %; 2016: 26.2 %; 2017: 27.6 %; 2018: 28.7 %; 2019: 28.5 %; 2020: 27.7 %; 2021: 28.2 %; 2022: 29.1 %; 2023: 29.1 %; 2024: 29.4 %; 2025: 29.0 %
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
- Högsby
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- 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
1,340 people
25.2% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden74.8 %(3,981)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.3 %(70)
Other Europe12.2 %(650)
Outside Europe11.7 %(620)
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)
- 33.2 %
- Received, 5 years
- 43
- 8.1 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −120 kr
- Range −86 kr → −152 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 Högsby with other municipalities →Compare Högsby with other municipalities
Högsby is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Högsby29.0 %
Högsby — 2002: 10.3 %; 2003: 11.9 %; 2004: 11.6 %; 2005: 10.8 %; 2006: 11.4 %; 2007: 12.0 %; 2008: 13.2 %; 2009: 14.4 %; 2010: 14.8 %; 2011: 15.5 %; 2012: 15.7 %; 2013: 16.9 %; 2014: 19.2 %; 2015: 22.1 %; 2016: 26.2 %; 2017: 27.6 %; 2018: 28.7 %; 2019: 28.5 %; 2020: 27.7 %; 2021: 28.2 %; 2022: 29.1 %; 2023: 29.1 %; 2024: 29.4 %; 2025: 29.0 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Högsby
Högsby vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Hultsfred
- Share 2025
- 25.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Hultsfred
Nybro
- Share 2025
- 24.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Nybro
Emmaboda
- Share 2025
- 24.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Emmaboda
Kalmar
- Share 2025
- 20.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Kalmar
Kalmar län
- Share 2025
- 18.8 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.8 pp
- Immigration page
Mönsterås
- Share 2025
- 16.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Mönsterås
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Högsby | 29.0 % | +6.9 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Hultsfred | 25.6 % | +5.8 pp | Immigration in Hultsfred |
| Nybro | 24.0 % | +6.9 pp | Immigration in Nybro |
| Emmaboda | 24.0 % | +7.2 pp | Immigration in Emmaboda |
| Kalmar | 20.5 % | +5.7 pp | Immigration in Kalmar |
| Kalmar län | 18.8 % | +4.8 pp | |
| Mönsterås | 16.3 % | +2.8 pp | Immigration in Mönsterås |
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 Högsby
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Tyskland414
- Syrien200
- Polen53
- Nederländerna44
- Afghanistan41
- Rumänien41
- Thailand37
- Finland30
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 77.28 %
- Seats
- 31
- Valid votes
- 3,172
- Blank votes
- 59
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.44 % | – | 1,124 | 11 | |
| 26.01 % | – | 825 | 8 | |
| 17.40 % | – | 552 | 5 | |
| 8.26 % | – | 262 | 3 | |
| 7.28 % | – | 231 | 2 | |
| 4.76 % | – | 151 | 2 | |
| Other parties (4) | 0.85 % | – | 27 | – |
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 Högsby (2014–2022)
Everything about Högsby
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Högsby municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Högsby has a foreign background?
In 2025, 29.0 % of the population in Högsby had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 1.3 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 Högsby have a foreign background?
1,487 residents of Högsby 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 Högsby changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 10.3 % (2002) to 29.0 % (2025), a change of +18.7 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 Högsby 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