Jönköping
- Share 2025
- 28.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.2 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Jönköping
Immigration and foreign background in Jönköping
Key facts
Jönköping ranks 48 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Jönköping ranks 4 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
Jönköping: 41,629 residents (28.1%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 148,152 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 30,545 residents were born abroad (20.6%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference +0.4 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
Jönköping in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 28.1 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +13.8 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +0.4 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 48 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 Jönköping with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 14.3 %; 2003: 14.7 %; 2004: 14.9 %; 2005: 15.3 %; 2006: 16.0 %; 2007: 16.7 %; 2008: 17.4 %; 2009: 17.9 %; 2010: 18.3 %; 2011: 18.6 %; 2012: 19.0 %; 2013: 19.6 %; 2014: 20.4 %; 2015: 20.9 %; 2016: 21.8 %; 2017: 22.8 %; 2018: 23.8 %; 2019: 24.7 %; 2020: 25.2 %; 2021: 25.9 %; 2022: 26.6 %; 2023: 27.1 %; 2024: 27.7 %; 2025: 28.1 %
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
- Jönköping
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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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
30,146 people
20.4% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden79.6 %(117,508)
Nordics excluding Sweden0.9 %(1,351)
Other Europe5.3 %(7,817)
Outside Europe14.2 %(20,978)
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)
- 27.4 %
- Received, 5 years
- 1,066
- 7.2 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- 1
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −107 kr
- Range −77 kr → −136 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
Areas per the Swedish Police 2025
- RåslättVulnerable area
Swedish Police Authority · Situational report on vulnerable areas 2025.
Compare Jönköping with other municipalities
Jönköping is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Jönköping28.1 %
Jönköping — 2002: 14.3 %; 2003: 14.7 %; 2004: 14.9 %; 2005: 15.3 %; 2006: 16.0 %; 2007: 16.7 %; 2008: 17.4 %; 2009: 17.9 %; 2010: 18.3 %; 2011: 18.6 %; 2012: 19.0 %; 2013: 19.6 %; 2014: 20.4 %; 2015: 20.9 %; 2016: 21.8 %; 2017: 22.8 %; 2018: 23.8 %; 2019: 24.7 %; 2020: 25.2 %; 2021: 25.9 %; 2022: 26.6 %; 2023: 27.1 %; 2024: 27.7 %; 2025: 28.1 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Jönköping
Jönköping vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Värnamo
- Share 2025
- 28.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Värnamo
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Nässjö
- Share 2025
- 26.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Nässjö
Jönköpings län
- Share 2025
- 26.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.0 pp
- Immigration page
Aneby
- Share 2025
- 16.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Aneby
Mullsjö
- Share 2025
- 15.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Mullsjö
Habo
- Share 2025
- 10.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Habo
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jönköping | 28.1 % | +7.2 pp | |
| Värnamo | 28.1 % | +4.4 pp | Immigration in Värnamo |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Nässjö | 26.9 % | +6.9 pp | Immigration in Nässjö |
| Jönköpings län | 26.0 % | +6.0 pp | |
| Aneby | 16.5 % | +4.0 pp | Immigration in Aneby |
| Mullsjö | 15.0 % | +3.8 pp | Immigration in Mullsjö |
| Habo | 10.4 % | +2.4 pp | Immigration in Habo |
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 Jönköping
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Syrien4 483
- Irak3 553
- Bosnien och Hercegovina1 282
- Jugoslavien1 256
- Somalia1 193
- Afghanistan1 177
- Iran946
- Turkiet873
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 83.69 %
- Seats
- 81
- Valid votes
- 96,154
- Blank votes
- 1,246
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.95 % | – | 26,877 | 23 | |
| 21.97 % | – | 21,122 | 18 | |
| 14.48 % | – | 13,921 | 12 | |
| 14.16 % | – | 13,619 | 11 | |
| 7.42 % | – | 7,135 | 6 | |
| 6.46 % | – | 6,207 | 5 | |
| 4.33 % | – | 4,161 | 4 | |
| 2.57 % | – | 2,469 | 2 | |
| Other parties (18) | 0.67 % | – | 643 | – |
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 Jönköping (2014–2022)
Everything about Jönköping
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Open Jönköping municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Jönköping has a foreign background?
In 2025, 28.1 % of the population in Jönköping had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 0.4 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 Jönköping have a foreign background?
41,629 residents of Jönköping 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 Jönköping changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 14.3 % (2002) to 28.1 % (2025), a change of +13.8 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 Jönköping 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