National average
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
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In depth · Karlskoga
Immigration and foreign background in Karlskoga
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Of 30,108 residents (2025), 22.1 % have a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — below the national average of 27.7 % (−5.6 pp). This page covers what falls under immigration: share, origin, people received, vulnerable areas and modelled net cost.
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Trend 2002–2025
Share of the population in Karlskoga with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
Foreign background — 2002: 13.4 %; 2003: 13.5 %; 2004: 13.9 %; 2005: 14.0 %; 2006: 14.5 %; 2007: 14.8 %; 2008: 14.9 %; 2009: 15.1 %; 2010: 15.4 %; 2011: 15.8 %; 2012: 16.4 %; 2013: 17.2 %; 2014: 18.2 %; 2015: 19.1 %; 2016: 20.4 %; 2017: 20.9 %; 2018: 21.4 %; 2019: 21.8 %; 2020: 21.9 %; 2021: 22.2 %; 2022: 22.3 %; 2023: 22.3 %; 2024: 22.3 %; 2025: 22.1 %
Country/region of birth
How the municipality's residents are distributed by region of birth. Foreign-born residents are people born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
4,979 people
16.5% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden83.5 %(25,201)
Nordics excluding Sweden3.2 %(978)
Other Europe3.0 %(902)
Outside Europe10.3 %(3,099)
Thin line = national average. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
People received, vulnerable areas & marginal cost
People received over the last 5 years, the Police's vulnerable areas and modelled marginal net cost per resident — the 2020–2024 inflow only, not the whole population.
Immigration & marginal cost
2020–2024
- Foreign-born (20–64)
- 20.7 %
- Received, 5 years
- 201
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Marginal cost / resident / yr Analysis/model
- −125 kr
6.7 / 1000 (national 7.0)
Swedish Police 2025
Range −89 kr → −159 kr
Model: Ruist 2025 (low/mid/high)
Analysis/modelSource/method: Ruist (2025), Sverigefakta calculation
This is Sverigefakta's analytical model calculation based on the stated method — not official municipal statistics.
Only the 2020–2024 inflow. The cost of previously received individuals is not included. Total net cost including the whole stock is likely 5–15× higher — Ruist's national estimate corresponded to roughly −4,100 SEK/resident/year in 2015 for the entire refugee stock.No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Marginal cost = (received 2020–2024 / 5) × Ruist's net cost per person and year (74,000 SEK in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted to 2025; range 53k/74k/94k → 67k/94k/119k) / population. Not official municipal statistics.
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- Karlskoga22.1 %
Karlskoga — 2002: 13.4 %; 2003: 13.5 %; 2004: 13.9 %; 2005: 14.0 %; 2006: 14.5 %; 2007: 14.8 %; 2008: 14.9 %; 2009: 15.1 %; 2010: 15.4 %; 2011: 15.8 %; 2012: 16.4 %; 2013: 17.2 %; 2014: 18.2 %; 2015: 19.1 %; 2016: 20.4 %; 2017: 20.9 %; 2018: 21.4 %; 2019: 21.8 %; 2020: 21.9 %; 2021: 22.2 %; 2022: 22.3 %; 2023: 22.3 %; 2024: 22.3 %; 2025: 22.1 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Karlskoga
Karlskoga vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Laxå
- Share 2025
- 22.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.1 pp
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Karlskoga
- Share 2025
- 22.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.0 pp
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Ljusnarsberg
- Share 2025
- 22.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.5 pp
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Storfors
- Share 2025
- 20.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- -1.2 pp
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Örebro län
- Share 2025
- 19.8 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.3 pp
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Nora
- Share 2025
- 16.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.1 pp
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Lekeberg
- Share 2025
- 8.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.2 pp
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Vanligaste födelseländer i Karlskoga
Länkar till nationella sidor för respektive födelseland. Källa: SCB BE0101E.
- Finland777
- Syrien743
- Somalia311
- Vietnam311
- Afghanistan268
- Irak229
- Bosnien och Hercegovina159
Election results in Karlskoga
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Open Karlskoga municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›How large is immigration to Karlskoga?
In 2025, 22.1 % of the population in Karlskoga had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — −5.6 percentage points below 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.
›How has the share with a foreign background in Karlskoga changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 13.5 % (2002) to 22.1 % (2025), a change of +8.7 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 always gives a higher figure.
›Where were the foreign-born residents of Karlskoga 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: 2026-06-15
Open source ↗FolkmRegFlandKPopulation by region, region/country of birth and sexReference period: 2000–2024 · Retrieved: 2026-07-17
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. Read the method