Sigtuna
- Share 2025
- 52.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +12.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Sigtuna
In depth · Knivsta
Immigration and foreign background in Knivsta
Key facts
Knivsta ranks 89 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Knivsta ranks 4 of 8 in Uppsala län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Knivsta: 5,002 residents (23.0%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 21,733 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. Sweden, foreign background: 27.7%; difference −4.7 percentage points (2025). 3,928 residents were born abroad (18.1%, 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
Knivsta in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 23.0 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +13.1 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −4.7 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 89 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 Knivsta with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 9.9 %; 2003: 10.4 %; 2004: 10.5 %; 2005: 10.4 %; 2006: 10.6 %; 2007: 10.8 %; 2008: 11.2 %; 2009: 11.3 %; 2010: 11.5 %; 2011: 11.8 %; 2012: 12.3 %; 2013: 12.7 %; 2014: 13.1 %; 2015: 14.0 %; 2016: 14.9 %; 2017: 16.2 %; 2018: 17.3 %; 2019: 17.7 %; 2020: 18.3 %; 2021: 19.4 %; 2022: 20.1 %; 2023: 21.2 %; 2024: 22.2 %; 2025: 23.0 %
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
- Knivsta
- 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
3,656 people
17.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden82.8 %(17,537)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.0 %(427)
Other Europe5.7 %(1,199)
Outside Europe9.6 %(2,030)
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)
- 23.6 %
- Received, 5 years
- 162
- 7.6 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −113 kr
- Range −81 kr → −144 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 Knivsta with other municipalities →Compare Knivsta with other municipalities
Knivsta is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Knivsta23.0 %
Knivsta — 2002: 9.9 %; 2003: 10.4 %; 2004: 10.5 %; 2005: 10.4 %; 2006: 10.6 %; 2007: 10.8 %; 2008: 11.2 %; 2009: 11.3 %; 2010: 11.5 %; 2011: 11.8 %; 2012: 12.3 %; 2013: 12.7 %; 2014: 13.1 %; 2015: 14.0 %; 2016: 14.9 %; 2017: 16.2 %; 2018: 17.3 %; 2019: 17.7 %; 2020: 18.3 %; 2021: 19.4 %; 2022: 20.1 %; 2023: 21.2 %; 2024: 22.2 %; 2025: 23.0 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Knivsta
Knivsta 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.
Upplands Väsby
- Share 2025
- 49.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +12.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Upplands Väsby
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Uppsala län
- Share 2025
- 26.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.5 pp
- Immigration page
Håbo
- Share 2025
- 24.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Håbo
Enköping
- Share 2025
- 23.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Enköping
Knivsta
- Share 2025
- 23.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +9.0 pp
- Immigration page
Vallentuna
- Share 2025
- 21.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vallentuna
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigtuna | 52.5 % | +12.9 pp | Immigration in Sigtuna |
| Upplands Väsby | 49.1 % | +12.7 pp | Immigration in Upplands Väsby |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Uppsala län | 26.3 % | +6.5 pp | |
| Håbo | 24.2 % | +6.1 pp | Immigration in Håbo |
| Enköping | 23.4 % | +7.0 pp | Immigration in Enköping |
| Knivsta | 23.0 % | +9.0 pp | |
| Vallentuna | 21.6 % | +5.1 pp | Immigration in Vallentuna |
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 Knivsta
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Finland297
- Irak213
- Iran194
- Polen167
- Afghanistan140
- Ukraina136
- Syrien135
- Förenade kungariket (Storbritannien och Nordirland)118
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 85.75 %
- Seats
- 31
- Valid votes
- 13,765
- Blank votes
- 133
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.62 % | – | 4,353 | 9 | |
| 15.22 % | – | 2,095 | 5 | |
| 12.92 % | – | 1,778 | 4 | |
| 11.85 % | – | 1,631 | 4 | |
| 6.66 % | – | 917 | 2 | |
| 6.48 % | – | 892 | 2 | |
| 5.88 % | – | 810 | 2 | |
| 5.83 % | – | 803 | 2 | |
| 2.40 % | – | 331 | 1 | |
| Other parties (8) | 1.13 % | – | 155 | – |
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 Knivsta (2014–2022)
Everything about Knivsta
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Open Knivsta municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Knivsta has a foreign background?
In 2025, 23.0 % of the population in Knivsta had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 4.7 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. The share is a stock measure and does not show annual immigration (inflow).
›How many residents of Knivsta have a foreign background?
5,002 residents of Knivsta 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 Knivsta changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 9.9 % (2002) to 23.0 % (2025), a change of +13.1 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 Knivsta 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