Västerås
- Share 2025
- 34.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Västerås
In depth · Köping
Immigration and foreign background in Köping
Key facts
Köping ranks 38 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Köping ranks 3 of 10 in Västmanlands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Köping: 7,668 residents (29.9%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 25,610 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 5,516 residents were born abroad (21.5%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference +2.2 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
Köping in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 29.9 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +11.5 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +2.2 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 38 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 Köping with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 18.4 %; 2003: 18.5 %; 2004: 18.8 %; 2005: 19.0 %; 2006: 19.4 %; 2007: 19.6 %; 2008: 20.4 %; 2009: 21.1 %; 2010: 21.6 %; 2011: 22.2 %; 2012: 22.8 %; 2013: 24.1 %; 2014: 24.9 %; 2015: 25.7 %; 2016: 26.8 %; 2017: 27.6 %; 2018: 28.7 %; 2019: 29.0 %; 2020: 29.3 %; 2021: 29.5 %; 2022: 29.7 %; 2023: 29.6 %; 2024: 29.9 %; 2025: 29.9 %
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
- Köping
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- Compare the definition — for own calculations, recompute with the formula.
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
5,558 people
21.6% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden78.4 %(20,171)
Nordics excluding Sweden4.4 %(1,143)
Other Europe4.3 %(1,112)
Outside Europe12.8 %(3,303)
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)
- 26.7 %
- Received, 5 years
- 204
- 7.9 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −117 kr
- Range −84 kr → −149 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 Köping with other municipalities →Compare Köping with other municipalities
Köping is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Köping29.9 %
Köping — 2002: 18.4 %; 2003: 18.5 %; 2004: 18.8 %; 2005: 19.0 %; 2006: 19.4 %; 2007: 19.6 %; 2008: 20.4 %; 2009: 21.1 %; 2010: 21.6 %; 2011: 22.2 %; 2012: 22.8 %; 2013: 24.1 %; 2014: 24.9 %; 2015: 25.7 %; 2016: 26.8 %; 2017: 27.6 %; 2018: 28.7 %; 2019: 29.0 %; 2020: 29.3 %; 2021: 29.5 %; 2022: 29.7 %; 2023: 29.6 %; 2024: 29.9 %; 2025: 29.9 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Köping
Köping vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Västmanlands län
- Share 2025
- 31.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.0 pp
- Immigration page
Köping
- Share 2025
- 29.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
- Immigration page
Hallstahammar
- Share 2025
- 27.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Hallstahammar
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Surahammar
- Share 2025
- 27.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Surahammar
Skinnskatteberg
- Share 2025
- 22.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- -1.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Skinnskatteberg
Arboga
- Share 2025
- 19.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Arboga
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Västerås | 34.7 % | +7.8 pp | Immigration in Västerås |
| Västmanlands län | 31.0 % | +6.0 pp | |
| Köping | 29.9 % | +4.2 pp | |
| Hallstahammar | 27.9 % | +2.6 pp | Immigration in Hallstahammar |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Surahammar | 27.2 % | +0.5 pp | Immigration in Surahammar |
| Skinnskatteberg | 22.6 % | -1.0 pp | Immigration in Skinnskatteberg |
| Arboga | 19.5 % | +2.4 pp | Immigration in Arboga |
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 Köping
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Finland998
- Syrien731
- Somalia478
- Irak435
- Jugoslavien279
- Afghanistan195
- Thailand173
- Polen169
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 79.84 %
- Seats
- 49
- Valid votes
- 16,090
- Blank votes
- 225
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.37 % | – | 5,208 | 17 | |
| 21.14 % | – | 3,402 | 11 | |
| 13.18 % | – | 2,120 | 7 | |
| 10.51 % | – | 1,691 | 5 | |
| 8.78 % | – | 1,412 | 4 | |
| 4.82 % | – | 776 | 2 | |
| 4.72 % | – | 760 | 2 | |
| 2.31 % | – | 371 | 1 | |
| Other parties (6) | 2.18 % | – | 350 | – |
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 Köping (2014–2022)
Everything about Köping
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Open Köping municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Köping has a foreign background?
In 2025, 29.9 % of the population in Köping had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 2.2 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 Köping have a foreign background?
7,668 residents of Köping 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 Köping changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 18.4 % (2002) to 29.9 % (2025), a change of +11.5 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 Köping 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