Burlöv
- Share 2025
- 50.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +9.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Burlöv
In depth · Lund
Immigration and foreign background in Lund
Key facts
Lund ranks 39 of 290 municipalities for Share of foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Lund ranks 8 of 33 in Skåne län for Share of foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Lund: 39,538 residents (29.9%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 132,333 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 31,819 residents were born abroad (24.0%, 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
Lund in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 29.9 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +12.8 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +2.2 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 39 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 Lund with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 17.1 %; 2003: 17.6 %; 2004: 17.6 %; 2005: 18.0 %; 2006: 18.3 %; 2007: 19.1 %; 2008: 20.1 %; 2009: 20.9 %; 2010: 21.5 %; 2011: 21.8 %; 2012: 22.3 %; 2013: 22.8 %; 2014: 23.4 %; 2015: 23.6 %; 2016: 24.5 %; 2017: 25.8 %; 2018: 26.9 %; 2019: 27.7 %; 2020: 28.1 %; 2021: 28.6 %; 2022: 29.2 %; 2023: 29.5 %; 2024: 29.7 %; 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
- Lund
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
- Open the original source and find the same table or report.
- Select the same period, geography and unit as above.
- 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
31,505 people
23.9% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden76.1 %(100,085)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.7 %(2,249)
Other Europe8.8 %(11,631)
Outside Europe13.4 %(17,625)
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)
- 29.6 %
- Received, 5 years
- 1,023
- 7.8 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −115 kr
- Range −82 kr → −146 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 Lund with other municipalities →Compare Lund with other municipalities
Lund is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Lund29.9 %
Lund — 2002: 17.1 %; 2003: 17.6 %; 2004: 17.6 %; 2005: 18.0 %; 2006: 18.3 %; 2007: 19.1 %; 2008: 20.1 %; 2009: 20.9 %; 2010: 21.5 %; 2011: 21.8 %; 2012: 22.3 %; 2013: 22.8 %; 2014: 23.4 %; 2015: 23.6 %; 2016: 24.5 %; 2017: 25.8 %; 2018: 26.9 %; 2019: 27.7 %; 2020: 28.1 %; 2021: 28.6 %; 2022: 29.2 %; 2023: 29.5 %; 2024: 29.7 %; 2025: 29.9 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Lund
Lund vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Skåne län
- Share 2025
- 32.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.1 pp
- Immigration page
Lund
- Share 2025
- 29.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.3 pp
- Immigration page
Eslöv
- Share 2025
- 28.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Eslöv
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Kristianstad
- Share 2025
- 26.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Kristianstad
Staffanstorp
- Share 2025
- 23.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +8.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Staffanstorp
Svedala
- Share 2025
- 18.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Svedala
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlöv | 50.0 % | +9.5 pp | Immigration in Burlöv |
| Skåne län | 32.2 % | +6.1 pp | |
| Lund | 29.9 % | +6.3 pp | |
| Eslöv | 28.9 % | +7.9 pp | Immigration in Eslöv |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Kristianstad | 26.9 % | +5.4 pp | Immigration in Kristianstad |
| Staffanstorp | 23.3 % | +8.0 pp | Immigration in Staffanstorp |
| Svedala | 18.5 % | +6.4 pp | Immigration in Svedala |
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
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 84.86 %
- Seats
- 65
- Valid votes
- 88,395
- Blank votes
- 860
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.00 % | – | 22,102 | 16 | |
| 19.23 % | – | 16,996 | 13 | |
| 13.95 % | – | 12,330 | 9 | |
| 10.65 % | – | 9,416 | 7 | |
| 8.84 % | – | 7,813 | 6 | |
| 8.24 % | – | 7,285 | 5 | |
| 5.73 % | – | 5,067 | 4 | |
| 5.03 % | – | 4,446 | 3 | |
| 2.60 % | – | 2,294 | 2 | |
| Other parties (23) | 0.73 % | – | 646 | – |
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 Lund (2014–2022)
Everything about Lund
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Open Lund municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Lund has a foreign background?
In 2025, 29.9 % of the population in Lund 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 Lund have a foreign background?
39,538 residents of Lund 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 Lund changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 17.1 % (2002) to 29.9 % (2025), a change of +12.8 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 Lund 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