Population & demographics in Malmö Municipality

Name: Population & demographics — Malmö
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Population, age structure, births and net internal migration in Malmö. Foreign background is reported separately on the municipality immigration page. Verified time series from Statistics Sweden and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Foreign background and migration in Malmö

Latest data year: 2025 · 17 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-09-10

Population (31 Dec)

367 927 people

2025 · +5.7 % vs 2020

Natural change (births − deaths)

1932 people

2025 · -8.5 % vs 2020

Net migration (in − out)

333 people

2025 · -77.0 % vs 2020

Population density2337 inv/km²2025 · Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB BE0101N1 och landareal (Kolada N02993)

Population & growth

Population (31 Dec)

367 927 people(2025)

20022025

Population (31 Dec), Malmö — 2002–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2002	265,481
2003	267,171
2004	269,142
2005	271,271
2006	276,244
2007	280,801
2008	286,535
2009	293,909
2010	298,963
2011	302,835
2012	307,758
2013	312,994
2014	318,107
2015	322,574
2016	328,494
2017	333,633
2018	339,313
2019	344,166
2020	347,949
2021	351,749
2022	357,377
2023	362,133
2024	365,644
2025	367,927

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2002–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

24 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Annual population change

2283 people(2025)

20032025

Annual population change, Malmö — 2003–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2003	1,690
2004	1,971
2005	2,129
2006	4,973
2007	4,557
2008	5,734
2009	7,374
2010	5,054
2011	3,872
2012	4,923
2013	5,236
2014	5,113
2015	4,467
2016	5,920
2017	5,139
2018	5,680
2019	4,853
2020	3,783
2021	3,800
2022	5,628
2023	4,756
2024	3,511
2025	2,283

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2003–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

23 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 5 years

5.74 %(2025)

20072025

Population change, 5 years, Malmö — 2007–2025 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2007	5.8
2008	7.2
2009	9.2
2010	10.2
2011	9.6
2012	9.6
2013	9.2
2014	8.2
2015	7.9
2016	8.5
2017	8.4
2018	8.4
2019	8.2
2020	7.9
2021	7.1
2022	7.1
2023	6.7
2024	6.2
2025	5.7

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2007–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

19 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Population change, 10 years

14.1 %(2025)

20122025

Source: SCB BE0101N1 (SCB:BE0101N1) · 2012–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

14 yearsSCB BE0101N1

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)

22.5 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01994 (Kolada:N01994) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01994

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)

62.1 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01961 (Kolada:N01961) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01961

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)

11.1 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01812 (Kolada:N01812) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01812

Residents aged 80+, share (%)

4.38 %(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01813 (Kolada:N01813) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01813

Demographic dependency ratio

0.61 ratio(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N00927 (Kolada:N00927) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N00927

Births, deaths & natural change

Births, number

4420 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01804 (Kolada:N01804) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01804

Deaths, number

2488 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01805 (Kolada:N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01805

Natural change (births − deaths)

1932 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805 (Kolada:N01804+N01805) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01804/N01805

Migration flows

In-migration to the municipality

22 434 people(2025)

20142025

In-migration to the municipality, Malmö — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	21,460
2015	21,565
2016	23,393
2017	23,686
2018	23,991
2019	23,803
2020	22,809
2021	23,453
2022	23,915
2023	23,999
2024	23,981
2025	22,434

Source: SCB via Kolada N01801 (Kolada:N01801) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01801

Out-migration from the municipality

22 101 people(2025)

20142025

Out-migration from the municipality, Malmö — 2014–2025 (personer)
Year	Value (personer)
2014	18,919
2015	19,654
2016	19,891
2017	20,943
2018	20,674
2019	21,491
2020	21,360
2021	22,471
2022	20,873
2023	21,331
2024	22,327
2025	22,101

Source: SCB via Kolada N01802 (Kolada:N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01802

Net migration (in − out)

333 people(2025)

20142025

Source: Beräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802 (Kolada:N01801+N01802) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / derived · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBeräknat av Sverigefakta ur SCB via Kolada N01801/N01802

Net domestic migration

101 people(2025)

20142025

Source: SCB via Kolada N01964 (Kolada:N01964) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSCB via Kolada N01964

Deep dive

See population & demographics in a national context

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Year	Value (%)
2012	15.9
2013	17.2
2014	18.2
2015	18.9
2016	18.9
2017	18.8
2018	18.4
2019	17.1
2020	16.4
2021	16.2
2022	16.1
2023	15.7
2024	14.9
2025	14.1

Year	Value (%)
2014	22.2
2015	22.4
2016	22.7
2017	22.9
2018	23.2
2019	23.2
2020	23.3
2021	23.3
2022	23.2
2023	22.9
2024	22.8
2025	22.5

Year	Value (%)
2014	62.4
2015	62.2
2016	62
2017	61.8
2018	61.6
2019	61.6
2020	61.6
2021	61.6
2022	61.7
2023	61.9
2024	61.9
2025	62.1

Year	Value (%)
2014	10.8
2015	10.9
2016	11
2017	11
2018	11
2019	11
2020	11
2021	11.1
2022	11.1
2023	11.1
2024	11
2025	11.1

Year	Value (personer)
2014	5,252
2015	5,138
2016	5,120
2017	5,062
2018	4,973
2019	5,007
2020	4,882
2021	4,894
2022	4,595
2023	4,429
2024	4,432
2025	4,420

Year	Value (personer)
2014	2,697
2015	2,658
2016	2,649
2017	2,707
2018	2,620
2019	2,574
2020	2,770
2021	2,698
2022	2,595
2023	2,618
2024	2,510
2025	2,488

Year	Value (personer)
2014	2,555
2015	2,480
2016	2,471
2017	2,355
2018	2,353
2019	2,433
2020	2,112
2021	2,196
2022	2,000
2023	1,811
2024	1,922
2025	1,932

Year	Value (personer)
2014	2,541
2015	1,911
2016	3,502
2017	2,743
2018	3,317
2019	2,312
2020	1,449
2021	982
2022	3,042
2023	2,668
2024	1,654
2025	333

Year	Value (personer)
2014	664
2015	-273
2016	-390
2017	-1,235
2018	-502
2019	-1,026
2020	-118
2021	-1,175
2022	673
2023	1,196
2024	979
2025	101