Burlöv
- Share 2025
- 50.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +9.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Burlöv
In depth · Malmö
Immigration and foreign background in Malmö
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Malmö: 181,961 residents (49.5%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 367,924 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 132,852 residents were born abroad (36.1%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference +21.8 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
Malmö in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 49.5 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +17.5 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +21.8 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 7 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 Malmö with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 32.0 %; 2003: 32.7 %; 2004: 33.6 %; 2005: 34.5 %; 2006: 35.9 %; 2007: 37.3 %; 2008: 38.4 %; 2009: 39.4 %; 2010: 40.2 %; 2011: 40.8 %; 2012: 41.5 %; 2013: 42.0 %; 2014: 42.6 %; 2015: 43.2 %; 2016: 44.0 %; 2017: 45.0 %; 2018: 46.0 %; 2019: 46.7 %; 2020: 47.2 %; 2021: 47.8 %; 2022: 48.5 %; 2023: 48.9 %; 2024: 49.3 %; 2025: 49.5 %
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
- Malmö
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- 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
131,764 people
36.0% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden64.0 %(233,880)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.9 %(10,581)
Other Europe11.6 %(42,214)
Outside Europe21.6 %(78,969)
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)
- 44.6 %
- Received, 5 years
- 2,022
- 5.5 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- 4
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −82 kr
- Range −59 kr → −104 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
Areas per the Swedish Police 2025
- Nydala / Hermodsdal / LindängenParticularly vulnerable area
- RosengårdParticularly vulnerable area
- Holma / KroksbäckVulnerable area
- Södra Sofielund / SevedVulnerable area
Swedish Police Authority · Situational report on vulnerable areas 2025.
Compare Malmö with other municipalities
Malmö is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Malmö49.5 %
Malmö — 2002: 32.0 %; 2003: 32.7 %; 2004: 33.6 %; 2005: 34.5 %; 2006: 35.9 %; 2007: 37.3 %; 2008: 38.4 %; 2009: 39.4 %; 2010: 40.2 %; 2011: 40.8 %; 2012: 41.5 %; 2013: 42.0 %; 2014: 42.6 %; 2015: 43.2 %; 2016: 44.0 %; 2017: 45.0 %; 2018: 46.0 %; 2019: 46.7 %; 2020: 47.2 %; 2021: 47.8 %; 2022: 48.5 %; 2023: 48.9 %; 2024: 49.3 %; 2025: 49.5 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Malmö
Malmö vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Malmö
- Share 2025
- 49.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.3 pp
- Immigration page
Helsingborg
- Share 2025
- 39.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +9.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Helsingborg
Åstorp
- Share 2025
- 38.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +9.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Åstorp
Skåne län
- Share 2025
- 32.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.1 pp
- Immigration page
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Svedala
- Share 2025
- 18.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Svedala
Vellinge
- Share 2025
- 12.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vellinge
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlöv | 50.0 % | +9.5 pp | Immigration in Burlöv |
| Malmö | 49.5 % | +6.3 pp | |
| Helsingborg | 39.3 % | +9.0 pp | Immigration in Helsingborg |
| Åstorp | 38.7 % | +9.5 pp | Immigration in Åstorp |
| Skåne län | 32.2 % | +6.1 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Svedala | 18.5 % | +6.4 pp | Immigration in Svedala |
| Vellinge | 12.6 % | +2.8 pp | Immigration in Vellinge |
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 Malmö
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Irak11 467
- Syrien9 530
- Danmark7 973
- Jugoslavien6 789
- Polen6 303
- Bosnien och Hercegovina6 202
- Afghanistan5 695
- Libanon4 628
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 77.39 %
- Seats
- 61
- Valid votes
- 221,075
- Blank votes
- 1,722
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.40 % | – | 65,002 | 19 | |
| 18.86 % | – | 41,693 | 12 | |
| 17.37 % | – | 38,397 | 11 | |
| 11.77 % | – | 26,029 | 7 | |
| 8.52 % | – | 18,834 | 5 | |
| 4.08 % | – | 9,016 | 3 | |
| 3.90 % | – | 8,617 | 2 | |
| 3.11 % | – | 6,877 | 2 | |
| Other parties (29) | 2.99 % | – | 6,610 | – |
Results by constituency (2)
Seats per constituency include allocated adjustment seats.
Malmö Östra74.34 % turnout · 29 seats
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.77 % | – | 35,638 | 10 | |
| 19.99 % | – | 21,735 | 6 | |
| 15.47 % | – | 16,821 | 5 | |
| 11.22 % | – | 12,198 | 3 | |
| 7.80 % | – | 8,486 | 2 | |
| 3.95 % | – | 4,298 | 1 | |
| 3.41 % | – | 3,711 | 1 | |
| 2.64 % | – | 2,871 | 1 | |
| Other parties (25) | 2.75 % | – | 2,996 | – |
Malmö Västra80.58 % turnout · 32 seats
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.14 % | – | 29,364 | 9 | |
| 22.14 % | – | 24,872 | 7 | |
| 14.83 % | – | 16,662 | 5 | |
| 12.31 % | – | 13,831 | 4 | |
| 9.21 % | – | 10,348 | 3 | |
| 4.72 % | – | 5,305 | 2 | |
| 3.85 % | – | 4,319 | 1 | |
| 3.57 % | – | 4,006 | 1 | |
| Other parties (27) | 3.22 % | – | 3,614 | – |
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 Malmö (2014–2022)
Everything about Malmö
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Open Malmö municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Malmö has a foreign background?
In 2025, 49.5 % of the population in Malmö had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 21.8 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 Malmö have a foreign background?
181,961 residents of Malmö 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 Malmö changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 32.0 % (2002) to 49.5 % (2025), a change of +17.5 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 Malmö 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