Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Malung-Sälen
Immigration and foreign background in Malung-Sälen
Key facts
Malung-Sälen ranks 186 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Malung-Sälen ranks 5 of 15 in Dalarnas län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
1,628 people in Malung-Sälen, 16.0 percent of residents, had a foreign background in 2025 according to Statistics Sweden, compared with 27.7 percent nationally and 17.1 percent in Dalarna County. That ranks Malung-Sälen 186 of 290 municipalities. 1,354 residents were born abroad (13.3%, 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
Malung-Sälen in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 16.0 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +10.2 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −11.7 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 186 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 Malung-Sälen with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 5.8 %; 2003: 6.0 %; 2004: 6.2 %; 2005: 6.6 %; 2006: 7.4 %; 2007: 7.7 %; 2008: 8.0 %; 2009: 8.4 %; 2010: 9.0 %; 2011: 9.0 %; 2012: 9.6 %; 2013: 9.8 %; 2014: 10.1 %; 2015: 10.8 %; 2016: 12.3 %; 2017: 12.6 %; 2018: 12.9 %; 2019: 13.5 %; 2020: 14.1 %; 2021: 14.3 %; 2022: 14.7 %; 2023: 14.8 %; 2024: 15.4 %; 2025: 16.0 %
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
- Malung-Sälen
- 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
1,314 people
12.8% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden87.2 %(8,940)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.0 %(206)
Other Europe4.6 %(468)
Outside Europe6.2 %(640)
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)
- 16.8 %
- Received, 5 years
- 71
- 6.9 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −102 kr
- Range −73 kr → −130 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 Malung-Sälen with other municipalities →Compare Malung-Sälen with other municipalities
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- Malung-Sälen16.0 %
Malung-Sälen — 2002: 5.8 %; 2003: 6.0 %; 2004: 6.2 %; 2005: 6.6 %; 2006: 7.4 %; 2007: 7.7 %; 2008: 8.0 %; 2009: 8.4 %; 2010: 9.0 %; 2011: 9.0 %; 2012: 9.6 %; 2013: 9.8 %; 2014: 10.1 %; 2015: 10.8 %; 2016: 12.3 %; 2017: 12.6 %; 2018: 12.9 %; 2019: 13.5 %; 2020: 14.1 %; 2021: 14.3 %; 2022: 14.7 %; 2023: 14.8 %; 2024: 15.4 %; 2025: 16.0 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Malung-Sälen
Malung-Sälen 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.
Hedemora
- Share 2025
- 17.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Hedemora
Dalarnas län
- Share 2025
- 17.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.2 pp
- Immigration page
Torsby
- Share 2025
- 16.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Torsby
Malung-Sälen
- Share 2025
- 16.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.2 pp
- Immigration page
Smedjebacken
- Share 2025
- 13.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- -0.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Smedjebacken
Vansbro
- Share 2025
- 12.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vansbro
Mora
- Share 2025
- 11.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Mora
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Hedemora | 17.5 % | +2.4 pp | Immigration in Hedemora |
| Dalarnas län | 17.1 % | +3.2 pp | |
| Torsby | 16.9 % | +4.2 pp | Immigration in Torsby |
| Malung-Sälen | 16.0 % | +5.2 pp | |
| Smedjebacken | 13.7 % | -0.1 pp | Immigration in Smedjebacken |
| Vansbro | 12.5 % | +4.7 pp | Immigration in Vansbro |
| Mora | 11.3 % | +3.1 pp | Immigration in Mora |
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
- 82.33 %
- Seats
- 39
- Valid votes
- 6,766
- Blank votes
- 126
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.23 % | – | 2,519 | 14 | |
| 24.61 % | – | 1,665 | 10 | |
| 17.01 % | – | 1,151 | 7 | |
| 7.33 % | – | 496 | 3 | |
| 5.23 % | – | 354 | 2 | |
| 2.62 % | – | 177 | 1 | |
| 2.60 % | – | 176 | 1 | |
| 2.35 % | – | 159 | 1 | |
| Other parties (2) | 1.02 % | – | 69 | – |
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 Malung-Sälen (2014–2022)
Everything about Malung-Sälen
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Open Malung-Sälen municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Malung-Sälen has a foreign background?
In 2025, 16.0 % of the population in Malung-Sälen had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 11.7 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 Malung-Sälen have a foreign background?
1,628 residents of Malung-Sälen 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 Malung-Sälen changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 5.8 % (2002) to 16.0 % (2025), a change of +10.2 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 Malung-Sälen 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