Stockholms län
- Share 2025
- 37.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Nacka
Immigration and foreign background in Nacka
Key facts
Nacka ranks 56 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Nacka ranks 15 of 26 in Stockholms län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Nacka: 30,698 residents (27.0%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 113,730 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. Sweden, foreign background: 27.7%; difference −0.7 percentage points (2025). 23,162 residents were born abroad (20.4%, 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
Nacka in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 27.0 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +5.7 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −0.7 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 56 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 Nacka with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 21.3 %; 2003: 21.2 %; 2004: 21.3 %; 2005: 21.3 %; 2006: 21.6 %; 2007: 21.9 %; 2008: 22.1 %; 2009: 22.4 %; 2010: 22.7 %; 2011: 23.0 %; 2012: 23.3 %; 2013: 23.5 %; 2014: 23.7 %; 2015: 24.1 %; 2016: 24.6 %; 2017: 25.4 %; 2018: 25.9 %; 2019: 25.9 %; 2020: 25.8 %; 2021: 26.0 %; 2022: 26.2 %; 2023: 26.4 %; 2024: 26.7 %; 2025: 27.0 %
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
- Nacka
- 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 (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
22,682 people
20.2% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden79.8 %(89,430)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.3 %(2,593)
Other Europe7.5 %(8,449)
Outside Europe10.4 %(11,640)
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)
- 26.2 %
- Received, 5 years
- 878
- 7.8 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- 1
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −116 kr
- Range −83 kr → −147 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
- FisksätraVulnerable area
Swedish Police Authority · Situational report on vulnerable areas 2025.
Compare Nacka with other municipalities
Nacka is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Nacka27.0 %
Nacka — 2002: 21.3 %; 2003: 21.2 %; 2004: 21.3 %; 2005: 21.3 %; 2006: 21.6 %; 2007: 21.9 %; 2008: 22.1 %; 2009: 22.4 %; 2010: 22.7 %; 2011: 23.0 %; 2012: 23.3 %; 2013: 23.5 %; 2014: 23.7 %; 2015: 24.1 %; 2016: 24.6 %; 2017: 25.4 %; 2018: 25.9 %; 2019: 25.9 %; 2020: 25.8 %; 2021: 26.0 %; 2022: 26.2 %; 2023: 26.4 %; 2024: 26.7 %; 2025: 27.0 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Nacka
Nacka 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.
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Nynäshamn
- Share 2025
- 27.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Nynäshamn
Nacka
- Share 2025
- 27.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.9 pp
- Immigration page
Täby
- Share 2025
- 26.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Täby
Tyresö
- Share 2025
- 24.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Tyresö
Lidingö
- Share 2025
- 22.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Lidingö
Vaxholm
- Share 2025
- 13.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vaxholm
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholms län | 37.2 % | +5.9 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Nynäshamn | 27.1 % | +7.5 pp | Immigration in Nynäshamn |
| Nacka | 27.0 % | +2.9 pp | |
| Täby | 26.1 % | +5.7 pp | Immigration in Täby |
| Tyresö | 24.4 % | +3.6 pp | Immigration in Tyresö |
| Lidingö | 22.6 % | +2.6 pp | Immigration in Lidingö |
| Vaxholm | 13.6 % | +0.9 pp | Immigration in Vaxholm |
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 Nacka
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Finland1 966
- Polen1 430
- Ukraina973
- Iran912
- Afghanistan771
- Förenade kungariket (Storbritannien och Nordirland)697
- Irak660
- Förenta staterna (USA)608
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 85.72 %
- Seats
- 61
- Valid votes
- 74,249
- Blank votes
- 444
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.10 % | – | 24,573 | 20 | |
| 18.86 % | – | 14,005 | 12 | |
| 12.21 % | – | 9,065 | 7 | |
| 8.11 % | – | 6,022 | 5 | |
| 6.52 % | – | 4,844 | 4 | |
| 6.34 % | – | 4,705 | 4 | |
| 6.25 % | – | 4,644 | 4 | |
| 4.21 % | – | 3,129 | 3 | |
| 3.73 % | – | 2,766 | 2 | |
| Other parties (16) | 0.67 % | – | 496 | – |
Results by constituency (2)
Seats per constituency include allocated adjustment seats.
Nacka Västra87.47 % turnout · 32 seats
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.20 % | – | 12,288 | 10 | |
| 20.29 % | – | 7,992 | 7 | |
| 13.43 % | – | 5,287 | 4 | |
| 8.36 % | – | 3,292 | 3 | |
| 7.55 % | – | 2,974 | 2 | |
| 5.56 % | – | 2,190 | 2 | |
| 5.53 % | – | 2,179 | 2 | |
| 3.77 % | – | 1,484 | 1 | |
| 3.67 % | – | 1,446 | 1 | |
| Other parties (15) | 0.63 % | – | 249 | – |
Nacka Östra83.83 % turnout · 29 seats
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.23 % | – | 12,285 | 10 | |
| 17.25 % | – | 6,013 | 5 | |
| 10.84 % | – | 3,778 | 3 | |
| 7.83 % | – | 2,730 | 2 | |
| 7.21 % | – | 2,515 | 2 | |
| 7.07 % | – | 2,465 | 2 | |
| 5.36 % | – | 1,870 | 2 | |
| 4.83 % | – | 1,683 | 2 | |
| 3.68 % | – | 1,282 | 1 | |
| Other parties (12) | 0.71 % | – | 247 | – |
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 Nacka (2014–2022)
Everything about Nacka
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Nacka municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Nacka has a foreign background?
In 2025, 27.0 % of the population in Nacka had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 0.7 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 Nacka have a foreign background?
30,698 residents of Nacka 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 Nacka changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 21.3 % (2002) to 27.0 % (2025), a change of +5.7 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 Nacka 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