Perstorp
- Share 2025
- 33.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +8.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Perstorp
In depth · Örkelljunga
Immigration and foreign background in Örkelljunga
Key facts
Örkelljunga ranks 96 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Örkelljunga ranks 16 of 33 in Skåne län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Örkelljunga: 2,311 residents (22.5%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 10,293 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 1,900 residents were born abroad (18.5%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference −5.2 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
Örkelljunga in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 22.4 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +11.1 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −5.2 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 96 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 Örkelljunga with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 11.3 %; 2003: 11.8 %; 2004: 12.2 %; 2005: 12.9 %; 2006: 13.4 %; 2007: 14.4 %; 2008: 14.5 %; 2009: 15.3 %; 2010: 15.9 %; 2011: 16.4 %; 2012: 16.8 %; 2013: 17.1 %; 2014: 17.9 %; 2015: 18.7 %; 2016: 19.9 %; 2017: 20.3 %; 2018: 21.4 %; 2019: 22.4 %; 2020: 22.6 %; 2021: 22.8 %; 2022: 22.9 %; 2023: 23.0 %; 2024: 22.3 %; 2025: 22.4 %
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
- Örkelljunga
- 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
1,891 people
18.4% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden81.6 %(8,386)
Nordics excluding Sweden3.7 %(380)
Other Europe7.0 %(719)
Outside Europe7.7 %(792)
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)
- 23.4 %
- Received, 5 years
- 57
- 5.5 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- 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
No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Compare Örkelljunga with other municipalities →Compare Örkelljunga with other municipalities
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- Örkelljunga22.4 %
Örkelljunga — 2002: 11.3 %; 2003: 11.8 %; 2004: 12.2 %; 2005: 12.9 %; 2006: 13.4 %; 2007: 14.4 %; 2008: 14.5 %; 2009: 15.3 %; 2010: 15.9 %; 2011: 16.4 %; 2012: 16.8 %; 2013: 17.1 %; 2014: 17.9 %; 2015: 18.7 %; 2016: 19.9 %; 2017: 20.3 %; 2018: 21.4 %; 2019: 22.4 %; 2020: 22.6 %; 2021: 22.8 %; 2022: 22.9 %; 2023: 23.0 %; 2024: 22.3 %; 2025: 22.4 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Örkelljunga
Örkelljunga vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
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
Klippan
- Share 2025
- 24.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Klippan
Hässleholm
- Share 2025
- 23.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Hässleholm
Örkelljunga
- Share 2025
- 22.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.8 pp
- Immigration page
Osby
- Share 2025
- 22.3 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Osby
Bromölla
- Share 2025
- 21.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Bromölla
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perstorp | 33.6 % | +8.2 pp | Immigration in Perstorp |
| Skåne län | 32.2 % | +6.1 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Klippan | 24.3 % | +5.9 pp | Immigration in Klippan |
| Hässleholm | 23.2 % | +5.4 pp | Immigration in Hässleholm |
| Örkelljunga | 22.4 % | +3.8 pp | |
| Osby | 22.3 % | +5.5 pp | Immigration in Osby |
| Bromölla | 21.9 % | +5.4 pp | Immigration in Bromölla |
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 Örkelljunga
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Danmark275
- Polen253
- Syrien243
- Jugoslavien88
- Litauen86
- Tyskland81
- Rumänien56
- Afghanistan54
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 78.10 %
- Seats
- 37
- Valid votes
- 6,323
- Blank votes
- 109
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.63 % | – | 2,063 | 12 | |
| 20.13 % | – | 1,273 | 8 | |
| 18.61 % | – | 1,177 | 7 | |
| 14.98 % | – | 947 | 6 | |
| 8.27 % | – | 523 | 3 | |
| 2.51 % | – | 159 | 1 | |
| Other parties (9) | 2.86 % | – | 181 | – |
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 Örkelljunga (2014–2022)
Everything about Örkelljunga
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Open Örkelljunga municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Örkelljunga has a foreign background?
In 2025, 22.5 % of the population in Örkelljunga had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 5.3 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 Örkelljunga have a foreign background?
2,311 residents of Örkelljunga 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 Örkelljunga changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 11.3 % (2002) to 22.5 % (2025), a change of +11.1 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 Örkelljunga 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