Stockholms län
- Share 2025
- 37.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Österåker
Immigration and foreign background in Österåker
Key facts
Österåker ranks 88 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Österåker ranks 18 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
Österåker: 11,585 residents (23.2%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 49,943 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 9,037 residents were born abroad (18.1%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference −4.5 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
Österåker in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 23.2 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +9.0 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −4.5 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 88 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 Österåker with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 14.3 %; 2003: 14.2 %; 2004: 14.2 %; 2005: 14.3 %; 2006: 14.3 %; 2007: 14.5 %; 2008: 14.9 %; 2009: 15.2 %; 2010: 15.5 %; 2011: 16.0 %; 2012: 16.6 %; 2013: 16.8 %; 2014: 17.4 %; 2015: 18.3 %; 2016: 19.4 %; 2017: 20.2 %; 2018: 20.7 %; 2019: 21.1 %; 2020: 21.6 %; 2021: 22.3 %; 2022: 22.8 %; 2023: 22.8 %; 2024: 23.2 %; 2025: 23.2 %
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
- Österåker
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- 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
9,023 people
18.1% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden81.9 %(40,764)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.3 %(1,138)
Other Europe8.0 %(3,965)
Outside Europe7.9 %(3,920)
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)
- 23.8 %
- Received, 5 years
- 505
- 10.1 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −150 kr
- Range −108 kr → −191 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.
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- Österåker23.2 %
Österåker — 2002: 14.3 %; 2003: 14.2 %; 2004: 14.2 %; 2005: 14.3 %; 2006: 14.3 %; 2007: 14.5 %; 2008: 14.9 %; 2009: 15.2 %; 2010: 15.5 %; 2011: 16.0 %; 2012: 16.6 %; 2013: 16.8 %; 2014: 17.4 %; 2015: 18.3 %; 2016: 19.4 %; 2017: 20.2 %; 2018: 20.7 %; 2019: 21.1 %; 2020: 21.6 %; 2021: 22.3 %; 2022: 22.8 %; 2023: 22.8 %; 2024: 23.2 %; 2025: 23.2 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Österåker
Österåker vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Österåker
- Share 2025
- 23.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.9 pp
- Immigration page
Lidingö
- Share 2025
- 22.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Lidingö
Nykvarn
- Share 2025
- 22.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Nykvarn
Vallentuna
- Share 2025
- 21.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vallentuna
Värmdö
- Share 2025
- 18.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Värmdö
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 | |
| Österåker | 23.2 % | +4.9 pp | |
| Lidingö | 22.6 % | +2.6 pp | Immigration in Lidingö |
| Nykvarn | 22.2 % | +6.2 pp | Immigration in Nykvarn |
| Vallentuna | 21.6 % | +5.1 pp | Immigration in Vallentuna |
| Värmdö | 18.4 % | +3.0 pp | Immigration in Värmdö |
| 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
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 84.53 %
- Seats
- 61
- Valid votes
- 32,167
- Blank votes
- 298
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.45 % | – | 13,334 | 26 | |
| 19.62 % | – | 6,312 | 12 | |
| 8.90 % | – | 2,863 | 5 | |
| 6.05 % | – | 1,946 | 4 | |
| 5.47 % | – | 1,759 | 3 | |
| 4.40 % | – | 1,416 | 3 | |
| 4.26 % | – | 1,369 | 3 | |
| 4.18 % | – | 1,346 | 3 | |
| 3.90 % | – | 1,253 | 2 | |
| Other parties (9) | 1.77 % | – | 569 | – |
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 Österåker (2014–2022)
Everything about Österåker
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Österåker municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Österåker has a foreign background?
In 2025, 23.2 % of the population in Österåker had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 4.5 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 Österåker have a foreign background?
11,585 residents of Österåker 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 Österåker changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 14.3 % (2002) to 23.2 % (2025), a change of +8.9 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 Österåker 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