Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Säffle
Immigration and foreign background in Säffle
Key facts
Säffle ranks 161 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Säffle ranks 8 of 16 in Värmlands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Säffle: 2,577 residents (17.5%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 14,756 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 2,125 residents were born abroad (14.4%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference −10.2 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
Säffle in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 17.5 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +11.8 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −10.2 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 161 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 Säffle with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 5.7 %; 2003: 6.2 %; 2004: 6.4 %; 2005: 7.0 %; 2006: 7.3 %; 2007: 7.7 %; 2008: 8.0 %; 2009: 8.2 %; 2010: 8.5 %; 2011: 9.0 %; 2012: 9.4 %; 2013: 10.4 %; 2014: 11.9 %; 2015: 13.3 %; 2016: 15.5 %; 2017: 16.7 %; 2018: 17.1 %; 2019: 17.1 %; 2020: 17.1 %; 2021: 17.0 %; 2022: 17.0 %; 2023: 17.1 %; 2024: 17.3 %; 2025: 17.5 %
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
- Säffle
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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- 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
2,132 people
14.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden85.7 %(12,767)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.6 %(387)
Other Europe3.6 %(536)
Outside Europe8.1 %(1,209)
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)
- 19.2 %
- Received, 5 years
- 82
- 5.5 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −81 kr
- Range −58 kr → −103 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 Säffle with other municipalities →Compare Säffle with other municipalities
Säffle is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Säffle17.5 %
Säffle — 2002: 5.7 %; 2003: 6.2 %; 2004: 6.4 %; 2005: 7.0 %; 2006: 7.3 %; 2007: 7.7 %; 2008: 8.0 %; 2009: 8.2 %; 2010: 8.5 %; 2011: 9.0 %; 2012: 9.4 %; 2013: 10.4 %; 2014: 11.9 %; 2015: 13.3 %; 2016: 15.5 %; 2017: 16.7 %; 2018: 17.1 %; 2019: 17.1 %; 2020: 17.1 %; 2021: 17.0 %; 2022: 17.0 %; 2023: 17.1 %; 2024: 17.3 %; 2025: 17.5 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Säffle
Säffle vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Bengtsfors
- Share 2025
- 22.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Bengtsfors
Åmål
- Share 2025
- 18.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +1.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Åmål
Värmlands län
- Share 2025
- 17.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.8 pp
- Immigration page
Säffle
- Share 2025
- 17.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
- Immigration page
Kristinehamn
- Share 2025
- 17.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +1.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Kristinehamn
Torsby
- Share 2025
- 16.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Torsby
Grums
- Share 2025
- 14.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Grums
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Bengtsfors | 22.1 % | +4.0 pp | Immigration in Bengtsfors |
| Åmål | 18.5 % | +1.9 pp | Immigration in Åmål |
| Värmlands län | 17.7 % | +3.8 pp | |
| Säffle | 17.5 % | +4.2 pp | |
| Kristinehamn | 17.2 % | +1.9 pp | Immigration in Kristinehamn |
| Torsby | 16.9 % | +4.2 pp | Immigration in Torsby |
| Grums | 14.2 % | +2.8 pp | Immigration in Grums |
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
- 80.85 %
- Seats
- 41
- Valid votes
- 9,554
- Blank votes
- 175
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.73 % | – | 1,981 | 9 | |
| 18.37 % | – | 1,755 | 8 | |
| 15.74 % | – | 1,504 | 7 | |
| 14.34 % | – | 1,370 | 6 | |
| 13.19 % | – | 1,260 | 5 | |
| 7.82 % | – | 747 | 3 | |
| 3.55 % | – | 339 | 1 | |
| 3.09 % | – | 295 | 1 | |
| 2.25 % | – | 215 | 1 | |
| Other parties (7) | 0.92 % | – | 88 | – |
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 Säffle (2014–2022)
Everything about Säffle
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Säffle municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Säffle has a foreign background?
In 2025, 17.5 % of the population in Säffle had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 10.2 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 Säffle have a foreign background?
2,577 residents of Säffle 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 Säffle changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 5.7 % (2002) to 17.5 % (2025), a change of +11.8 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 Säffle 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