Fagersta
- Share 2025
- 37.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Fagersta
In depth · Sala
Immigration and foreign background in Sala
Key facts
Sala ranks 137 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Sala ranks 9 of 10 in Västmanlands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Sala: 4,298 residents (19.0%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 22,600 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. 3,147 residents were born abroad (13.9%, 2025). Sweden: 27.7%; difference −8.7 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
Sala in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 19.0 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +9.3 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −8.7 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 137 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 Sala with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 9.7 %; 2003: 9.9 %; 2004: 9.8 %; 2005: 10.0 %; 2006: 10.1 %; 2007: 10.4 %; 2008: 10.9 %; 2009: 11.4 %; 2010: 11.6 %; 2011: 11.8 %; 2012: 12.3 %; 2013: 13.1 %; 2014: 13.8 %; 2015: 14.7 %; 2016: 15.7 %; 2017: 16.9 %; 2018: 18.0 %; 2019: 18.4 %; 2020: 18.8 %; 2021: 19.3 %; 2022: 19.4 %; 2023: 19.4 %; 2024: 19.4 %; 2025: 19.0 %
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
- Sala
- 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
Residents by region of birth. Foreign-born are persons born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
3,272 people
14.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden85.7 %(19,571)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.9 %(422)
Other Europe2.6 %(605)
Outside Europe9.8 %(2,245)
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)
- 19.5 %
- Received, 5 years
- 106
- 4.6 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −69 kr
- Range −49 kr → −87 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 Sala with other municipalities →Compare Sala with other municipalities
Sala is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Sala19.0 %
Sala — 2002: 9.7 %; 2003: 9.9 %; 2004: 9.8 %; 2005: 10.0 %; 2006: 10.1 %; 2007: 10.4 %; 2008: 10.9 %; 2009: 11.4 %; 2010: 11.6 %; 2011: 11.8 %; 2012: 12.3 %; 2013: 13.1 %; 2014: 13.8 %; 2015: 14.7 %; 2016: 15.7 %; 2017: 16.9 %; 2018: 18.0 %; 2019: 18.4 %; 2020: 18.8 %; 2021: 19.3 %; 2022: 19.4 %; 2023: 19.4 %; 2024: 19.4 %; 2025: 19.0 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Sala
Sala vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Västerås
- Share 2025
- 34.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Västerås
Västmanlands län
- Share 2025
- 31.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.0 pp
- Immigration page
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Surahammar
- Share 2025
- 27.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Surahammar
Arboga
- Share 2025
- 19.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Arboga
Sala
- Share 2025
- 19.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.3 pp
- Immigration page
Norberg
- Share 2025
- 18.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Norberg
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fagersta | 37.9 % | +5.5 pp | Immigration in Fagersta |
| Västerås | 34.7 % | +7.8 pp | Immigration in Västerås |
| Västmanlands län | 31.0 % | +6.0 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Surahammar | 27.2 % | +0.5 pp | Immigration in Surahammar |
| Arboga | 19.5 % | +2.4 pp | Immigration in Arboga |
| Sala | 19.0 % | +4.3 pp | |
| Norberg | 18.2 % | +0.1 pp | Immigration in Norberg |
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
- 84.20 %
- Seats
- 45
- Valid votes
- 14,934
- Blank votes
- 258
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.37 % | – | 4,088 | 13 | |
| 19.80 % | – | 2,957 | 9 | |
| 17.98 % | – | 2,685 | 8 | |
| 10.96 % | – | 1,637 | 5 | |
| 8.50 % | – | 1,270 | 4 | |
| 6.00 % | – | 896 | 3 | |
| 4.12 % | – | 615 | 2 | |
| 3.13 % | – | 468 | 1 | |
| Other parties (10) | 2.13 % | – | 318 | – |
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 Sala (2014–2022)
Everything about Sala
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Sala municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Sala has a foreign background?
In 2025, 19.0 % of the population in Sala had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 8.7 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 Sala have a foreign background?
4,298 residents of Sala 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 Sala changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 9.7 % (2002) to 19.0 % (2025), a change of +9.3 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 Sala 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