Botkyrka
- Share 2025
- 63.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Botkyrka
In depth · Södertälje
Immigration and foreign background in Södertälje
Key facts
Södertälje ranks 2 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Södertälje ranks 2 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
62,206 people in Södertälje, 60.5 percent of residents, had a foreign background in 2025 according to Statistics Sweden, compared with 27.7 percent nationally and 37.2 percent in Stockholm County. That ranks Södertälje 2 of 290 municipalities. 45,522 residents were born abroad (44.3%, 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
Södertälje in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 60.5 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +25.7 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +32.8 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 2 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 Södertälje with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 34.8 %; 2003: 35.5 %; 2004: 36.1 %; 2005: 36.8 %; 2006: 38.3 %; 2007: 40.0 %; 2008: 41.4 %; 2009: 42.7 %; 2010: 44.0 %; 2011: 45.3 %; 2012: 46.6 %; 2013: 48.1 %; 2014: 49.6 %; 2015: 50.8 %; 2016: 51.9 %; 2017: 53.0 %; 2018: 54.3 %; 2019: 55.6 %; 2020: 56.6 %; 2021: 57.7 %; 2022: 58.9 %; 2023: 59.6 %; 2024: 60.2 %; 2025: 60.5 %
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
- Södertälje
- 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
45,497 people
44.2% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden55.8 %(57,414)
Nordics excluding Sweden3.0 %(3,044)
Other Europe11.7 %(12,048)
Outside Europe29.5 %(30,405)
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)
- 55.3 %
- Received, 5 years
- 813
- 7.9 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- 6
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −117 kr
- Range −84 kr → −149 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
- GenetaParticularly vulnerable area
- HovsjöParticularly vulnerable area
- RonnaParticularly vulnerable area
- FornhöjdenVulnerable area
- LinaVulnerable area
- SaltskogVulnerable area
Swedish Police Authority · Situational report on vulnerable areas 2025.
Compare Södertälje with other municipalities
Södertälje is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Södertälje60.5 %
Södertälje — 2002: 34.8 %; 2003: 35.5 %; 2004: 36.1 %; 2005: 36.8 %; 2006: 38.3 %; 2007: 40.0 %; 2008: 41.4 %; 2009: 42.7 %; 2010: 44.0 %; 2011: 45.3 %; 2012: 46.6 %; 2013: 48.1 %; 2014: 49.6 %; 2015: 50.8 %; 2016: 51.9 %; 2017: 53.0 %; 2018: 54.3 %; 2019: 55.6 %; 2020: 56.6 %; 2021: 57.7 %; 2022: 58.9 %; 2023: 59.6 %; 2024: 60.2 %; 2025: 60.5 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Södertälje
Södertälje 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.
Södertälje
- Share 2025
- 60.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +9.7 pp
- Immigration page
Sigtuna
- Share 2025
- 52.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +12.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Sigtuna
Järfälla
- Share 2025
- 52.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +14.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Järfälla
Stockholms län
- Share 2025
- 37.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
Salem
- Share 2025
- 35.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +10.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Salem
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Nykvarn
- Share 2025
- 22.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Nykvarn
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botkyrka | 63.0 % | +6.1 pp | Immigration in Botkyrka |
| Södertälje | 60.5 % | +9.7 pp | |
| Sigtuna | 52.5 % | +12.9 pp | Immigration in Sigtuna |
| Järfälla | 52.2 % | +14.8 pp | Immigration in Järfälla |
| Stockholms län | 37.2 % | +5.9 pp | |
| Salem | 35.7 % | +10.4 pp | Immigration in Salem |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Nykvarn | 22.2 % | +6.2 pp | Immigration in Nykvarn |
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
- 69.15 %
- Seats
- 65
- Valid votes
- 54,084
- Blank votes
- 623
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.60 % | – | 15,469 | 18 | |
| 17.94 % | – | 9,700 | 12 | |
| 16.86 % | – | 9,120 | 11 | |
| 9.36 % | – | 5,061 | 6 | |
| 9.02 % | – | 4,877 | 6 | |
| 5.67 % | – | 3,065 | 4 | |
| 4.56 % | – | 2,468 | 3 | |
| 4.03 % | – | 2,177 | 3 | |
| 3.10 % | – | 1,678 | 2 | |
| Other parties (20) | 0.87 % | – | 469 | – |
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 Södertälje (2014–2022)
Everything about Södertälje
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Open Södertälje municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Södertälje has a foreign background?
In 2025, 60.5 % of the population in Södertälje had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 32.8 percentage points above 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 Södertälje have a foreign background?
62,206 residents of Södertälje 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 Södertälje changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 34.8 % (2002) to 60.5 % (2025), a change of +25.7 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 Södertälje 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