Fagersta
- Share 2025
- 37.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
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In depth · Surahammar
Immigration and foreign background in Surahammar
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Of 9,759 residents (2025), 27.2 % have a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — below the national average of 27.7 % (−0.5 pp). This page covers what falls under immigration: share, origin, people received, vulnerable areas and modelled net cost.
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Trend 2002–2025
Share of the population in Surahammar with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
Foreign background — 2002: 24.2 %; 2003: 24.3 %; 2004: 24.2 %; 2005: 24.1 %; 2006: 24.3 %; 2007: 24.4 %; 2008: 24.3 %; 2009: 24.4 %; 2010: 24.8 %; 2011: 25.4 %; 2012: 25.5 %; 2013: 25.7 %; 2014: 26.2 %; 2015: 26.6 %; 2016: 27.0 %; 2017: 27.2 %; 2018: 27.2 %; 2019: 27.1 %; 2020: 27.2 %; 2021: 27.2 %; 2022: 27.1 %; 2023: 27.0 %; 2024: 27.3 %; 2025: 27.2 %
Country/region of birth
How the municipality's residents are distributed by region of birth. Foreign-born residents are people born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
1,899 people
19.3% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden80.7 %(7,946)
Nordics excluding Sweden7.8 %(768)
Other Europe4.0 %(393)
Outside Europe7.5 %(738)
Thin line = national average. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
People received, vulnerable areas & marginal cost
People received over the last 5 years, the Police's vulnerable areas and modelled marginal net cost per resident — the 2020–2024 inflow only, not the whole population.
Immigration & marginal cost
2020–2024
- Foreign-born (20–64)
- 20.5 %
- Received, 5 years
- 47
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Marginal cost / resident / yr Analysis/model
- −90 kr
4.8 / 1000 (national 7.0)
Swedish Police 2025
Range −64 kr → −114 kr
Model: Ruist 2025 (low/mid/high)
Analysis/modelSource/method: Ruist (2025), Sverigefakta calculation
This is Sverigefakta's analytical model calculation based on the stated method — not official municipal statistics.
Only the 2020–2024 inflow. The cost of previously received individuals is not included. Total net cost including the whole stock is likely 5–15× higher — Ruist's national estimate corresponded to roughly −4,100 SEK/resident/year in 2015 for the entire refugee stock.No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Marginal cost = (received 2020–2024 / 5) × Ruist's net cost per person and year (74,000 SEK in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted to 2025; range 53k/74k/94k → 67k/94k/119k) / population. Not official municipal statistics.
Compare Surahammar with other municipalities →Compare Surahammar with other municipalities
Surahammar is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Surahammar27.2 %
Surahammar — 2002: 24.2 %; 2003: 24.3 %; 2004: 24.2 %; 2005: 24.1 %; 2006: 24.3 %; 2007: 24.4 %; 2008: 24.3 %; 2009: 24.4 %; 2010: 24.8 %; 2011: 25.4 %; 2012: 25.5 %; 2013: 25.7 %; 2014: 26.2 %; 2015: 26.6 %; 2016: 27.0 %; 2017: 27.2 %; 2018: 27.2 %; 2019: 27.1 %; 2020: 27.2 %; 2021: 27.2 %; 2022: 27.1 %; 2023: 27.0 %; 2024: 27.3 %; 2025: 27.2 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Surahammar
Surahammar vs neighbours
Nearest municipalities plus county and national averages.
Köping
- Share 2025
- 29.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
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Hallstahammar
- Share 2025
- 27.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.6 pp
- View →
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National average
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.2 pp
- View →
Surahammar
- Share 2025
- 27.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.5 pp
- View →
Västmanlands län
- Share 2025
- 26.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.1 pp
- View →
Kungsör
- Share 2025
- 25.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.0 pp
- View →
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Skinnskatteberg
- Share 2025
- 22.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- -1.0 pp
- View →
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| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | View → |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fagersta | 37.9 % | +5.5 pp | View → |
| Köping | 29.9 % | +4.2 pp | View → |
| Hallstahammar | 27.9 % | +2.6 pp | View → |
| National average | 27.7 % | +4.2 pp | |
| Surahammar | 27.2 % | +0.5 pp | |
| Västmanlands län | 26.2 % | +3.1 pp | |
| Kungsör | 25.1 % | +5.0 pp | View → |
| Skinnskatteberg | 22.6 % | -1.0 pp | View → |
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Open Surahammar municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›How large is immigration to Surahammar?
In 2025, 27.2 % of the population in Surahammar had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden — −0.5 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.
›How has the share with a foreign background in Surahammar changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 24.2 % (2002) to 27.2 % (2025), a change of +3.0 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 always gives a higher figure.
›Where were the foreign-born residents of Surahammar 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: 2026-06-15
Open source ↗FolkmRegFlandKPopulation by region, region/country of birth and sexReference period: 2000–2024 · Retrieved: 2026-07-17
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. Read the method