Borås
- Share 2025
- 34.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +6.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Borås
In depth · Trollhättan
Immigration and foreign background in Trollhättan
Key facts
Trollhättan ranks 32 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Trollhättan ranks 4 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
Trollhättan: 18,902 residents (31.9%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 59,265 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. Sweden, foreign background: 27.7%; difference +4.2 percentage points (2025). 13,749 residents were born abroad (23.2%, 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
Trollhättan in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 31.9 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +13.7 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: +4.2 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 32 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 Trollhättan with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 18.2 %; 2003: 18.4 %; 2004: 18.8 %; 2005: 19.2 %; 2006: 20.0 %; 2007: 20.8 %; 2008: 21.5 %; 2009: 22.1 %; 2010: 22.9 %; 2011: 23.3 %; 2012: 23.9 %; 2013: 25.1 %; 2014: 25.9 %; 2015: 26.6 %; 2016: 27.4 %; 2017: 28.2 %; 2018: 29.0 %; 2019: 29.8 %; 2020: 30.3 %; 2021: 30.7 %; 2022: 31.2 %; 2023: 31.4 %; 2024: 31.7 %; 2025: 31.9 %
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
- Trollhättan
- 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
13,624 people
23.1% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden76.9 %(45,379)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.5 %(1,489)
Other Europe5.3 %(3,103)
Outside Europe15.3 %(9,032)
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)
- 29.5 %
- Received, 5 years
- 336
- 5.7 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- 1
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −84 kr
- Range −60 kr → −107 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
- Kronogården / Lextorp NorraVulnerable area
Swedish Police Authority · Situational report on vulnerable areas 2025.
Compare Trollhättan with other municipalities
Trollhättan is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Trollhättan31.9 %
Trollhättan — 2002: 18.2 %; 2003: 18.4 %; 2004: 18.8 %; 2005: 19.2 %; 2006: 20.0 %; 2007: 20.8 %; 2008: 21.5 %; 2009: 22.1 %; 2010: 22.9 %; 2011: 23.3 %; 2012: 23.9 %; 2013: 25.1 %; 2014: 25.9 %; 2015: 26.6 %; 2016: 27.4 %; 2017: 28.2 %; 2018: 29.0 %; 2019: 29.8 %; 2020: 30.3 %; 2021: 30.7 %; 2022: 31.2 %; 2023: 31.4 %; 2024: 31.7 %; 2025: 31.9 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Trollhättan
Trollhättan 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.
Trollhättan
- Share 2025
- 31.9 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.3 pp
- Immigration page
Partille
- Share 2025
- 29.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +8.2 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Partille
Västra Götalands län
- Share 2025
- 28.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.7 pp
- Immigration page
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Lilla Edet
- Share 2025
- 25.8 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +7.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Lilla Edet
Vänersborg
- Share 2025
- 21.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.6 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vänersborg
Grästorp
- Share 2025
- 9.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +1.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Grästorp
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borås | 34.6 % | +6.6 pp | Immigration in Borås |
| Trollhättan | 31.9 % | +5.3 pp | |
| Partille | 29.7 % | +8.2 pp | Immigration in Partille |
| Västra Götalands län | 28.0 % | +5.7 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Lilla Edet | 25.8 % | +7.1 pp | Immigration in Lilla Edet |
| Vänersborg | 21.2 % | +4.6 pp | Immigration in Vänersborg |
| Grästorp | 9.7 % | +1.4 pp | Immigration in Grästorp |
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
Most common countries of birth in Trollhättan
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Syrien1 614
- Somalia932
- Finland898
- Irak891
- Jugoslavien764
- Bosnien och Hercegovina551
- Indien551
- Libanon492
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 83.33 %
- Seats
- 61
- Valid votes
- 38,052
- Blank votes
- 475
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.96 % | – | 13,685 | 22 | |
| 30.67 % | – | 11,670 | 19 | |
| 12.13 % | – | 4,616 | 8 | |
| 8.99 % | – | 3,422 | 6 | |
| 3.80 % | – | 1,447 | 2 | |
| 3.73 % | – | 1,419 | 2 | |
| 3.15 % | – | 1,198 | 2 | |
| Other parties (12) | 1.56 % | – | 595 | – |
Results by constituency (2)
Seats per constituency include allocated adjustment seats.
Trollhättan Norra85.98 % turnout · 31 seats
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.34 % | – | 7,022 | 11 | |
| 34.58 % | – | 6,872 | 11 | |
| 11.21 % | – | 2,228 | 4 | |
| 6.17 % | – | 1,227 | 2 | |
| 3.79 % | – | 754 | 1 | |
| 3.63 % | – | 721 | 1 | |
| 3.54 % | – | 704 | 1 | |
| Other parties (10) | 1.73 % | – | 344 | – |
Trollhättan Södra80.60 % turnout · 30 seats
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.48 % | – | 6,813 | 11 | |
| 25.57 % | – | 4,648 | 8 | |
| 13.14 % | – | 2,388 | 4 | |
| 12.07 % | – | 2,195 | 4 | |
| 3.84 % | – | 698 | 1 | |
| 3.81 % | – | 693 | 1 | |
| 2.72 % | – | 494 | 1 | |
| Other parties (10) | 1.38 % | – | 251 | – |
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 Trollhättan (2014–2022)
Everything about Trollhättan
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Trollhättan municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Trollhättan has a foreign background?
In 2025, 31.9 % of the population in Trollhättan had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 4.2 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 Trollhättan have a foreign background?
18,902 residents of Trollhättan 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 Trollhättan changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 18.2 % (2002) to 31.9 % (2025), a change of +13.7 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 Trollhättan 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