Stockholms län
- Share 2025
- 37.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Värmdö
Immigration and foreign background in Värmdö
Key facts
Värmdö ranks 146 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Värmdö ranks 23 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
Värmdö: 8,569 residents (18.4%) had a foreign background in 2025, out of 46,601 residents. Source: Statistics Sweden. Sweden, foreign background: 27.7%; difference −9.3 percentage points (2025). 6,672 residents were born abroad (14.3%, 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
Värmdö in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 18.4 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +4.6 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −9.3 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 146 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 Värmdö with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 13.8 %; 2003: 13.6 %; 2004: 13.4 %; 2005: 13.2 %; 2006: 13.3 %; 2007: 13.6 %; 2008: 13.9 %; 2009: 14.1 %; 2010: 14.3 %; 2011: 14.5 %; 2012: 14.6 %; 2013: 14.8 %; 2014: 15.2 %; 2015: 15.4 %; 2016: 15.8 %; 2017: 16.8 %; 2018: 17.5 %; 2019: 17.8 %; 2020: 17.9 %; 2021: 18.0 %; 2022: 18.1 %; 2023: 18.3 %; 2024: 18.4 %; 2025: 18.4 %
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
- Värmdö
- 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
6,721 people
14.4% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden85.6 %(39,914)
Nordics excluding Sweden2.6 %(1,237)
Other Europe5.8 %(2,690)
Outside Europe6.0 %(2,794)
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)
- 17.9 %
- Received, 5 years
- 421
- 9.0 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −134 kr
- Range −96 kr → −170 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 Värmdö with other municipalities →Compare Värmdö with other municipalities
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- Värmdö18.4 %
Värmdö — 2002: 13.8 %; 2003: 13.6 %; 2004: 13.4 %; 2005: 13.2 %; 2006: 13.3 %; 2007: 13.6 %; 2008: 13.9 %; 2009: 14.1 %; 2010: 14.3 %; 2011: 14.5 %; 2012: 14.6 %; 2013: 14.8 %; 2014: 15.2 %; 2015: 15.4 %; 2016: 15.8 %; 2017: 16.8 %; 2018: 17.5 %; 2019: 17.8 %; 2020: 17.9 %; 2021: 18.0 %; 2022: 18.1 %; 2023: 18.3 %; 2024: 18.4 %; 2025: 18.4 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Värmdö
Värmdö 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.
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Nacka
- Share 2025
- 27.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +2.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Nacka
Österåker
- Share 2025
- 23.2 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Österåker
Värmdö
- Share 2025
- 18.4 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.0 pp
- Immigration page
Norrtälje
- Share 2025
- 17.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.7 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Norrtälje
Ekerö
- Share 2025
- 17.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.8 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Ekerö
Vaxholm
- Share 2025
- 13.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +0.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Vaxholm
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholms län | 37.2 % | +5.9 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Nacka | 27.0 % | +2.9 pp | Immigration in Nacka |
| Österåker | 23.2 % | +4.9 pp | Immigration in Österåker |
| Värmdö | 18.4 % | +3.0 pp | |
| Norrtälje | 17.6 % | +3.7 pp | Immigration in Norrtälje |
| Ekerö | 17.5 % | +3.8 pp | Immigration in Ekerö |
| Vaxholm | 13.6 % | +0.9 pp | Immigration in Vaxholm |
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 Värmdö
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 87.31 %
- Seats
- 51
- Valid votes
- 31,225
- Blank votes
- 282
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.73 % | – | 10,844 | 18 | |
| 25.37 % | – | 7,923 | 13 | |
| 10.90 % | – | 3,404 | 6 | |
| 6.34 % | – | 1,979 | 3 | |
| 6.32 % | – | 1,973 | 3 | |
| 4.36 % | – | 1,361 | 2 | |
| 4.00 % | – | 1,250 | 2 | |
| 3.96 % | – | 1,236 | 2 | |
| 3.09 % | – | 964 | 2 | |
| Other parties (10) | 0.93 % | – | 291 | – |
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 Värmdö (2014–2022)
Everything about Värmdö
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Open Värmdö municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Värmdö has a foreign background?
In 2025, 18.4 % of the population in Värmdö had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 9.3 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 Värmdö have a foreign background?
8,569 residents of Värmdö 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 Värmdö changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 13.8 % (2002) to 18.4 % (2025), a change of +4.6 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 Värmdö 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