Foreign-born population in Sweden
Foreign-born population in Sweden was 2.2 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Foreign-born population in Sweden, 2009 to 2025
All 17 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,199,046 |
| 2024 | 2,169,296 |
| 2023 | 2,144,268 |
| 2022 | 2,089,008 |
| 2021 | 2,045,234 |
| 2020 | 2,018,191 |
| 2019 | 1,954,065 |
| 2018 | 1,875,637 |
| 2017 | 1,783,179 |
| 2016 | 1,675,116 |
| 2015 | 1,602,522 |
| 2014 | 1,532,563 |
| 2013 | 1,472,353 |
| 2012 | 1,426,402 |
| 2011 | 1,384,111 |
| 2010 | 1,337,214 |
| 2009 | 1,280,908 |
Rankings
Definition
Residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country, all ages and both sexes (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb, country of birth FOR).
Based on country of birth, not citizenship: people born abroad who hold the nationality of the reporting country are counted, and foreign nationals born in the country are not. People born in another EU country count as foreign born. For the share of the population use foreign_born_share.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb) (Foreign-born population, Sweden, 2009 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table
MLA 9
Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb), Foreign-born population, Sweden, 2009 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 25 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number/sweden. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). Foreign-born population, Sweden, 2009 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number/sweden.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb), Foreign-born population, Sweden, 2009 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number/sweden (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_foreign_born_population_sweden_2025,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr\_pop4ctb): Foreign-born population, Sweden, 2009 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number/sweden. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr\_pop4ctb). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr\_pop4ctb/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY - DATA
AU - Eurostat, European Commission
TI - Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb): Foreign-born population, Sweden, 2009 to 2025
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/25
PB - Eurostat, European Commission
DB - Invokely
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L2 - https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number/sweden
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N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population-number/sweden.
N1 - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the foreign-born population in Sweden?
Foreign-born population in Sweden was 2.2 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest foreign-born population in Sweden?
2.2 million in 2025, the highest value since 2009 in this series.