Asian immigrants to Sweden
Total population
310,293 (citizenship to Asian countries); 845,230 (born in Asia, 2022)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Västerås, Örebro, Linköping
Languages
Swedish  · languages of Asia
Religion
Christianity  · East Asian religions (Buddhism)  · Hinduism  · Islam
Related ethnic groups
Ethnic groups in Asia

Asian immigrants to Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who were born in or have ancestry from nations in Asia. Due to immigration, from 2000 to 2020, Sweden's Asian-born population grew by 577,651.[2]

Many immigrants to Sweden are from Asia, with Syria and Iraq being the largest countries of Asian origin.[3][4]

Residents born in Asia living in Sweden enumerated 845,230 people in 2022, approximately 9% of Sweden's population.[5]

History

Major waves of Asian immigration began due to political turmoil in various Asian countries. This notably began in the 1970s, when about 40,000 immigrants from Turkey came to the country. From 1985 to 1995, almost 40,000 Iranians immigrated to Sweden after the Iranian Revolution, and during this same time, about 15,000 Lebanese immigrants came to Sweden due to conflict in their homeland.[4]

By 2003, Sweden had about 16,000 people from Syria. Since the 1990s, Iraqis have been one of the largest Asian immigrant groups, with almost 70,000 people.[4] In 2009, about 388,037 people in Sweden were born in an Asian country.[6]

Demographics

According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2020, there is a total 310,293 residents of Sweden who hold citizenship from countries in Asia and 798,328 who were born in any of the countries of Asia.[1]

According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there is a total of 8,541 foreign-born children and young adults aged 0-21 who are adopted in Sweden. Of these individuals, the most common countries of birth are China (3,977), South Korea (1,735), Colombia (1,438), Vietnam (1,241), and India (1,017).[7]

As of 2020, Sweden's Asian Demographics include:[8][9]

Population of the largest Asian communities in Sweden, by country of birth[nt 1][3][9]
Ethnic Origins Men Women Total
 Syria 108,269 85,325 193,594
 Iraq 78,760 67,680 146,440
 Iran 42,864 38,437 81,301
 Afghanistan 39,834 21,034 60,858
 Thailand 9,598 34,741, 44,339
 India 22,979 19,811 42,790
 China 14,743 21,280 36,023
 Lebanon 15,912 12,973 28,885
 Pakistan 12,523 8,649 21,172
 Vietnam 9,662 11,464 21,126
Total population 355,144 321,394 676,538

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Although Statistics Sweden has described immigrants from Turkey as being "Asian immigrants", Statistics Sweden's continent and country appendix excludes Turkey, counting them as a non-EU, non-Nordic European country. Due to this, they are excluded from the total estimate.

References

  1. ^ a b "Foreign citizens by country of citizenship, sex and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Foreign-born persons living in Sweden - Population by country of birth, age and sex". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Number of immigrants from Asia living in Sweden in 2020, by countries of birth". Statista. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Invandring och utvandring för grupper av länder" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. p. 39-40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2022". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Tabeller over Sveriges befolkning 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Adopted children and young persons, number by sex, age, country of birth and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 17 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Foreign-born persons living in Sweden - Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2020". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Tabeller over Sveriges befolkning 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 460. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2021. See p. 460-461 for an appendix on what countries Sweden defines as part of "Asia".

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