Asian immigrants to Sweden

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]

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  2. ^ "Foreign-born persons living in Sweden - Population by country of birth, age and sex". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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  5. ^ "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2022". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 30 October 2023.