Asian immigrants to Sweden

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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]

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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 OriginsMenWomenTotal
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 108,26985,325193,594
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 78,76067,680146,440
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 42,86438,43781,301
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 39,83421,03460,858
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 9,59834,741,44,339
Flag of India.svg  India 22,97919,81142,790
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14,74321,28036,023
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 15,91212,97328,885
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12,5238,64921,172
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 9,66211,46421,126
Total population355,144321,394676,538

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.

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