To be registered as an immigrant, an individual must intend to stay in Sweden for at least one year. To be registered as an emigrant ,an individual must intend to live abroad for at least one year. The immigration year is defined as the year in which immigration was registered in the population register kept by the Swedish Tax Administration. The immigration year always refers to the most recent registered immigration. Re-immigration refers to a return to Sweden after being resident abroad and re-emigration refers to immigration, followed by another departure from Sweden. Reported as immigrant. Presentations of citizenship and country of birth are based on information in national registration registers. In it, possessions, colonies, mandates and administrated territories are entered under the mother country. Citizenship in principle shall refer to existing independent states.
Immigrants and emigrants during 2024 by country of citizenship.
Immigrants
Emigrants
Country of citizenship
Västra Götaland County
Sweden
Number
Per cent
Europe (excl EU, Scandinavia)
4 927
26,8
30,7
7 224
47,8
45,7
Ukraine
3 861
21,0
25,7
Asia
2 985
19,7
4 835
26,3
21,4
India
1 004
6,6
5,0
3 110
16,9
16,3
803
5,3
5,2
1 459
7,9
4,9
43
0,3
0,5
Africa
1 054
5,7
5,1
571
3,8
3,5
China
620
3,4
2,9
Poland
493
3,3
3,2
Germany
504
2,7
3,1
461
3,0
460
2,5
Norway
323
2,1
1,3
Pakistan
400
2,2
2,0
264
1,7
391
1,2
South America
261
1,6
Syria
348
1,9
1,8
North America
256
309
Romania
233
1,5
1,4
289
Italy
162
1,1
275
155
1,0
244
132
0,9
Netherlands
206
Finland
129
146
0,8
Denmark
127
137
0,7
80
Iceland
53
0,4
60
Oceania
29
0,2
55
Stateless
51
47
Unknown
9
0,0
0,1
72
Total
18 394
100
15 128
Source: Statistics Sweden