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 2020 by country of citizenship.
Immigrants
Emigrants
Country of citizenship
Västra Götaland County
Sweden
Number
Per cent
Afghanistan
4 408
30,8
28,6
3 648
47,6
45,4
2 906
20,3
1 003
13,1
12,4
Germany
1 774
11,1
356
4,6
4,4
North America
1 206
8,4
9,3
Norway
332
4,3
2,5
Iraq
863
6,0
4,9
327
3,9
India
625
3,1
Poland
318
4,1
4,5
Syria
567
4,0
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
240
496
3,5
3,0
Denmark
183
2,4
Eritrea
415
2,9
2,0
Finland
181
Iran
377
2,6
South America
179
2,3
364
1,6
China
171
2,2
Pakistan
345
Europe (excl EU 28, Scandinavia)
140
1,8
1,9
336
2,8
134
1,7
2,1
308
Romania
124
290
85
1,1
1,0
280
68
0,9
0,8
243
Iceland
60
0,7
194
1,4
53
174
1,2
35
0,5
66
Oceanien
25
0,3
0,4
27
0,2
12
Stateless
81
0,6
15
Unknown
39
20
Total
14 290
100
7 664
Source: Statistics Sweden