Where in Sweden do most Belgians live?

The most people born in Belgium live in Stockholm (655), Göteborg (301) and Malmö (216). Together, 34% of everyone born in Belgium lives in one of these three municipalities.

Which municipality has the largest share of Belgians?

Hagfors, where 0.4% of residents were born in Belgium. It is followed by Rättvik (0.2%) and Krokom (0.1%).

How many were born in Sweden to parents from Belgium?

About 2,500. Of them, about 110 have two parents born in Belgium.

Kommunlotsen / Origin / Belgium

Belgians in Sweden: how many and where do they live?

Origin Belgium: how large the group is, where it lives and how it has changed.

About 6,700 people in Sweden have an origin in Belgium (2025). Of them, about 4,200 were born in Belgium and 2,500 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.

The most people born in Belgium live in Stockholm (655), Göteborg (301) and Malmö (216). The largest share of residents is in Hagfors (0.4%), Rättvik (0.2%) and Krokom (0.1%).

By origin in Belgium we mean people who were born in Belgium, or who were born in Sweden and have at least one parent born in Belgium.

How large is the group in Sweden?

Born in Belgium	4,200
Born in Sweden, both parents from Belgium	110
Born in Sweden, parents from Belgium and another country	505
Born in Sweden, one parent from Belgium	1,869

How has the number changed?

The number of people born in Belgium living in Sweden has grown from about 760 in 2000 to about 3,400 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Belgium, the whole group has grown from about 5,000 in 2018 to about 6,700 in 2025.

Born in Belgium (2000–2025)Everyone with roots in Belgium (2018–2025)

Change in the municipalities with the most people born in Belgium

People born in Belgium living in the municipality, 2015 compared with 2025.

Municipality	2015	2025	Change
Stockholm	418	655	+237 (+57%)
Göteborg	203	301	+98 (+48%)
Malmö	112	216	+104 (+93%)
Uppsala	71	169	+98 (+138%)
Lund	67	128	+61 (+91%)
Solna	37	85	+48 (+130%)
Nacka	57	67	+10 (+18%)
Täby	42	58	+16 (+38%)
Huddinge	31	57	+26 (+84%)
Linköping	34	53	+19 (+56%)

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB). The number born in Belgium is the sum over all municipalities, year by year. Everyone with roots in Belgium is only available nationally and from 2018.

Municipalities with the most people born in Belgium

Number is the people born in Belgium living in the municipality, Share is their share of the municipality's residents, and Of all in Sweden is the municipality's share of everyone born in Belgium in the country.

Municipality	Number	Share	Of all in Sweden
Stockholm	655	0.1%	19.1%
Göteborg	301	0.0%	8.8%
Malmö	216	0.1%	6.3%
Uppsala	169	0.1%	4.9%
Lund	128	0.1%	3.7%
Solna	85	0.1%	2.5%
Nacka	67	0.1%	2.0%
Täby	58	0.1%	1.7%
Huddinge	57	0.0%	1.7%
Linköping	53	0.0%	1.5%
Kungsbacka	49	0.1%	1.4%
Sollentuna	46	0.1%	1.3%
Umeå	46	0.0%	1.3%
Hagfors	42	0.4%	1.2%
Danderyd	37	0.1%	1.1%
Södertälje	37	0.0%	1.1%
Järfälla	34	0.0%	1.0%
Borås	33	0.0%	1.0%
Helsingborg	33	0.0%	1.0%
Växjö	33	0.0%	1.0%
Lidingö	31	0.1%	0.9%
Sundbyberg	31	0.1%	0.9%
Örebro	31	0.0%	0.9%
Östersund	31	0.0%	0.9%
Haninge	30	0.0%	0.9%

Largest share of residents

Municipalities with at least 20 people born in Belgium, sorted by their share of the municipality's residents.

Municipality	Number	Share
Hagfors	42	0.4%
Rättvik	23	0.2%
Krokom	23	0.1%
Danderyd	37	0.1%
Knivsta	24	0.1%
Solna	85	0.1%
Lund	128	0.1%
Täby	58	0.1%
Vellinge	26	0.1%
Uppsala	169	0.1%
Stockholm	655	0.1%
Lidingö	31	0.1%
Sollentuna	46	0.1%
Nacka	67	0.1%
Malmö	216	0.1%
Kungsbacka	49	0.1%
Sundbyberg	31	0.1%
Huddinge	57	0.0%
Göteborg	301	0.0%
Östersund	31	0.0%
Värmdö	22	0.0%
Österåker	23	0.0%
Örnsköldsvik	24	0.0%
Mölndal	28	0.0%
Järfälla	34	0.0%

Common questions about Belgians in Sweden

How many Belgians live in Sweden?: About 6,700 people in Sweden have an origin in Belgium (2025). Of them, about 4,200 were born in Belgium and 2,500 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.
Where in Sweden do most Belgians live?: The most people born in Belgium live in Stockholm (655), Göteborg (301) and Malmö (216). Together, 34% of everyone born in Belgium lives in one of these three municipalities.
Which municipality has the largest share of Belgians?: Hagfors, where 0.4% of residents were born in Belgium. It is followed by Rättvik (0.2%) and Krokom (0.1%).
Is the number of Belgians in Sweden growing or shrinking?: The number of people born in Belgium living in Sweden has grown from about 760 in 2000 to about 3,400 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Belgium, the whole group has grown from about 5,000 in 2018 to about 6,700 in 2025.
How many were born in Sweden to parents from Belgium?: About 2,500. Of them, about 110 have two parents born in Belgium.

Good to know

The lists above only count people born in Belgium. Where people born in Sweden with parents from Belgium live is not available in Statistics Sweden's open data, only how many there are in the whole country. The real group in a municipality is therefore usually larger than the figures show.
These are sorted lists, not grades. A large or small number is neither good nor bad.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB). The municipality figures are from 2025 and the national table from 2025. Shares and rankings are Kommunlotsen's own calculations. The national figures are rounded by Statistics Sweden. Last updated 1 November 2026.

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