Where in Sweden do most Ecuadorians live?

The most people born in Ecuador live in Stockholm (668), Haninge (230) and Göteborg (136). Together, 43% of everyone born in Ecuador lives in one of these three municipalities.

Which municipality has the largest share of Ecuadorians?

Haninge, where 0.2% of residents were born in Ecuador. It is followed by Botkyrka (0.1%) and Huddinge (0.1%).

How many were born in Sweden to parents from Ecuador?

About 2,500. Of them, about 280 have two parents born in Ecuador.

Kommunlotsen / Origin / Ecuador

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

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

About 5,400 people in Sweden have an origin in Ecuador (2025). Of them, about 2,900 were born in Ecuador and 2,500 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.

The most people born in Ecuador live in Stockholm (668), Haninge (230) and Göteborg (136). The largest share of residents is in Haninge (0.2%), Botkyrka (0.1%) and Huddinge (0.1%).

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

How large is the group in Sweden?

Born in Ecuador	2,907
Born in Sweden, both parents from Ecuador	282
Born in Sweden, parents from Ecuador and another country	677
Born in Sweden, one parent from Ecuador	1,529

How has the number changed?

The number of people born in Ecuador living in Sweden has grown from about 600 in 2000 to about 2,400 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Ecuador, the whole group has grown from about 4,600 in 2018 to about 5,400 in 2025.

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

Change in the municipalities with the most people born in Ecuador

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

Municipality	2015	2025	Change
Stockholm	678	668	−10 (−1%)
Haninge	160	230	+70 (+44%)
Göteborg	94	136	+42 (+45%)
Malmö	102	134	+32 (+31%)
Huddinge	91	121	+30 (+33%)
Botkyrka	117	115	−2 (−2%)
Nacka	77	89	+12 (+16%)
Södertälje	50	74	+24 (+48%)
Sollentuna	49	52	+3 (+6%)
Solna	32	46	+14 (+44%)

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

Municipalities with the most people born in Ecuador

Number is the people born in Ecuador 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 Ecuador in the country.

Municipality	Number	Share	Of all in Sweden
Stockholm	668	0.1%	27.6%
Haninge	230	0.2%	9.5%
Göteborg	136	0.0%	5.6%
Malmö	134	0.0%	5.5%
Huddinge	121	0.1%	5.0%
Botkyrka	115	0.1%	4.7%
Nacka	89	0.1%	3.7%
Södertälje	74	0.1%	3.1%
Sollentuna	52	0.1%	2.1%
Solna	46	0.1%	1.9%
Västerås	44	0.0%	1.8%
Sigtuna	42	0.1%	1.7%
Järfälla	40	0.0%	1.7%
Linköping	39	0.0%	1.6%
Tyresö	38	0.1%	1.6%
Lund	37	0.0%	1.5%
Norrköping	31	0.0%	1.3%
Sundbyberg	31	0.1%	1.3%
Uppsala	31	0.0%	1.3%
Upplands Väsby	30	0.1%	1.2%
Lidingö	27	0.1%	1.1%
Umeå	27	0.0%	1.1%
Karlstad	26	0.0%	1.1%
Gävle	22	0.0%	0.9%
Upplands-Bro	21	0.1%	0.9%

Largest share of residents

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

Municipality	Number	Share
Haninge	230	0.2%
Botkyrka	115	0.1%
Huddinge	121	0.1%
Sigtuna	42	0.1%
Nacka	89	0.1%
Tyresö	38	0.1%
Södertälje	74	0.1%
Stockholm	668	0.1%
Sollentuna	52	0.1%
Upplands-Bro	21	0.1%
Upplands Väsby	30	0.1%
Lidingö	27	0.1%
Sundbyberg	31	0.1%
Solna	46	0.1%
Järfälla	40	0.0%
Österåker	21	0.0%
Malmö	134	0.0%
Lund	37	0.0%
Västerås	44	0.0%
Karlstad	26	0.0%
Linköping	39	0.0%
Göteborg	136	0.0%
Norrköping	31	0.0%
Gävle	22	0.0%
Umeå	27	0.0%

Common questions about Ecuadorians in Sweden

How many Ecuadorians live in Sweden?: About 5,400 people in Sweden have an origin in Ecuador (2025). Of them, about 2,900 were born in Ecuador and 2,500 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.
Where in Sweden do most Ecuadorians live?: The most people born in Ecuador live in Stockholm (668), Haninge (230) and Göteborg (136). Together, 43% of everyone born in Ecuador lives in one of these three municipalities.
Which municipality has the largest share of Ecuadorians?: Haninge, where 0.2% of residents were born in Ecuador. It is followed by Botkyrka (0.1%) and Huddinge (0.1%).
Is the number of Ecuadorians in Sweden growing or shrinking?: The number of people born in Ecuador living in Sweden has grown from about 600 in 2000 to about 2,400 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Ecuador, the whole group has grown from about 4,600 in 2018 to about 5,400 in 2025.
How many were born in Sweden to parents from Ecuador?: About 2,500. Of them, about 280 have two parents born in Ecuador.

Good to know

The lists above only count people born in Ecuador. Where people born in Sweden with parents from Ecuador 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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