Where in Sweden do most Indonesians live?

The most people born in Indonesia live in Stockholm (648), Göteborg (307) and Malmö (180). Together, 36% of everyone born in Indonesia lives in one of these three municipalities.

Which municipality has the largest share of Indonesians?

Solna, where 0.1% of residents were born in Indonesia. It is followed by Lund (0.1%) and Sollentuna (0.1%).

How many were born in Sweden to parents from Indonesia?

About 3,200. Of them, about 260 have two parents born in Indonesia.

Kommunlotsen / Origin / Indonesia

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

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

About 6,900 people in Sweden have an origin in Indonesia (2025). Of them, about 3,700 were born in Indonesia and 3,200 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.

The most people born in Indonesia live in Stockholm (648), Göteborg (307) and Malmö (180). The largest share of residents is in Solna (0.1%), Lund (0.1%) and Sollentuna (0.1%).

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

How large is the group in Sweden?

Born in Indonesia	3,706
Born in Sweden, both parents from Indonesia	258
Born in Sweden, parents from Indonesia and another country	397
Born in Sweden, one parent from Indonesia	2,504

How has the number changed?

The number of people born in Indonesia living in Sweden has grown from about 1,200 in 2000 to about 3,200 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Indonesia, the whole group has grown from about 5,500 in 2018 to about 6,900 in 2025.

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

Change in the municipalities with the most people born in Indonesia

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

Municipality	2015	2025	Change
Stockholm	383	648	+265 (+69%)
Göteborg	213	307	+94 (+44%)
Malmö	96	180	+84 (+88%)
Uppsala	61	145	+84 (+138%)
Lund	65	134	+69 (+106%)
Solna	28	92	+64 (+229%)
Huddinge	50	77	+27 (+54%)
Sollentuna	33	74	+41 (+124%)
Umeå	53	66	+13 (+25%)
Örebro	44	64	+20 (+45%)

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

Municipalities with the most people born in Indonesia

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

Municipality	Number	Share	Of all in Sweden
Stockholm	648	0.1%	20.5%
Göteborg	307	0.1%	9.7%
Malmö	180	0.0%	5.7%
Uppsala	145	0.1%	4.6%
Lund	134	0.1%	4.2%
Solna	92	0.1%	2.9%
Huddinge	77	0.1%	2.4%
Sollentuna	74	0.1%	2.3%
Umeå	66	0.0%	2.1%
Örebro	64	0.0%	2.0%
Botkyrka	57	0.1%	1.8%
Helsingborg	52	0.0%	1.6%
Västerås	47	0.0%	1.5%
Täby	46	0.1%	1.5%
Luleå	45	0.1%	1.4%
Järfälla	41	0.0%	1.3%
Jönköping	41	0.0%	1.3%
Linköping	41	0.0%	1.3%
Haninge	39	0.0%	1.2%
Nacka	38	0.0%	1.2%
Sundbyberg	38	0.1%	1.2%
Norrköping	37	0.0%	1.2%
Borås	34	0.0%	1.1%
Mölndal	31	0.0%	1.0%
Växjö	31	0.0%	1.0%

Largest share of residents

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

Municipality	Number	Share
Solna	92	0.1%
Lund	134	0.1%
Sollentuna	74	0.1%
Huddinge	77	0.1%
Sundbyberg	38	0.1%
Stockholm	648	0.1%
Botkyrka	57	0.1%
Täby	46	0.1%
Uppsala	145	0.1%
Luleå	45	0.1%
Göteborg	307	0.1%
Malmö	180	0.0%
Umeå	66	0.0%
Järfälla	41	0.0%
Tyresö	22	0.0%
Mölndal	31	0.0%
Österåker	20	0.0%
Örebro	64	0.0%
Skellefteå	30	0.0%
Haninge	39	0.0%
Karlskrona	25	0.0%
Skövde	20	0.0%
Helsingborg	52	0.0%
Trollhättan	20	0.0%
Nacka	38	0.0%

Common questions about Indonesians in Sweden

How many Indonesians live in Sweden?: About 6,900 people in Sweden have an origin in Indonesia (2025). Of them, about 3,700 were born in Indonesia and 3,200 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.
Where in Sweden do most Indonesians live?: The most people born in Indonesia live in Stockholm (648), Göteborg (307) and Malmö (180). Together, 36% of everyone born in Indonesia lives in one of these three municipalities.
Which municipality has the largest share of Indonesians?: Solna, where 0.1% of residents were born in Indonesia. It is followed by Lund (0.1%) and Sollentuna (0.1%).
Is the number of Indonesians in Sweden growing or shrinking?: The number of people born in Indonesia living in Sweden has grown from about 1,200 in 2000 to about 3,200 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Indonesia, the whole group has grown from about 5,500 in 2018 to about 6,900 in 2025.
How many were born in Sweden to parents from Indonesia?: About 3,200. Of them, about 260 have two parents born in Indonesia.

Good to know

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