Where in Sweden do most Kazakhs live?

The most people born in Kazakhstan live in Stockholm (658), Haninge (211) and Botkyrka (136). Together, 40% of everyone born in Kazakhstan lives in one of these three municipalities.

Which municipality has the largest share of Kazakhs?

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

How many were born in Sweden to parents from Kazakhstan?

About 1,400. Of them, about 340 have two parents born in Kazakhstan.

Kommunlotsen / Origin / Kazakhstan

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

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

About 4,400 people in Sweden have an origin in Kazakhstan (2025). Of them, about 3,000 were born in Kazakhstan and 1,400 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.

The most people born in Kazakhstan live in Stockholm (658), Haninge (211) and Botkyrka (136). The largest share of residents is in Haninge (0.2%), Järfälla (0.1%) and Botkyrka (0.1%).

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

How large is the group in Sweden?

Born in Kazakhstan	2,989
Born in Sweden, both parents from Kazakhstan	337
Born in Sweden, parents from Kazakhstan and another country	739
Born in Sweden, one parent from Kazakhstan	354

How has the number changed?

The number of people born in Kazakhstan living in Sweden has grown from about 40 in 2000 to about 2,500 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Kazakhstan, the whole group has grown from about 3,300 in 2018 to about 4,400 in 2025.

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

Change in the municipalities with the most people born in Kazakhstan

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

Municipality	2015	2025	Change
Stockholm	513	658	+145 (+28%)
Haninge	141	211	+70 (+50%)
Botkyrka	107	136	+29 (+27%)
Järfälla	61	130	+69 (+113%)
Göteborg	63	117	+54 (+86%)
Huddinge	58	98	+40 (+69%)
Malmö	29	76	+47 (+162%)
Uppsala	24	64	+40 (+167%)
Solna	34	58	+24 (+71%)
Sundbyberg	10	53	+43

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

Municipalities with the most people born in Kazakhstan

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

Municipality	Number	Share	Of all in Sweden
Stockholm	658	0.1%	26.4%
Haninge	211	0.2%	8.5%
Botkyrka	136	0.1%	5.5%
Järfälla	130	0.1%	5.2%
Göteborg	117	0.0%	4.7%
Huddinge	98	0.1%	3.9%
Malmö	76	0.0%	3.0%
Uppsala	64	0.0%	2.6%
Solna	58	0.1%	2.3%
Sundbyberg	53	0.1%	2.1%
Sollentuna	50	0.1%	2.0%
Södertälje	48	0.0%	1.9%
Nacka	46	0.0%	1.8%
Sigtuna	38	0.1%	1.5%
Skellefteå	37	0.0%	1.5%
Umeå	33	0.0%	1.3%
Lund	31	0.0%	1.2%
Upplands Väsby	29	0.1%	1.2%
Tyresö	28	0.1%	1.1%
Täby	28	0.0%	1.1%
Västerås	28	0.0%	1.1%
Helsingborg	25	0.0%	1.0%
Linköping	25	0.0%	1.0%
Upplands-Bro	25	0.1%	1.0%
Vallentuna	24	0.1%	1.0%

Largest share of residents

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

Municipality	Number	Share
Haninge	211	0.2%
Järfälla	130	0.1%
Botkyrka	136	0.1%
Sundbyberg	53	0.1%
Huddinge	98	0.1%
Upplands-Bro	25	0.1%
Sigtuna	38	0.1%
Vallentuna	24	0.1%
Solna	58	0.1%
Stockholm	658	0.1%
Sollentuna	50	0.1%
Upplands Väsby	29	0.1%
Tyresö	28	0.1%
Skellefteå	37	0.0%
Södertälje	48	0.0%
Örnsköldsvik	23	0.0%
Nacka	46	0.0%
Täby	28	0.0%
Uppsala	64	0.0%
Luleå	20	0.0%
Umeå	33	0.0%
Lund	31	0.0%
Sundsvall	22	0.0%
Malmö	76	0.0%
Eskilstuna	21	0.0%

Common questions about Kazakhs in Sweden

How many Kazakhs live in Sweden?: About 4,400 people in Sweden have an origin in Kazakhstan (2025). Of them, about 3,000 were born in Kazakhstan and 1,400 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.
Where in Sweden do most Kazakhs live?: The most people born in Kazakhstan live in Stockholm (658), Haninge (211) and Botkyrka (136). Together, 40% of everyone born in Kazakhstan lives in one of these three municipalities.
Which municipality has the largest share of Kazakhs?: Haninge, where 0.2% of residents were born in Kazakhstan. It is followed by Järfälla (0.1%) and Botkyrka (0.1%).
Is the number of Kazakhs in Sweden growing or shrinking?: The number of people born in Kazakhstan living in Sweden has grown from about 40 in 2000 to about 2,500 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Kazakhstan, the whole group has grown from about 3,300 in 2018 to about 4,400 in 2025.
How many were born in Sweden to parents from Kazakhstan?: About 1,400. Of them, about 340 have two parents born in Kazakhstan.

Good to know

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