Where in Sweden do most Lebanese people live?

The most people born in Lebanon live in Malmö (4,628), Göteborg (2,657) and Stockholm (2,050). Together, 32% of everyone born in Lebanon lives in one of these three municipalities.

Which municipality has the largest share of Lebanese people?

Malmö, where 1.3% of residents were born in Lebanon. It is followed by Helsingborg (1.1%) and Landskrona (1.1%).

How many were born in Sweden to parents from Lebanon?

About 41,000. Of them, about 17,000 have two parents born in Lebanon.

Kommunlotsen / Origin / Lebanon

Lebanese people in Sweden: how many and where do they live?

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

About 70,000 people in Sweden have an origin in Lebanon (2025). Of them, about 30,000 were born in Lebanon and 41,000 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.

The most people born in Lebanon live in Malmö (4,628), Göteborg (2,657) and Stockholm (2,050). The largest share of residents is in Malmö (1.3%), Helsingborg (1.1%) and Landskrona (1.1%).

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

How large is the group in Sweden?

Born in Lebanon	29,576
Born in Sweden, both parents from Lebanon	17,043
Born in Sweden, parents from Lebanon and another country	14,162
Born in Sweden, one parent from Lebanon	9,296

How has the number changed?

The number of people born in Lebanon living in Sweden has grown from about 20,000 in 2000 to about 29,000 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Lebanon, the whole group has grown from about 64,000 in 2018 to about 70,000 in 2025.

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

Change in the municipalities with the most people born in Lebanon

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

Municipality	2015	2025	Change
Malmö	4,168	4,628	+460 (+11%)
Göteborg	2,523	2,657	+134 (+5%)
Stockholm	1,933	2,050	+117 (+6%)
Helsingborg	1,455	1,696	+241 (+17%)
Södertälje	875	920	+45 (+5%)
Örebro	721	773	+52 (+7%)
Uppsala	654	742	+88 (+13%)
Borås	614	708	+94 (+15%)
Botkyrka	787	688	−99 (−13%)
Jönköping	567	636	+69 (+12%)

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

Municipalities with the most people born in Lebanon

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

Municipality	Number	Share	Of all in Sweden
Malmö	4,628	1.3%	15.8%
Göteborg	2,657	0.4%	9.1%
Stockholm	2,050	0.2%	7.0%
Helsingborg	1,696	1.1%	5.8%
Södertälje	920	0.9%	3.1%
Örebro	773	0.5%	2.6%
Uppsala	742	0.3%	2.5%
Borås	708	0.6%	2.4%
Botkyrka	688	0.7%	2.4%
Jönköping	636	0.4%	2.2%
Landskrona	524	1.1%	1.8%
Sigtuna	515	1.0%	1.8%
Trollhättan	492	0.8%	1.7%
Norrköping	423	0.3%	1.4%
Järfälla	401	0.4%	1.4%
Västerås	400	0.2%	1.4%
Linköping	393	0.2%	1.3%
Huddinge	344	0.3%	1.2%
Sollentuna	324	0.4%	1.1%
Falkenberg	307	0.6%	1.1%
Uddevalla	284	0.5%	1.0%
Växjö	279	0.3%	1.0%
Skövde	277	0.5%	0.9%
Sundbyberg	243	0.4%	0.8%
Upplands Väsby	227	0.4%	0.8%

Largest share of residents

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

Municipality	Number	Share
Malmö	4,628	1.3%
Helsingborg	1,696	1.1%
Landskrona	524	1.1%
Sigtuna	515	1.0%
Södertälje	920	0.9%
Trollhättan	492	0.8%
Burlöv	154	0.8%
Botkyrka	688	0.7%
Fagersta	87	0.7%
Falkenberg	307	0.6%
Borås	708	0.6%
Salem	103	0.6%
Perstorp	39	0.5%
Tranemo	65	0.5%
Uddevalla	284	0.5%
Lycksele	60	0.5%
Eslöv	170	0.5%
Nässjö	152	0.5%
Örebro	773	0.5%
Skövde	277	0.5%
Åstorp	78	0.5%
Upplands Väsby	227	0.4%
Järfälla	401	0.4%
Göteborg	2,657	0.4%
Jönköping	636	0.4%

Common questions about Lebanese people in Sweden

How many Lebanese people live in Sweden?: About 70,000 people in Sweden have an origin in Lebanon (2025). Of them, about 30,000 were born in Lebanon and 41,000 were born in Sweden to at least one parent from there.
Where in Sweden do most Lebanese people live?: The most people born in Lebanon live in Malmö (4,628), Göteborg (2,657) and Stockholm (2,050). Together, 32% of everyone born in Lebanon lives in one of these three municipalities.
Which municipality has the largest share of Lebanese people?: Malmö, where 1.3% of residents were born in Lebanon. It is followed by Helsingborg (1.1%) and Landskrona (1.1%).
Is the number of Lebanese people in Sweden growing or shrinking?: The number of people born in Lebanon living in Sweden has grown from about 20,000 in 2000 to about 29,000 in 2025. Including people born in Sweden to parents from Lebanon, the whole group has grown from about 64,000 in 2018 to about 70,000 in 2025.
How many were born in Sweden to parents from Lebanon?: About 41,000. Of them, about 17,000 have two parents born in Lebanon.

Good to know

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