Asian immigrants to Sweden are citizens and residents of
Sweden who were born in or have ancestry from nations in
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
. Due to immigration, from 2000 to 2020, Sweden's Asian-born population grew by 577,651.
Many immigrants to Sweden are from Asia, with
Syria and
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
being the largest countries of Asian origin.
Residents born in Asia living in Sweden enumerated 845,230 people in 2022, approximately 9% of Sweden's population.
History
Major waves of Asian immigration began due to political turmoil in various Asian countries. This notably began in the 1970s, when about 40,000 immigrants from
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
came to the country. From 1985 to 1995, almost 40,000 Iranians immigrated to Sweden after the
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...
, and during this same time, about 15,000 Lebanese immigrants came to Sweden due to conflict in their homeland.
By 2003, Sweden had about 16,000 people from Syria. Since the 1990s, Iraqis have been one of the largest Asian immigrant groups, with almost 70,000 people.
In 2009, about 388,037 people in Sweden were born in an Asian country.
Demographics
According to
Statistics Sweden, as of 2020, there is a total 310,293 residents of Sweden who hold citizenship from countries in Asia and 798,328 who were born in any of the countries of Asia.
According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there is a total of 8,541 foreign-born children and young adults aged 0-21 who are
adopted in Sweden. Of these individuals, the most common countries of birth are
China (3,977),
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
(1,735),
Colombia (1,438),
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
(1,241), and
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
(1,017).
As of 2020, Sweden's Asian Demographics include:
[ See p. 460-461 for an appendix on what countries Sweden defines as part of "Asia".]
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Central Asian
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the former S ...
origins: 7,924 (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek)
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East Asian origins: 51,449 (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian)
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Southeast Asian origins: 81,556 (Filipino, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese)
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South Asian origins: 104,480 (Afghan, Bangladeshis, Indian, Pakistani)
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West Asian
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes An ...
origins: (Iraqis, Syrians, Iranians, Lebanese, etc)
See also
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Arabs in Sweden
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Asian people
Asian people (or Asians, sometimes referred to as Asiatic people)United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 200Nlm.nih.gov: ''Asian Continental Ancestry Group'' is also used for categorical purpos ...
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Immigration to Sweden
Immigration to Sweden is the process by which people migrate to Sweden to reside in the country.
Many, but not all, become Swedish citizens. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused some controversy regarding e ...
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Buddhism in Sweden
Buddhism is a relatively small religion in Sweden. Most of the practicing Buddhists have various Asian (mostly Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese) heritage. In 2015, the Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council (Sveriges Buddhistiska samarbetsråd, SBS) ...
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Chinese people in Sweden
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Swedish Indians
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Swedish Iranians
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Swedish Iraqis
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Kurds in Sweden
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Turks in Sweden
Turks in Sweden or Swedish Turks ( sv, Turkar i Sverige; tr, ) are people of ethnic Turkish origin living in Sweden. The majority of Swedish Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however there has also been significant Turkish migration wa ...
Notes
References
External sources
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Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...