SWEDEN
November 15, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from Sweden are
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United
States.
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Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population
Living in Sweden in 2001
Countries
of birth |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign-born population |
| Finland |
193,465 |
18.8 |
| Yugoslavia |
73,274 |
7.1 |
| Iraq |
55,696 |
5.4 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
52,198 |
5.1 |
| Iran |
51,844 |
5.0 |
| All other countries |
601,497 |
58.5 |
| TOTAL |
1,027,974 |
100.0 |
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Source: Statistiska
centralbyrån (Statistics Sweden).
According to Statistics
Sweden, the foreign born represented 11.5 percent (1,027,974) of the total
population of Sweden in 2001.
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Source: Statistiska
centralbyrån (Statistics Sweden).
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
Migration Information Source:
Sweden country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/sweden.cfm
Sweden's Resources:
Swedish Migration Board: http://www.migrationsverket.se/english.jsp
Statistics Sweden: http://www.scb.se/default____2154.asp
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