A household is defined as a unit of people (or even a single person) who are registered at the same residence address with Swedish authorities.
The type of household shows the individual's relation to other people in the same household. Children are people living with their parents and who do not live with their partner or their children, regardless of age.
Numbers have been rounded.
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People with a foreign background in Sweden 2022, by household status and background
Among Sweden's **** million inhabitants with a foreign background, children made up the largest share with a population of over *** million. Persons who were married or in a registered partnership was the second most common status with more than *** million. Looking only at those born outside of Sweden, the highest number belonged to the people who were married or in a registered partnership.
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Statistics Sweden. (March 22, 2023). Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 22, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden. (2023). Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of People with a Foreign Background in Sweden in 2022, by Household Status and Background (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Mar 2023, /statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
Statistics Sweden, Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Number of people with a foreign background in Sweden in 2022, by household status and background (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, March 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1300519/sweden-foreign-population-household-type-background/
