Indians in Sweden

{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Indians in Sweden

| population = 59,290 (2024; by birth)

| pop1 = Gothenburg{{·}}Stockholm{{·}}Lund{{·}}Malmö{{·}}Helsingborg{{·}}Uppsala{{·}}Solna{{·}}Sollentuna

| langs = Kannada {{·}} Hindi {{·}} Marathi {{·}} Gujarati {{·}} Punjabi {{·}} Bangla {{·}} Malayalam {{·}} Telugu{{·}}Tamil{{·}} Swedish{{·}}English

| rels = Buddhism {{·}}Hinduism{{·}}Sikhism{{·}}Christianity (Catholicism{{·}}Lutheranism){{·}}Jainism{{·}}Islam (Sunni){{·}}Religions of India

| related-c = People of Indian Origin

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Indians in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Indian descent. Along with the Chinese, Indians are also one of the largest Asian immigrant populations in Sweden.

Demographics

During the period of 2001 to 2010, a total of 7,870 Indian students came for higher studies in Sweden.{{cite news|url=http://www.sasnet.lu.se/education/large-number-south-asian-students-swedish-universities-2001%E2%80%932010|title=Large number of South Asian students at Swedish universities 2001–2010|first=Julia|last=Velkova|date=4 November 2011|publisher=Lund University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115192432/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/education/large-number-south-asian-students-swedish-universities-2001%E2%80%932010|archive-date=15 November 2011}} According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there are a total 25,719 India-born immigrants living in Sweden.{{cite web|title=Foreign-born persons by country of birth, age, sex and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101E/FodelselandArK/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=b83e5bbd-958a-4655-aa40-486ba2ca09a3|publisher=Statistics Sweden|access-date=16 November 2017}} Most of these people of Indian origin are Punjabis, Bengalis, and South Indians. Some Indians sought and obtained political asylum after 1984. Some Indians have come to Sweden from Uganda in the 1970s.{{cite book|url=http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter11.pdf|title=Report of the High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora|chapter=Other European countries|publisher=nic.in|pages=133–156|date=19 December 2001|access-date=12 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030417123000/http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter11.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2003}}

According to Statistics Sweden, India is among the most common countries of birth for international adoptions in Sweden. As of 2016, there are 1,017 India-born children and young adults aged 0-21 who are adopted in Sweden.{{cite web|title= Adopted children and young persons, number by sex, age, country of birth and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__LE__LE0102__LE0102I/BarnAdoption/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=a8cb32e8-c0b7-4d51-9a96-119a3090e94c|publisher=Statistics Sweden|access-date=17 November 2017}}

According to the Institute of Labor Economics, as of 2014, India-born immigrants residing in Sweden have a labor force participation rate of approximately 54%. Their employment population ratio is about 49%. They also have an unemployment rate of around 6%.{{cite web|title=Mapping Diasporas in the European Union and the United States - Comparative analysis and recommendations for engagement|url=http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/reports/report_pdfs/report_pdfs/iza_report_64.pdf|publisher=Institute of Labor Economics|access-date=20 October 2017}} - cf. [http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/reports/64/rr64_appx04.pdf Appendix 4: Diaspora characteristics - labour force indicators by sending countries]

Statistically, approximately 50% of the Indian-born population in Sweden live in the province of Stockholm and most of them work as IT engineers.{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/it-jobben-har-gjort-indier-till-storsta-invandrargruppen-i-stockholm|title = It-jobben har gjort indier till största invandrargruppen i Stockholm|newspaper = Sveriges Radio|date = 18 September 2021|last1 = Elefalk|first1 = Rikard}} In Skåne province, in 2020, Indians are one of the largest groups of immigrants along with Danes. In the three main cities in Skåne, Helsingborg, Lund and Malmö, the Indian immigrant population holds the first, second and fifth place among other immigrant populations respectively.{{cite web|title= It-jobben har gjort indier till en av Skånes största invandrargrupper|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-03-16/it-jobben-har-gjort-indier-till-en-av-skanes-storsta-invandrargrupper|publisher=Sydsvenskan|access-date=29 September 2021}}

Notable individuals

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==See also==

Notes

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070418085018/http://www.moia.gov.in/showsublink.asp?sublinkid=237 Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs: Sweden]
[http://www.indianembassy.se/ Embassy of India, sweden]
[http://www.searchindie.com/Home/City/Stockholm Indians In Sweden]
[http://www.indien.nu/Indien_i_Sverige India in Sweden]
[http://iaim.se/ Indian Association in Sweden]
[http://www.mandirstockholm.com/ Hindu Temple in Sweden]
[http://www.searchindie.com/ Indian Expat Platform]
[http://www.facebook.com/IndianStudentsOrg// Indian Students Organization]

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