Somalis in Sweden
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 63,853 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| , Gothenburg, Malmö | |
| Languages | |
| Somali · Arabic · Swedish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Somalis in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Somali ancestry.
According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there are 63,853 Somalia-born immigrants living in Sweden. Of those, 41,335 are citizens of Somalia (20,554 men, 20,781 women). Most of the residents are young, primarily belonging to the 15-24 years (8,679 men, 7,728 women), 25-34 years (7,043 men, 7,958 women), and 5-14 years (5,882 men, 5,629 women) age groups. Around 3,000 Somalis inhabit Borlänge. 2,878 Somalia-born individuals also live in Rinkeby-Kista.
In 2013, a Somalia national bandy team was also formed in Borlänge, which participated in the 2014 Bandy World Championship. It is part of the Federation of International Bandy.
In 2010, the governmental Regeringskansliet Statsrådsberedningen bureau estimated that 44% of Somalis in Sweden aged 16-64 had attained a primary and lower secondary education level (Förgymnasial), 22% had attained an upper secondary education level (Gymnasial), 9% had attained a post-secondary education level of less than 3 years (Eftergymnasial), and 25% had attained an unknown education level (Okänd). The education level at the time was found to be closely correlated with the employment rate since Somalia-born individuals aged 16-64 with a primary and lower secondary education level had an employment rate of around 15%, individuals with an upper secondary education level had an employment rate of roughly 42%, individuals with a post-secondary education level of less than 3 years had an employment rate of about 41%, and individuals with an unknown education level had an employment rate of approximately 3%.
Over the 2006-2010 period, Somali immigrants to Canada and the United States had comparatively greater levels of upper secondary and post-secondary education, whereas Somalis in Sweden had a greater unknown education level (25%).
According to Statistics Sweden, in 2008-2009, there were 769 pre-school pupils and 7,369 compulsory school pupils who had Somali as their mother tongue. As of 2012-2013, there are 1,011 pre-school pupils and 10,164 compulsory school pupils who have Somali as their mother tongue.
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