Gothenburg city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Gothenburg city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
1.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+66.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.6 pp (35.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.0 pp (-43.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +1.7 pp (130.8%) |