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Total population | |
5,033
[1] 0.05% of the Swedish population (2020) | |
Languages | |
Swedish, Portuguese | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Christianity ( Roman Catholicism), Irreligion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in Denmark, Portuguese in Finland, Portuguese in Iceland, Portuguese in Norway |
Portuguese in Sweden ( Swedish: Svensksportugiser) are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Portuguese descent.
Portuguese Swedes are Portuguese-born citizens with a Swedish citizenship or Swedish-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.
There are approximately 5,033 Portuguese people living in Sweden as of 2022. The Portuguese represent 0.05% of the country's population. [2]
The Portuguese community in the country has experienced considerable growth, especially after Brexit. Portuguese emigrants are in fact leaving the United Kingdom for Nordic countries: most of them are highly qualified and aged between 20 and 40, looking for better quality of life and economic stability. [3] The influx of Portuguese migrants towards the country is steadily increasing and there are 5 Portuguese associations in the country. [4] [5] [6] [7] Both countries are EU members.
In recent years many Portuguese international footballers have moved to Sweden to play for Swedish clubs. In 2023 these included: Ieltsin Camões ( IK Brage), Filipe Sissé ( Varbergs BoIS), Mamadu Djau ( Örebro), Luís Canina ( IFK Luleå) and Kevin Cerqueira ( BK Häcken). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
The Portuguese community in Sweden retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent about 162.5 million euros ( €) to Portugal in remittances. In the same timeframe, Swedes in Portugal (numbering around 5,700 individuals) [14] have sent approximately 19.81 million euros to Sweden. [15]
the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Sweden, comprising around 1,920 people from PALOP countries (the majority being from Angola or from Cape Verde), Timor-Leste and Macau and around 20,000 Brazilians. [16] [17]
People from CPLP countries thus number around 27,000 accounting for 0.25% of the population of Sweden. [18]
The immigrant community of people coming from CPLP countries in Sweden is the largest found among the Nordic countries: in Finland there are a little more than 5,000 CPLP nationals (0.09% of the country's population), [19] [20] in Denmark there are around 11,000 CPLP nationals (0.19% of the country's population) [21] [22] [23] while in Iceland there are around 2,000 CPLP nationals (0.52% of the country's population), [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] and in Norway there are around 25,300 CPLP nationals (0.38% of the population). [29] [30] [31] [32]
![]() ![]() | |
Total population | |
5,033
[1] 0.05% of the Swedish population (2020) | |
Languages | |
Swedish, Portuguese | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Christianity ( Roman Catholicism), Irreligion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Portuguese people, Portuguese in Denmark, Portuguese in Finland, Portuguese in Iceland, Portuguese in Norway |
Portuguese in Sweden ( Swedish: Svensksportugiser) are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Portuguese descent.
Portuguese Swedes are Portuguese-born citizens with a Swedish citizenship or Swedish-born citizens of Portuguese ancestry or citizenship.
There are approximately 5,033 Portuguese people living in Sweden as of 2022. The Portuguese represent 0.05% of the country's population. [2]
The Portuguese community in the country has experienced considerable growth, especially after Brexit. Portuguese emigrants are in fact leaving the United Kingdom for Nordic countries: most of them are highly qualified and aged between 20 and 40, looking for better quality of life and economic stability. [3] The influx of Portuguese migrants towards the country is steadily increasing and there are 5 Portuguese associations in the country. [4] [5] [6] [7] Both countries are EU members.
In recent years many Portuguese international footballers have moved to Sweden to play for Swedish clubs. In 2023 these included: Ieltsin Camões ( IK Brage), Filipe Sissé ( Varbergs BoIS), Mamadu Djau ( Örebro), Luís Canina ( IFK Luleå) and Kevin Cerqueira ( BK Häcken). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
The Portuguese community in Sweden retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent about 162.5 million euros ( €) to Portugal in remittances. In the same timeframe, Swedes in Portugal (numbering around 5,700 individuals) [14] have sent approximately 19.81 million euros to Sweden. [15]
the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Sweden, comprising around 1,920 people from PALOP countries (the majority being from Angola or from Cape Verde), Timor-Leste and Macau and around 20,000 Brazilians. [16] [17]
People from CPLP countries thus number around 27,000 accounting for 0.25% of the population of Sweden. [18]
The immigrant community of people coming from CPLP countries in Sweden is the largest found among the Nordic countries: in Finland there are a little more than 5,000 CPLP nationals (0.09% of the country's population), [19] [20] in Denmark there are around 11,000 CPLP nationals (0.19% of the country's population) [21] [22] [23] while in Iceland there are around 2,000 CPLP nationals (0.52% of the country's population), [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] and in Norway there are around 25,300 CPLP nationals (0.38% of the population). [29] [30] [31] [32]