Bosniaks in Sweden

Bosniaks in Sweden
Bošnjaci u Švedskoj (Bosnian)
Bosniaker i Sverige (Swedish)
SwedenBosnia and Herzegovina
Total population
94,000[1] (2020)
Languages
Swedish · Bosnian
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavs in Sweden

Bosniaks in Sweden (Swedish: Bosniaker i Sverige) ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sandžak region. The vast majority of Bosniaks immigrated to Sweden during and after the Bosnian War which lasted from 1992 to 1995. The largest Bosniak population can be found in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and other bigger cities in Sweden.[2][3]

According to Statistics Sweden, there were approximately 94,000 people of Bosnian descent living in Sweden in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "Utrikes födda samt födda i Sverige med en eller två utrikes födda föräldrar efter födelseland/ursprungsland, 31 december 2019, totalt". scb.se (in Swedish).
  2. ^ "Veliki broj Bošnjaka na izbornim listama u Švedskoj". stav.ba. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Upoznajmo bošnjačku zajednicu u Švedskoj". akos.ba. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Statistics Sweden: Census of 2020 (in Swedish)".

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