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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|People of Indian descent living in Sweden}}<br />
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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Indians in Sweden<br />
| population = '''59,290''' (2024; by birth)<br />
| pop1 = [[Gothenburg]]{{·}}[[Stockholm]]{{·}}[[Lund]]{{·}}[[Malmö]]{{·}}[[Helsingborg]]{{·}}[[Uppsala]]{{·}}[[Solna]]{{·}}[[Sollentuna Municipality|Sollentuna]]<br />
| langs = [[Kannada language | Kannada]] {{·}} [[Hindi language | Hindi]] {{·}}[[Marathi language | Marathi]] {{·}}[[Gujarati language | Gujarati]] {{·}} [[Punjabi language | Punjabi]] {{·}} [[Bangla language | Bangla]] {{·}}[[Malayalam language | Malayalam]] {{·}} [[Telugu language|Telugu]]{{·}}[[Tamil language|Tamil]]{{·}} [[Swedish language|Swedish]]{{·}}[[English language|English]]<br />
| rels = [[Buddhism]] {{·}}[[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Sikhism]]{{·}}[[Christianity]] ([[Catholicism]]{{·}}[[Lutheranism]]){{·}}[[Jainism]]{{·}}[[Islam]] ([[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]){{·}}[[Religions of India]]<br />
| related-c = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|People of Indian Origin]]<br />
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}}<br />
'''Indians in Sweden''' are citizens and residents of [[Sweden]] who are of [[India]]n descent. Along with the [[Chinese people in Sweden|Chinese]], Indians are also one of the largest Asian immigrant populations in Sweden.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
During the period of 2001 to 2010, a total of 7,870 Indian students came for higher studies in Sweden.<ref>{{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}}</ref> According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there are a total 25,719 India-born immigrants living in Sweden.<ref name="Popt">{{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}}</ref> Most of these [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|people of Indian origin]] are [[Punjabi people|Punjabis]], [[Bengalis]], and [[South India|South Indians]]. Some Indians sought and obtained political asylum after 1984. Some Indians have come to Sweden from Uganda in the 1970s.<ref name="committee">{{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}}</ref><br />
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According to Statistics Sweden, India is among the most common countries of birth for international [[adoption]]s in Sweden. As of 2016, there are 1,017 India-born children and young adults aged 0-21 who are adopted in Sweden.<ref name="Popap">{{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}}</ref><br />
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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%.<ref name="Ile">{{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]</ref><br />
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Statistically, approximately 50% of the Indian-born population in Sweden live in the province of [[Stockholm]] and most of them work as IT engineers.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="immigrants">{{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}}</ref><br />
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==Notable individuals==<br />
{{further information|:Category:Swedish people of Indian descent}}<br />
{{further information|:Category:Indian emigrants to Sweden}}<br />
==See also== <br />
{{Portal|India|Sweden}}<br />
* [[India–Sweden relations]] <br />
* [[Indian diaspora]] <br />
* [[Immigration to Sweden]]<br />
* [[Indians in Finland]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070418085018/http://www.moia.gov.in/showsublink.asp?sublinkid=237 Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs: Sweden]<br />
*[http://www.indianembassy.se/ Embassy of India, sweden]<br />
*[http://www.searchindie.com/Home/City/Stockholm Indians In Sweden]<br />
*[http://www.indien.nu/Indien_i_Sverige India in Sweden]<br />
*[http://iaim.se/ Indian Association in Sweden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322232231/http://www.iaim.se/ |date=22 March 2012 }}<br />
*[http://www.mandirstockholm.com/ Hindu Temple in Sweden]<br />
*[http://www.searchindie.com/ Indian Expat Platform]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/IndianStudentsOrg// Indian Students Organization]<br />
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[[Category:Indian diaspora in Europe|Sweden]]<br />
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