The SpainScore Origins Map · Swedish-born layer

Where Swedes Actually Live in Spain

Not a listicle. This is Spain's official census, mapped: every one of the country's 8,132 municipalities, shaded and ranked by how many Swedish-born residents live there.

Key findings

As of 2025, 23,082 Swedish-born residents live in Spain — up +22% from 18,943 in 2021 (INE census, table 66322).
The largest municipal counts are Fuengirola (1,954) , Barcelona (1,577) , and Marbella (1,314) .
The highest Swedish-born concentration among towns with at least 50 residents in this layer is Nerja, Málaga — 49.0 per 1,000.
By raw count, Fuengirola leads with 1,954 Swedish-born residents.

Source: SpainScore Origins Map, INE Censo Anual 2025, table 66322

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The map: Swedish-born concentration by province

Provinces are shaded by Swedish-born residents per 1,000 people. Province-level shading keeps the national pattern legible; the town-by-town detail is in the sortable table below.

Swedish-born per 1,000 < 0.05 → 1.77+

Source: SpainScore Origins Map, INE Censo Anual 2025, table 66322 · province rollups derived from municipal data

Last updated: July 2026 · Next update: on INE's next census release (expected 2027).

The 50 towns with the most Swedes

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Top 50 Spanish towns by Swedish-born residents (2025)
	Town	Province	Swedish-born (2025)	per 1,000	2021→2025
1	Fuengirola	Málaga	1,954	23.0	+17%
2	Barcelona	Barcelona	1,577	0.9	+7%
3	Marbella	Málaga	1,314	8.2	+44%
4	Palma	Balears, Illes	1,138	2.6	+29%
5	Nerja	Málaga	1,081	49.0	+64%
6	Torrevieja	Alicante/Alacant	1,067	10.6	+29%
7	Mijas	Málaga	844	8.9	+29%
8	Madrid	Madrid	790	0.2	+12%
9	Estepona	Málaga	608	7.6	+55%
10	Orihuela	Alicante/Alacant	536	6.4	+33%
11	Benalmádena	Málaga	395	5.0	+51%
12	San Bartolomé de Tirajana	Palmas, Las	373	6.8	-12%
13	Málaga	Málaga	321	0.5	+27%
14	Torrox	Málaga	306	14.0	+89%
15	Calvià	Balears, Illes	300	5.5	+2%
16	Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las	Palmas, Las	269	0.7	-10%
17	Benahavís	Málaga	261	26.7	+50%
18	Arona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	258	2.9	-4%
19	Rojales	Alicante/Alacant	242	13.8	-3%
20	Alacant/Alicante	Alicante/Alacant	231	0.6	+65%
21	València	Valencia/València	221	0.3	+29%
22	Almuñécar	Granada	205	7.3	+57%
23	Alfàs del Pi, l'	Alicante/Alacant	196	9.3	+12%
24	Pilar de la Horadada	Alicante/Alacant	192	7.9	+21%
25	Torremolinos	Málaga	182	2.6	-6%
26	Santa Pola	Alicante/Alacant	153	3.9	+25%
27	Mogán	Palmas, Las	116	5.4	-1%
28	Sitges	Barcelona	106	3.2	+12%
29	San Fulgencio	Alicante/Alacant	102	10.3	+24%
30	Sant Cugat del Vallès	Barcelona	99	1.0	+25%
31	Altea	Alicante/Alacant	99	4.0	+5%
32	Adeje	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	99	2.0	-1%
33	Castelldefels	Barcelona	96	1.4	+7%
34	Alcobendas	Madrid	87	0.7	+9%
35	Elx/Elche	Alicante/Alacant	84	0.3	+29%
36	Vélez-Málaga	Málaga	81	0.9	+35%
37	Manilva	Málaga	79	4.4	-3%
38	Guardamar del Segura	Alicante/Alacant	79	4.3	+1%
39	Puerto de la Cruz	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	74	2.3	-3%
40	Sevilla	Sevilla	71	0.1	+25%
41	Benidorm	Alicante/Alacant	70	0.9	+8%
42	Nucia, la	Alicante/Alacant	70	3.6	-3%
43	Alcúdia	Balears, Illes	68	3.0	+2%
44	Telde	Palmas, Las	65	0.6	+10%
45	San Miguel de Salinas	Alicante/Alacant	65	8.8	+14%
46	Alcázares, Los	Murcia	63	3.1	+97%
47	Frigiliana	Málaga	62	17.9	+82%
48	Santa Lucía de Tirajana	Palmas, Las	62	0.8	-16%
49	Marratxí	Balears, Illes	59	1.5	+37%
50	San Javier	Murcia	57	1.6	+39%
1	Nerja	Málaga	1,081	49.0	+64%
2	Benahavís	Málaga	261	26.7	+50%
3	Fuengirola	Málaga	1,954	23.0	+17%
4	Frigiliana	Málaga	62	17.9	+82%
5	Torrox	Málaga	306	14.0	+89%
6	Rojales	Alicante/Alacant	242	13.8	-3%
7	Torrevieja	Alicante/Alacant	1,067	10.6	+29%
8	San Fulgencio	Alicante/Alacant	102	10.3	+24%
9	Alfàs del Pi, l'	Alicante/Alacant	196	9.3	+12%
10	Mijas	Málaga	844	8.9	+29%
11	San Miguel de Salinas	Alicante/Alacant	65	8.8	+14%
12	Marbella	Málaga	1,314	8.2	+44%
13	Pilar de la Horadada	Alicante/Alacant	192	7.9	+21%
14	Estepona	Málaga	608	7.6	+55%
15	Almuñécar	Granada	205	7.3	+57%
16	San Bartolomé de Tirajana	Palmas, Las	373	6.8	-12%
17	Orihuela	Alicante/Alacant	536	6.4	+33%
18	Calvià	Balears, Illes	300	5.5	+2%
19	Mogán	Palmas, Las	116	5.4	-1%
20	Benalmádena	Málaga	395	5.0	+51%
21	Manilva	Málaga	79	4.4	-3%
22	Guardamar del Segura	Alicante/Alacant	79	4.3	+1%
23	Altea	Alicante/Alacant	99	4.0	+5%
24	Santa Pola	Alicante/Alacant	153	3.9	+25%
25	Nucia, la	Alicante/Alacant	70	3.6	-3%
26	Sitges	Barcelona	106	3.2	+12%
27	Alcázares, Los	Murcia	63	3.1	+97%
28	Alcúdia	Balears, Illes	68	3.0	+2%
29	Arona	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	258	2.9	-4%
30	Palma	Balears, Illes	1,138	2.6	+29%
31	Torremolinos	Málaga	182	2.6	-6%
32	Puerto de la Cruz	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	74	2.3	-3%
33	Coín	Málaga	54	2.0	+15%
34	Alhaurín el Grande	Málaga	55	2.0	+104%
35	Adeje	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	99	2.0	-1%
36	Calp	Alicante/Alacant	51	1.9	+34%
37	San Javier	Murcia	57	1.6	+39%
38	Marratxí	Balears, Illes	59	1.5	+37%
39	Castelldefels	Barcelona	96	1.4	+7%
40	Santa Eulària des Riu	Balears, Illes	56	1.3	+30%
41	Sant Cugat del Vallès	Barcelona	99	1.0	+25%
42	Rincón de la Victoria	Málaga	51	1.0	+31%
43	Vélez-Málaga	Málaga	81	0.9	+35%
44	Barcelona	Barcelona	1,577	0.9	+7%
45	Benidorm	Alicante/Alacant	70	0.9	+8%
46	Santa Lucía de Tirajana	Palmas, Las	62	0.8	-16%
47	Alcobendas	Madrid	87	0.7	+9%
48	Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las	Palmas, Las	269	0.7	-10%
49	Alacant/Alicante	Alicante/Alacant	231	0.6	+65%
50	Telde	Palmas, Las	65	0.6	+10%

Source: SpainScore Origins Map, INE Censo Anual 2025, table 66322 · 8,132 municipalities analysed; top 50 shown

Cite this map

Source: the SpainScore Origins Map, derived from Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE) Censo Anual de Población, table 66322 (2021–2025). Swedish-born layer: https://spainscore.com/where-swedes-live-in-spain/. Full methodology: https://spainscore.com/methodology/.

Quote figures as Swedish-born residents, not citizens. Read the full methodology and caveats.

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