Bosniaks in Sweden

Bosniaks in Sweden
Bošnjaci u Švedskoj (Bosnian)
Bosniaker i Sverige (Swedish)
Total population
No official statistics by ethnicity
Languages
Swedish · Bosnian
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bosniaks · Bosnian diaspora

Bosniaks in Sweden (Swedish: Bosniaker i Sverige; Bosnian: Bošnjaci u Švedskoj) are people living in Sweden who identify as Bosniak. Sweden’s official population statistics do not record ethnicity, meaning that the size of the Bosniak population cannot be determined directly from official registers.

Official statistics instead provide breakdowns by variables such as country of birth and parents’ country of birth. As a result, demographic estimates commonly use persons born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or born in Sweden to one or two parents born there, as a proxy category. This category includes individuals of all ethnic backgrounds from Bosnia and Herzegovina, not only Bosniaks.

Most Bosniaks in Sweden arrived as refugees and family members during and after the Bosnian War (1992–1995), with smaller numbers arriving through earlier labour migration and later family reunification.

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