SpainScore rankings · Updated July 2026
Where Swedes actually live in Spain — the top towns
A census count, not a recommendation: the towns with the most Sweden-born residents in 2025.
How we ranked this
This list is NOT persona-scored. It's sorted straight from Spain's 2025 census: the towns with the most Sweden-born residents, largest count first.
- Data INE census (population, origins), AEMET climate normals, regional PISA scores, and the Health Ministry's SISLE waiting lists — each town compared against the Spanish average.
- Reproducible This is a straight census sort — the same numbers you'd get from INE, just ranked and linked.
- What we don't score This is a raw census count of Sweden-born residents, not a recommendation. Swedish settlement is smaller and more concentrated than the British or American — a few Costa towns carry most of it.
The ranking
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Fuengirola Andalusia
1,954 Sweden-born residents (2025)In Málaga.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Barcelona.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Málaga.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Balears, Illes.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Málaga.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Alicante/Alacant.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Málaga.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Madrid.
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Estepona Andalusia
608 Sweden-born residents (2025)In Málaga.
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Has a full SpainScore town profile — Alicante/Alacant.
Compare the top 10
| # | Town | SE-born (2025) | per 1,000 | Growth ’21–’25 |
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| 1 | Fuengirola | 1,954 | 23.03 | 17% |
| 2 | Barcelona | 1,577 | 0.92 | 7% |
| 3 | Marbella | 1,314 | 8.19 | 44% |
| 4 | Palma | 1,138 | 2.57 | 29% |
| 5 | Nerja | 1,081 | 49 | 64% |
| 6 | Torrevieja | 1,067 | 10.62 | 29% |
| 7 | Mijas | 844 | 8.95 | 29% |
| 8 | Madrid | 790 | 0.23 | 12% |
| 9 | Estepona | 608 | 7.64 | 55% |
| 10 | Orihuela | 536 | 6.36 | 33% |
Values from the SpainScore dataset (INE / AEMET / regional sources). "no data" = we don't have that number for this town and never guess it.
Questions
Where do Swedes live in Spain?
Swedish residents concentrate on the Costa del Sol (Málaga) and Costa Blanca (Alicante) — Fuengirola in particular has a long-established Swedish community with Swedish schools and services. This ranks the towns by Sweden-born count.
Is there a Swedish community in Spain?
Yes — most visibly around Fuengirola and Marbella on the Costa del Sol, which has Swedish churches, schools and shops. The census shows where Sweden-born residents cluster.
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