Swedish Iraqis

Swedish Iraqis
Svenskirakier
العراقيون السويديون
Total population
145,586 (born in Iraq)
91,119 (at least one parent born in Iraq)
Regions with significant populations
Primarily in Stockholm, Södertälje and Malmö
Languages
Swedish and Mesopotamian Arabic
also Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), and Neo-Aramaic (Assyrian and Mandaic)
Religion
Mainly Sunni Islam, Minority Shia Islam Syriac Christianity, Mandaeism (Sweden has one of the biggest Mandaean communities in the world.)
Related ethnic groups
Iraqi diaspora

Iraqis are the second largest minority group living in Sweden after Syrians, with 145,586 Iraqi-born people living in Sweden and 91,119 Swedes with at least one Iraqi-born parent. They are also one of the largest Asian communities in the country. The size of this group has doubled in the period of 2002 to 2009; the influx of Iraqi refugees increased dramatically from 2006 to 2009 as a result of the US-led invasion of Iraq.