[6] Abeba Aregawi become the first Swedish-Ethiopian Woman to win Gold in 1500m Athletics World Championship in Moscow 2013 and Bronze in 2012 Olympics in London Swedish national statistics[9] collect data on country of birth, citizenship and parents' citizenship, but not on ethnicity or parents' country of birth.
[12] Of these immigrants, the largest groups were born in Somalia (63,853), Eritrea (35,142), Ethiopia (17,944), Morocco (9,945), Egypt (6,807), Gambia (5,055), and Nigeria (5,027).
[13] Of these individuals, the largest groups were those holding citizenship from Somalia (41,335), Eritrea (32,099), Ethiopia (6,225), Nigeria (3,440), Egypt (3,359), Morocco (3,099), and Gambia (1,971).
[15] News anchor Katarina Sandström,[16] TV-comedian Marika Carlsson[17] and restaurateur and celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson[18] are three well-known Swedes adopted from Ethiopia.
Television sports journalist David Fjäll is another well-known Swedish person adopted from Africa.