Twenty percent of Värnamo Municipality's population is born abroad, which is on par with the national average. Twentyeight percent of the population 25–64 years old is born abroad, while only 12 percent of the population above 64 years old is. Of the population born abroad 58 percent is born in Europe, 31 percent in Asia, 7 percent in Africa and 3 percent in South America. Of the population born in Europe 31 percent is born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 percent in Yugoslavia and 9 percent in Finland. Of the population born in Asia 31 percent is born in Syria and of the population born in Africa 30 percent is born in Somalia. There are four times as many Thai women as men, three times as many Eritrean men as women, and twice as many Afghan men as women.