SE · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Sweden, 2020
First-time asylum applications
11,800
Sweden, 2020
▼ 43.3% vs 2019 (20,805)
Analysis
In 2020, Sweden's first-time asylum applications decreased by 43.3% compared to 2019, reaching 11,800.
Sweden accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
Sweden ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 92.4% (from 156,200 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
2.8%
EU-27: 415,480
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm