First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Sweden's first-time asylum applications decreased by 24.3% compared to 2023, reaching 6,785.

Sweden accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Sweden ranks 12th 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 67.4% (from 20,805 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.