SE · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
Sweden, 2016
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
66,590
Sweden, 2016
▲ 105.8% vs 2015 (32,360)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 105.8% compared to 2015, reaching 66,590.
Sweden accounts for 10.0% of the EU-27 total of 662,965.
Sweden ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 656.3% (from 8,805 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
10.0%
EU-27: 662,965
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta