SE · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
Sweden, 2017
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
26,510
Sweden, 2017
▼ 60.2% vs 2016 (66,590)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 60.2% compared to 2016, reaching 26,510.
Sweden accounts for 6.2% of the EU-27 total of 428,730.
Sweden ranks 4th 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 113.8% (from 12,400 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
6.2%
EU-27: 428,730
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta