SE · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Sweden, 2016
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
95,845
Sweden, 2016
▲ 96.9% vs 2015 (48,685)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 96.9% compared to 2015, reaching 95,845.
Sweden accounts for 8.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,075,745.
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 301.3% (from 23,885 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
8.9%
EU-27: 1,075,745
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta