SE · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Sweden, 2017
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
60,625
Sweden, 2017
▼ 36.7% vs 2016 (95,845)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 36.7% compared to 2016, reaching 60,625.
Sweden accounts for 6.5% of the EU-27 total of 933,565.
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 138.8% (from 25,385 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
6.5%
EU-27: 933,565
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta