SE · 2018 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

Sweden, 2018

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
34,865
Sweden, 2018
▼ 42.5% vs 2017 (60,625)
Analysis

In 2018, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 42.5% compared to 2017, reaching 34,865.

Sweden accounts for 6.3% of the EU-27 total of 556,610.

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 fallen by 3.3% (from 36,065 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
6.3%
EU-27: 556,610
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