SE · 2020 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

Sweden, 2020

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
24,425
Sweden, 2020
▼ 7.4% vs 2019 (26,370)
Analysis

In 2020, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 7.4% compared to 2019, reaching 24,425.

Sweden accounts for 4.6% of the EU-27 total of 528,365.

Sweden ranks 6th 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 49.8% (from 48,685 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
4.6%
EU-27: 528,365
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