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
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta