SE · 2023 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Sweden, 2023
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
19,175
Sweden, 2023
▲ 13.9% vs 2022 (16,835)
Analysis
In 2023, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 13.9% compared to 2022, reaching 19,175.
Sweden accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 677,820.
Sweden ranks 8th 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 45.0% (from 34,865 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.8%
EU-27: 677,820
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta