SE · 2015 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Sweden, 2015

Asylum positive — refugee status
12,740
Sweden, 2015
▲ 24.4% vs 2014 (10,245)
Analysis

In 2015, Sweden's asylum positive increased by 24.4% compared to 2014, reaching 12,740.

Sweden accounts for 5.9% of the EU-27 total of 217,285.

Sweden ranks 3rd 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 558.4% (from 1,935 in 2010).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
5.9%
EU-27: 217,285
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