SE · 2018 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Sweden, 2018
Asylum positive — refugee status
6,145
Sweden, 2018
▼ 53.8% vs 2017 (13,310)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's asylum positive decreased by 53.8% compared to 2017, reaching 6,145.
Sweden accounts for 5.4% of the EU-27 total of 114,590.
Sweden ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.0% (from 6,750 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2018
5.4%
EU-27: 114,590
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta