Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2025, Sweden's asylum positive decreased by 32.9% compared to 2024, reaching 1,295.

Sweden accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 166,825.

Sweden ranks 11th 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 62.5% (from 3,450 in 2020).

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