SE · 2016 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — education

Sweden, 2016

First residence permits — education
8,803
Sweden, 2016
▼ 1.9% vs 2015 (8,975)
Analysis

In 2016, Sweden's first residence permits decreased by 1.9% compared to 2015, reaching 8,803.

Sweden accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 328,654.

Sweden ranks 10th 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 30.1% (from 6,766 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.7%
EU-27: 328,654
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