SE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — other
Sweden, 2017
First residence permits — other
40,134
Sweden, 2017
▼ 46.2% vs 2016 (74,608)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's first residence permits decreased by 46.2% compared to 2016, reaching 40,134.
Sweden accounts for 5.7% of the EU-27 total of 704,527.
Sweden ranks 5th 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 93.5% (from 20,744 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
5.7%
EU-27: 704,527
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst