SE · 2021 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — other

Sweden, 2021

First residence permits — other
14,021
Sweden, 2021
▲ 4.9% vs 2020 (13,364)
Analysis

In 2021, Sweden's first residence permits increased by 4.9% compared to 2020, reaching 14,021.

Sweden accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 697,349.

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 fallen by 81.2% (from 74,608 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.0%
EU-27: 697,349
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