SE · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Sweden, 2016
First residence permits — work
15,632
Sweden, 2016
▼ 0.6% vs 2015 (15,726)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's first residence permits decreased by 0.6% compared to 2015, reaching 15,632.
Sweden accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 736,930.
Sweden ranks 6th 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 5.0% (from 16,455 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.1%
EU-27: 736,930
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst