First residence permits — work

In 2021, Sweden's first residence permits increased by 22.0% compared to 2020, reaching 21,115.

Sweden accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

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 grown by 35.1% (from 15,632 in 2016).

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