First residence permits — work

In 2024, Sweden's first residence permits decreased by 33.4% compared to 2023, reaching 12,737.

Sweden accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Sweden ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 50.2% (from 25,556 in 2019).

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