SE · 2015 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Sweden, 2015
First residence permits issued (total)
110,623
Sweden, 2015
▲ 2.5% vs 2014 (107,947)
Analysis
In 2015, Sweden's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 2.5% compared to 2014, reaching 110,623.
Sweden accounts for 5.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,992,551.
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 grown by 39.5% (from 79,299 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
5.6%
EU-27: 1,992,551
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst