SE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Sweden, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
128,245
Sweden, 2017
▼ 12.6% vs 2016 (146,740)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 12.6% compared to 2016, reaching 128,245.
Sweden accounts for 4.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
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 42.1% (from 90,248 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
4.8%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst