SE · 2018 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Sweden, 2018
First residence permits issued (total)
123,433
Sweden, 2018
▼ 3.8% vs 2017 (128,245)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 3.8% compared to 2017, reaching 123,433.
Sweden accounts for 4.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,791,528.
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 24.5% (from 99,122 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
4.4%
EU-27: 2,791,528
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst