Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2021, Sweden's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 89.7% compared to 2020, reaching 31,010.

Sweden accounts for 8.7% of the EU-27 total of 356,995.

Sweden ranks 3rd 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 76.3% (from 17,585 in 2016).

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