Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Sweden's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 9.9% compared to 2022, reaching 18,985.

Sweden accounts for 3.9% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Sweden ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.9% (from 22,310 in 2018).

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