Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2024, Sweden's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 10.2% compared to 2023, reaching 17,050.

Sweden accounts for 3.7% of the EU-27 total of 464,985.

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 19.8% (from 21,260 in 2019).

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