SE · 2018 · tps00024

Acquisition of citizenship

Sweden, 2018

Acquisition of citizenship
63,818
Sweden, 2018
▼ 7.4% vs 2017 (68,898)
Analysis

In 2018, Sweden's acquisition of citizenship decreased by 7.4% compared to 2017, reaching 63,818.

Sweden accounts for 9.4% of the EU-27 total of 676,593.

Sweden ranks 5th 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 27.2% (from 50,167 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00024, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
9.4%
EU-27: 676,593
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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