SE · 2021 · tps00024

Acquisition of citizenship

Sweden, 2021

Acquisition of citizenship
89,354
Sweden, 2021
▲ 11.4% vs 2020 (80,175)
Analysis

In 2021, Sweden's acquisition of citizenship increased by 11.4% compared to 2020, reaching 89,354.

Sweden accounts for 10.8% of the EU-27 total of 827,708.

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 45.8% (from 61,294 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
10.8%
EU-27: 827,708
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024