SE · 2023 · tps00191

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

Sweden, 2023

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
17,010
Sweden, 2023
▼ 28.5% vs 2022 (23,805)
Analysis

In 2023, Sweden's asylum applicants by type decreased by 28.5% compared to 2022, reaching 17,010.

Sweden accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,130,405.

Sweden ranks 10th 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 40.5% (from 28,605 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.5%
EU-27: 1,130,405
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