SE · 2020 · tps00192
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
Sweden, 2020
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
24,380
Sweden, 2020
▼ 7.4% vs 2019 (26,330)
Analysis
In 2020, Sweden's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 7.4% compared to 2019, reaching 24,380.
Sweden accounts for 4.6% of the EU-27 total of 528,165.
Sweden ranks 6th 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 49.8% (from 48,570 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
4.6%
EU-27: 528,165
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00192