SE · 2021 · tps00192
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
Sweden, 2021
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
17,145
Sweden, 2021
▼ 29.7% vs 2020 (24,380)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 29.7% compared to 2020, reaching 17,145.
Sweden accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 531,315.
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 82.1% (from 95,775 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
3.2%
EU-27: 531,315
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00192