First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data

In 2025, Sweden's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 23.4% compared to 2024, reaching 7,405.

Sweden accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 832,360.

Sweden ranks 11th 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 69.6% (from 24,380 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.