Acquisitions of citizenship in Sweden
62,989 people acquired the citizenship of Sweden in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Sweden, 2024
62,989
Change from 2023
−7.1%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
5th of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in Sweden over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62,989 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 67,789 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 92,225 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 89,354 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 80,175 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 64,206 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 63,818 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 68,898 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 61,294 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 49,044 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 43,510 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 50,167 people | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 50,179 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 36,634 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 32,457 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 29,525 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 30,461 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 33,629 people | – |
| 2006 | 51,239 people | – |
| 2005 | 39,573 people | – |
| 2004 | 28,893 people | – |
| 2003 | 33,222 people | – |
| 2002 | 37,792 people | – |
| 2001 | 36,399 people | – |
| 2000 | 43,474 people | – |
Flags: be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −7.1% from 67,789 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 43,510 people, the figure has changed by +44.8%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Immigration
116,197 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
86,449 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
5,100 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
1.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
5.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
47,079 people
2025 · World Bank