First-time asylum applicants in Sweden
Sweden received 5,100 first-time asylum applications in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Sweden, 2025
5,100
Change from 2024
−24.8%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
12th of 32
First-time asylum applicants 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,100 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 6,780 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 8,960 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 13,210 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 9,055 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 11,800 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 20,805 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 18,685 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 22,225 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 22,385 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 156,195 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 75,090 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 49,355 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 43,930 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 29,690 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 31,870 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 23,680 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 24,365 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −24.8% from 6,780 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 156,195 applicants, the figure has changed by −96.7%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Immigration
116,197 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
86,449 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
62,989 people
2024 · 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