SE · 2025 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Sweden, 2025
First-time asylum applications
4,935
Sweden, 2025
▼ 27.3% vs 2024 (6,785)
Analysis
In 2025, Sweden's first-time asylum applications decreased by 27.3% compared to 2024, reaching 4,935.
Sweden accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 670,165.
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 58.2% (from 11,800 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
0.7%
EU-27: 670,165
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm