SE · 2022 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
Sweden, 2022
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
4,845
Sweden, 2022
▲ 24.2% vs 2021 (3,900)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 24.2% compared to 2021, reaching 4,845.
Sweden accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 312,060.
Sweden ranks 9th 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 81.7% (from 26,510 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.6%
EU-27: 312,060
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta