SE · 2018 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Sweden, 2018
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
34,865
Sweden, 2018
▼ 42.5% vs 2017 (60,625)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 42.5% compared to 2017, reaching 34,865.
Sweden accounts for 6.3% of the EU-27 total of 556,610.
Sweden ranks 4th 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 3.3% (from 36,065 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
6.3%
EU-27: 556,610
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta