SE · 2022 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Sweden, 2022
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
16,835
Sweden, 2022
▼ 2.0% vs 2021 (17,185)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2021, reaching 16,835.
Sweden accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 639,310.
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 72.2% (from 60,625 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
2.6%
EU-27: 639,310
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta