Asylum positive — humanitarian protection

In 2025, Sweden's asylum positive increased by 51.5% compared to 2024, reaching 500.

Sweden accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 86,575.

Sweden ranks 5th out of 13 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 108.3% (from 240 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.