SE · 2022 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Sweden, 2022
Asylum positive — refugee status
3,145
Sweden, 2022
▲ 12.5% vs 2021 (2,795)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's asylum positive increased by 12.5% compared to 2021, reaching 3,145.
Sweden accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 143,955.
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 76.4% (from 13,310 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
2.2%
EU-27: 143,955
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta