Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Sweden's asylum positive decreased by 41.2% compared to 2023, reaching 1,930.

Sweden accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Sweden ranks 10th 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 49.2% (from 3,800 in 2019).

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