First residence permits — education

In 2024, Sweden's first residence permits increased by 14.1% compared to 2023, reaching 13,249.

Sweden accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

Sweden ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.0% (from 11,720 in 2019).

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