SE · 2018 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — other
Sweden, 2018
First residence permits — other
29,497
Sweden, 2018
▼ 26.5% vs 2017 (40,134)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's first residence permits decreased by 26.5% compared to 2017, reaching 29,497.
Sweden accounts for 5.0% of the EU-27 total of 595,547.
Sweden ranks 5th 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 5.8% (from 31,303 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
5.0%
EU-27: 595,547
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst