First residence permits — other

In 2021, Sweden's first residence permits increased by 4.9% compared to 2020, reaching 14,021.

Sweden accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 697,349.

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 81.2% (from 74,608 in 2016).

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