SE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Sweden, 2017
First residence permits — work
18,138
Sweden, 2017
▲ 16.0% vs 2016 (15,632)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's first residence permits increased by 16.0% compared to 2016, reaching 18,138.
Sweden accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 904,080.
Sweden ranks 6th 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 2.1% (from 18,520 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.0%
EU-27: 904,080
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst