Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Sweden's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 7.6% compared to 2024, reaching 18,340.

Sweden accounts for 3.7% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

Sweden ranks 9th 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 12.2% (from 16,350 in 2020).

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