Denmark vs Sweden: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Denmark
0.31 Number
in 2025
Sweden
0.48 Number
in 2025
Denmark rank
27th
Sweden rank
25th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.48 Number against 0.31 Number in Denmark, a difference of 0.17 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.55 Number | 2.59 Number | 2.04 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.29 Number | 4.85 Number | 3.56 Number | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4033 Number | 0.8733 Number | 0.47 Number | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.48 Number against 0.31 Number in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.17 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.