Finland vs Sweden: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Finland
0.35 Number
in 2025
Sweden
0.48 Number
in 2025
Finland rank
26th
Sweden rank
25th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.48 Number against 0.35 Number in Finland, a difference of 0.13 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.29 Number | 5.24 Number | 3.95 Number | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4867 Number | 0.8733 Number | 0.3867 Number | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.48 Number against 0.35 Number in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.13 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Finland ranks 26th 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.