Poland vs Sweden: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Poland
0.31
in 2025
Sweden
0.46
in 2025
Poland rank
23rd
Sweden rank
21st
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.46 against 0.31 in Poland, a difference of 0.15.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Poland's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 32 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.22 | 2.59 | 2.37 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.174 | 4.85 | 4.67 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2217 | 0.87 | 0.6483 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Poland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.46 against 0.31 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Poland and Sweden?
- 0.15, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Poland ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 32 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.