Spain vs Sweden: Recent immigrants by citizenship
Spain
0.4%
in 2025
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
Spain rank
15th
Sweden rank
13th
Recent immigrants by citizenship over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 26 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recent immigrants by citizenship, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in recent immigrants by citizenship between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Spain ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.