First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Sweden
Sweden: First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence was 50.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 50.5% for first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Sweden peaked at 50.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2016.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.5% | — |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +42.1% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 41.5% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 32.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 42.6% | 50.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Liechtenstein 76.0% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 56.7% compare
- 4 Finland 48.3% compare
- 5 Belgium 47.4% compare
- 6 Norway 46.1% compare
More reference data data for Sweden
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Sweden?
- First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Sweden was 50.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence permits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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