First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Sweden
Sweden: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 57.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 57.9% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Sweden peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98.0% | — |
| 2009 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +15.6% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 65.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 44.3% | 60.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Sweden?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Sweden was 57.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Sweden ranks 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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