Number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden
Sweden: Number of refugees per 100000 was 1.2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden, 1994–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.2 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 553.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden peaked at 1.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0562, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 164th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1253 | — |
| 1995 | 0.2832 | +126.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4185 | +47.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4409 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4406 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3387 | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1916 | -43.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0562 | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3025 | +438.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3349 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3336 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8306 | +149.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1762 | -78.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1858 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1735 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1613 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2452 | +52.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2434 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2206 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1875 | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1856 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1837 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.131 | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1392 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1572 | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1265 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0773 | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0864 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2193 | +153.8% |
| 2023 | 0.218 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9239 | +323.9% |
| 2025 | 1.2 | +30.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 50% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.94, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +438.2% | 0.0562 | 0.3025 |
| 2024 | +323.9% | 0.218 | 0.9239 |
| 2022 | +153.8% | 0.0864 | 0.2193 |
| 2005 | +149.0% | 0.3336 | 0.8306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3412 | 0.1253 | 0.4409 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2746 | 0.0562 | 0.8306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.182 | 0.1265 | 0.2452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4543 | 0.0773 | 1.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- 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 number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Sweden was 1.2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0562 in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Sweden ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 553.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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