Recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden
Sweden: Recent immigrants by citizenship was 0.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8%
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
13th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 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 recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden?
- Recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden was 0.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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