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
15th
of 32 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 15th out of 32 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.
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 15th out of 32 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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