Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden

Sweden: Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual was 13,990 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13,990
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
4th
of 32 countries
All-time high
27,390
in 2021
All-time low
6,630
in 2014
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden, 2008–2025

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2008201620252008: 9.0k2009: 12.0k2010: 14.6k2011: 13.5k2012: 16.1k2013: 14.3k2014: 6.6k2015: 9.8k2016: 11.9k2017: 9.9k2018: 10.8k2019: 10.0k2020: 8.3k2021: 27.4k2022: 17.1k2023: 12.9k2024: 13.6k2025: 14.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden stood at 13,990.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden peaked at 27,390 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,630, in 2014.

That places Sweden 4th out of 32 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.

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded) in Sweden, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 9,015
2009 11,980 +32.9%
2010 14,645 +22.2%
2011 13,470 -8.0%
2012 16,140 +19.8%
2013 14,315 -11.3%
2014 6,630 -53.7%
2015 9,830 +48.3%
2016 11,865 +20.7%
2017 9,950 -16.1%
2018 10,750 +8.0%
2019 9,955 -7.4%
2020 8,265 -17.0%
2021 27,390 +231.4%
2022 17,080 -37.6%
2023 12,935 -24.3%
2024 13,600 +5.1%
2025 13,990 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,498 9,015 11,980 2
2010s 11,755 6,630 16,140 10
2020s 15,543 8,265 27,390 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Germany 36,075 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30,345 compare
  3. 3 France 18,930 compare
  4. 5 Cyprus 10,630 compare
  5. 6 Poland 9,700 compare
  6. 7 Austria 8,045 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More reference data data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden?
Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden was 13,990 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 27,390 in 2021.
What is the lowest third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6,630 in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/third-country-nationals-returned-following-an-order-to-leave-annual-data-rounded/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/third-country-nationals-returned-following-an-order-to-leave-annual-data-rounded/sweden/">Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 546 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed