Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Sweden

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Sweden in 2024 — 51.8 per 100k. Ranked 67 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 57.5%.

2024 51.8 per 100k −51.55% vs 2023
World rank 67of 178
Period maximum 1,602.3 per 100k2015
Period minimum 51.8 per 100k2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Sweden, 2000–202405001,0001,5002,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 121.7 per 100k2001: 197.8 per 100k2002: 372.8 per 100k2003: 393.5 per 100k2004: 311.4 per 100k2005: 173.5 per 100k2006: 191.4 per 100k2007: 302.6 per 100k2008: 261.1 per 100k2009: 203.6 per 100k2010: 198.3 per 100k2011: 191.6 per 100k2012: 239.6 per 100k2013: 288.6 per 100k2014: 585.2 per 100k2015: 1,602.3 per 100k2016: 836.8 per 100k2017: 512.9 per 100k2018: 372.4 per 100k2019: 272.5 per 100k2020: 179.7 per 100k2021: 134 per 100k2022: 138 per 100k2023: 106.8 per 100k2024: 51.8 per 100k
Change over the period: −70 (−57.48%) Average annual rate: -3.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 51.8 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Northern Europe computed 163.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 51.8 −55.1 −51.55%
2023 106.8 −31.1 −22.58%
2022 138 +4 +2.99%
2021 134 −45.7 −25.44%
2020 179.7 −92.8 −34.05%
2019 272.5 −99.9 −26.84%
2018 372.4 −140.5 −27.4%
2017 512.9 −323.9 −38.71%
2016 836.8 −765.5 −47.77%
2015 1,602.3 +1,017.1 +173.78%
2014 585.2 +296.7 +102.81%
2013 288.6 +49 +20.44%
2012 239.6 +48 +25.08%
2011 191.6 −6.8 −3.42%
2010 198.3 −5.3 −2.58%
2009 203.6 −57.5 −22.03%
2008 261.1 −41.5 −13.72%
2007 302.6 +111.2 +58.08%
2006 191.4 +17.9 +10.32%
2005 173.5 −137.9 −44.27%
2004 311.4 −82.1 −20.86%
2003 393.5 +20.7 +5.55%
2002 372.8 +175 +88.43%
2001 197.8 +76.1 +62.52%
2000 121.7

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.