In 2023, people from Afghanistan had the highest proportion of asylum decisions in Sweden with 2,247 applications decided upon, of which 1,215 were granted. The second highest number of applications decided upon came from Iraqi. Within recent years, the year with the most positive asylum decisions in Sweden was 2016.
Number of asylum decisions and grants in Sweden in 2023, by country of origin
20 countries with the most asylum decisions and grants
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "There are three instances for decisions in asylum cases: the Swedish Migration Agency, The Migration Courts, and the Migration Court of Appeal; The table below only refers to decisions that have been made at the first instance, that is to say the Swedish Migration Agency."
Does not include refugees from Ukraine who were registered based on EU's Temporary Protection Directive.
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Migrationsverket. (January 3, 2024). Number of asylum decisions and grants in Sweden in 2023, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124997/number-of-asylum-decisions-in-sweden-by-origin/
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