Number of asylum applications in Sweden 2012-2022, by gender
From 2012 to 2022, there were constantly more men than women applying for asylum in Sweden. The number peaked in 2015 following the high influx of refugees to Europe that year, but then fell rapidly in 2016. In 2022, there were 10,800 men and 6,000 women applying for asylum in Sweden. Of the former, the highest number came from Afghanistan, whereas the highest number among the latter came from Ukraine.
