Immigration to Sweden 2011-2021, by gender
Over the last decade, there were constantly more men than women immigrating to Sweden. From the peak in 2016 after the high number of refugees entering Europe in 2015, the number of both male and female immigrants decreased, reaching its lowest level in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, over 46,000 men and 44,000 women immigrated to Sweden. Of these, the largest number were Swedish citizens returning to the country.
