The number of people with a refugee status living in Sweden increased steadily from 2011 to 2019, nearly reaching 254,000 that year. It then decreased slightly following the outbreak of COVID-19, before increasing again in 2022, reaching nearly 278,000.
Number of refugees living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
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UNHCR. (June 14, 2023). Number of refugees living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300131/number-refugees-sweden/
UNHCR. "Number of refugees living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300131/number-refugees-sweden/
UNHCR. (2023). Number of refugees living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300131/number-refugees-sweden/
UNHCR. "Number of Refugees Living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300131/number-refugees-sweden/
UNHCR, Number of refugees living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300131/number-refugees-sweden/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Number of refugees living in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], UNHCR, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300131/number-refugees-sweden/