Cyprus vs Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Cyprus
-15.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-15.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cyprus rank
115th
Sweden rank
114th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Cyprus
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -15.1 % change on previous year against -15.94 % change on previous year in Cyprus, a difference of 0.84 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 115th and Sweden ranks 114th of 166 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.22 % change on previous year | 14.35 % change on previous year | 39.87 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 22.29 % change on previous year | 18.69 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 5.76 % change on previous year | -23.89 % change on previous year | 29.65 % change on previous year | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Cyprus or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -15.1 % change on previous year against -15.94 % change on previous year in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Cyprus and Sweden?
- 0.84 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Sweden rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Cyprus ranks 115th and Sweden ranks 114th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.