Sweden vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Sweden
-33.9 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
-34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden rank
122nd
Switzerland rank
124th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -33.9 % change on previous year against -34 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 124th of 190 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 160 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | 29.08 % change on previous year | -23.23 % change on previous year | 52.31 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.61 % change on previous year | 13.4 % change on previous year | 30.2 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at -33.9 % change on previous year against -34 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Sweden ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 124th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, 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 origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.