Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0004 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.016 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2025.
That places Sweden 73rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | +88.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per person | +58.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 units per person | +102.8% |
| 2015 | 0.016 units per person | +173.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 units per person | -47.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 units per person | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per person | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per person | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | -51.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 units per person | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Sweden was 0.0004 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 73rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.