Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sweden
Sweden: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0136 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.0136 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sweden peaked at 0.0265 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1969.
That places Sweden 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0035 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 units per person | +114.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0109 units per person | +110.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0143 units per person | +32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0155 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 units per person | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0151 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0229 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0216 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0202 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.018 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0177 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0165 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 units per person | -34.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0173 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0232 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 0.024 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.024 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0265 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0226 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0154 units per person | -31.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0136 units per person | -11.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0136 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0059 units per person, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0136 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0133 units per person, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +114.9% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
| 1984 | +110.5% | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0109 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0209 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More social development data for Sweden
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sweden?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sweden was 0.0136 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0265 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1969.
- How does Sweden rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.