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 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Sweden, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 557.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Sweden peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Sweden 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +126.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +47.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -43.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +438.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +149.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -78.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +52.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +153.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +324.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +30.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 50% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 units per person, 17% of the median. (51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +438.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2024 | +324.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 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 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 units per person (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 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 units per person in 2025.
- 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 units per person in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sweden ranks 161st out of 199 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 up 557.6%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.