The total number of residence permits granted for family reunification in Sweden decreased from 2018 to 2022, before increasing slightly again in 2023. Whereas nearly 45,000 permits were granted in 2018, 25,000 were granted in 2023. In 2023, around 23,000 of the residence permits granted on the grounds of family reunification in Sweden came under the category other grounds. Meanwhile, 2,100 were granted on refugee or asylum grounds. The most common ground for receiving a residence permit in Sweden in 2023 was work-related permits.
Number of granted residence permits for family reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by grounds
Characteristic
Family members - other
Family members - refugee/asylum grounds
Family members - humanitarian grounds
Adoption
Children born in Sweden to parent with permanent residence permit
The source adds the following information:
"Family members - refugee/asylum grounds: Family members to persons who have been granted residence permits as refugees/persons in need of subsidiary protection/due to exceptionally distressing circumstances/temporary residence permits.
The numbers refers to residence permits granted in first instance (The Swedish Migration Agency and Swedish embassies abroad), and in higher instances (The Migration Courts and the Migration Court of Appeal).
The numbers show first-time decisions, applicants with a temporary residence permit who are granted an extension of this are not included."
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Migrationsverket. (January 3, 2024). Number of granted residence permits for family reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by grounds [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143257/number-of-granted-residence-permits-for-family-reunification-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket. "Number of granted residence permits for family reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by grounds." Chart. January 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143257/number-of-granted-residence-permits-for-family-reunification-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket. (2024). Number of granted residence permits for family reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by grounds. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143257/number-of-granted-residence-permits-for-family-reunification-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket. "Number of Granted Residence Permits for Family Reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by Grounds." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143257/number-of-granted-residence-permits-for-family-reunification-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket, Number of granted residence permits for family reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by grounds Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143257/number-of-granted-residence-permits-for-family-reunification-in-sweden/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of granted residence permits for family reunification in Sweden from 2018 to 2023, by grounds [Graph], Migrationsverket, January 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143257/number-of-granted-residence-permits-for-family-reunification-in-sweden/
