In 2020, 527 residence permits were granted to unaccompanied minor refugees in Sweden. Within the last decade, the highest number of residence permits to unaccompanied minors were granted in 2016, with over seven thousand permits.
Number of residence permits granted to unaccompanied minor refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2020
Characteristic
Number of residence permits
2020
527
2019
518
2018
1,273
2017
5,935
2016
7,037
2015
3,209
2014
3,376
2013
2,061
2012
2,000
2011
2,176
2010
1,366
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
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"Unaccompanied minor refugees" refers to persons who have applied for asylum, and who were under 18 years of age, and who were without an adult care-giver at the time of the decision.
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Migrationsverket. (March 19, 2021). Number of residence permits granted to unaccompanied minor refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143434/number-of-residence-permits-granted-to-unaccompanied-minors-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket. "Number of residence permits granted to unaccompanied minor refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2020." Chart. March 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143434/number-of-residence-permits-granted-to-unaccompanied-minors-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket. (2021). Number of residence permits granted to unaccompanied minor refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143434/number-of-residence-permits-granted-to-unaccompanied-minors-in-sweden/
Migrationsverket. "Number of Residence Permits Granted to Unaccompanied Minor Refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143434/number-of-residence-permits-granted-to-unaccompanied-minors-in-sweden/
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