Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Get in touch with us nowIn 2023, people from Afghanistan made up the largest group of asylum applicants in Sweden, with over 1,300 people. Meanwhile, the highest number of male asylum seekers also came from Afghanistan. After Afghanistan, Iraq had the second highest number of applicants at over 1,000, and Syria had the third highest at over 950.
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