The annual growth figures of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Sweden when comparing 2012 to 2022, shows there has been an overall decrease of almost 3,400 refugees successfully qualifying for asylum in Sweden. The peak was in 2016 at approximately 66.6 thousand. Since 2012, Sweden has accepted a total of 212,900 asylum.
Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
The source adds the following information: "Total number of positive decisions refers to the sum of decisions granting refugee status, subsidiary protection status, authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons (for countries where applicable) and temporary protection."
This data was obtained from the Eurostat database with code MIGR_ASYDCFSTA
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Eurostat. (April 19, 2023). Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550125/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-sweden/
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Eurostat. (2023). Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550125/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-sweden/
Eurostat. "Annual Number of Successful Grants of Asylum for Refugees in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550125/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-sweden/
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