This statistic displays the number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth. During the period from 1990 to 1994, roughly 109 thousand refugees emigrated to Sweden.
Number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth
Characteristic
1990-1994
2006-2010
2011-2015
Born in the North (outside Sweden)
27,787
31,375
25,698
Relatives to refugees
22,787
29,946
45,467
Work
24,426
71,229
67,750
Relatives
34,771
90,593
101,815
Born in the EU (outside the North)
30,184
98,662
102,856
Refugees
108,923
69,459
115,199
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of immigrants108,923108,92330,18430,18434,77134,77124,42624,42622,78722,78727,78727,78769,45969,45998,66298,66290,59390,59371,22971,22929,94629,94631,37531,375115,199115,199102,856102,856101,815101,81567,75067,75045,46745,46725,69825,6981990-19942006-20102011-2015RefugeesBorn in the EU (outside the North)RelativesWorkRelatives to refugeesBorn in the North (outsideSweden)
025,00050,00075,000100,000125,000150,000
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Statistics Sweden. (December 22, 2016). Number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657848/immigrants-in-sweden-by-reason-for-residence-permit-or-region-of-birth/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth." Chart. December 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657848/immigrants-in-sweden-by-reason-for-residence-permit-or-region-of-birth/
Statistics Sweden. (2016). Number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657848/immigrants-in-sweden-by-reason-for-residence-permit-or-region-of-birth/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of Immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by Reason for Residence Permit and Region of Birth." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657848/immigrants-in-sweden-by-reason-for-residence-permit-or-region-of-birth/
Statistics Sweden, Number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657848/immigrants-in-sweden-by-reason-for-residence-permit-or-region-of-birth/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Number of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2015, by reason for residence permit and region of birth [Graph], Statistics Sweden, December 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657848/immigrants-in-sweden-by-reason-for-residence-permit-or-region-of-birth/
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