The share of Swedes who wish to receive fewer refugees increased significantly from 2015 to 2016 after the high number of Syrian refugees arriving in the country that year. Whereas around 40 percent of the respondents thought it was a good idea that the country should receive fewer refugees between 2010 and 2015, more than half have had the same opinion since 2016, even reaching close to 60 percent since 2019. Despite this, Swedes were generally positive towards receiving refugees from Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February 2022.
Share of people with the wish to receive less refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2022
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vilken är din åsikt om följande förslag? Ta emot färre flyktingar."
The percentage refers to the combined share of respondents stating to be "very good proposal (1)" and "rather good proposal (2)". The share answering to be "neutral (3)", "rather bad proposal (4)" and "very bad proposal (5)" is not included in this statistic.
* The number of respondents in each year was as follows:
2021: 7,722
2020: 7,130
2019: 6,410
2018: 5,241
2017: 3,486
2016: 4,655
2015: 4,638
2014: 3,347
2013: 6,386
2012: 6,003
2011: 4,500
2010: 4,783
2009: 4,747
2008: 3,122.
**Conducted among people between 16 and 85 years up until 2021.
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SOM-institutet. (July 5, 2023). Share of people with the wish to receive less refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/905127/share-of-people-with-wish-to-receive-less-refugees-in-sweden/
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SOM-institutet, Share of people with the wish to receive less refugees in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/905127/share-of-people-with-wish-to-receive-less-refugees-in-sweden/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
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