Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden

Sweden: Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship was 5,399 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,399
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
13th
of 31 countries
All-time high
5,834
in 2024
All-time low
498
in 2010
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden, 2008–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201620252008: 2.2k2009: 7272010: 4982011: 6852012: 2.1k2013: 3.2k2014: 2.8k2015: 3.3k2016: 3.2k2017: 4.0k2018: 5.2k2019: 5.1k2020: 5.6k2021: 5.0k2022: 5.1k2023: 5.7k2024: 5.8k2025: 5.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden stood at 5,399.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden peaked at 5,834 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 498, in 2010.

That places Sweden 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 2,200
2009 727 -67.0%
2010 498 -31.5%
2011 685 +37.6%
2012 2,143 +212.8%
2013 3,239 +51.1%
2014 2,806 -13.4%
2015 3,341 +19.1%
2016 3,189 -4.5%
2017 3,964 +24.3%
2018 5,156 +30.1%
2019 5,119 -0.7%
2020 5,591 +9.2%
2021 4,954 -11.4%
2022 5,073 +2.4%
2023 5,732 +13.0%
2024 5,834 +1.8%
2025 5,399 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,464 727 2,200 2
2010s 3,014 498 5,156 10
2020s 5,430 4,954 5,834 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 10 Netherlands 14,165 compare
  2. 11 Finland 8,465 compare
  3. 12 Austria 6,573 compare
  4. 14 Belgium 4,041 compare
  5. 15 Malta 2,968 compare
  6. 16 Denmark 2,834 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden?
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Sweden was 5,399 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 5,834 in 2024.
What is the lowest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 498 in 2010.
How does Sweden rank for change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship?
Sweden ranks 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
Is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 533 data points, 2008–2025
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