Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Sweden
Sweden: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.7695 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sweden stood at 0.7695 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 321.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sweden peaked at 0.9217 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0561 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 183rd of 241 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1914 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0561 per 100,000 people | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 0.302 per 100,000 people | +438.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3899 per 100,000 people | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3329 per 100,000 people | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8289 per 100,000 people | +149.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1756 per 100,000 people | -78.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1851 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1729 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1606 per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2443 per 100,000 people | +52.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2425 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2198 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1866 per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1847 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1827 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1301 per 100,000 people | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1383 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1564 per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1259 per 100,000 people | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0771 per 100,000 people | -38.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0861 per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2186 per 100,000 people | +153.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2174 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9217 per 100,000 people | +324.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7695 per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.7695 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 82% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.7695 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 18% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +438.1% | 0.0561 per 100,000 people | 0.302 per 100,000 people |
| 2024 | +324.0% | 0.2174 per 100,000 people | 0.9217 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | +153.9% | 0.0861 per 100,000 people | 0.2186 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | +149.0% | 0.3329 per 100,000 people | 0.8289 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2795 per 100,000 people | 0.0561 per 100,000 people | 0.8289 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1811 per 100,000 people | 0.1259 per 100,000 people | 0.2443 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3817 per 100,000 people | 0.0771 per 100,000 people | 0.9217 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 180 Argentina 0.9313 per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.8581 per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Canada 0.8573 per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Luxembourg 0.7348 per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Cyprus 0.7295 per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Lesotho 0.7193 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Sweden
- Red List Index 0.9904 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,092 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 192 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sweden?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Sweden was 0.7695 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9217 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0561 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Sweden ranks 183rd out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 321.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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