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Overview of statistical practice
The Swedish Migration Agency publishes monthly statistical reports on asylum applications and first instance decisions.[1] These include a breakdown per nationality, as well as statistics specifically relating to unaccompanied children.
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2020
| Applicants in 2020 | Pending at end 2020 | Refugee status | Subsidiary protection | Humanitarian protection | Rejection | Refugee rate | Sub. Prot. rate | Rejection rate | |
| Total | 12,991 | 7,155 | 2,913 | 1,415 | 41 | 12,270 | 17% | 8% | 71% |
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Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers |
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| Syria | 1,208 | 580 | 379 | 955 | 3 | 455 | 20% | 51% | 24% |
| Uzbekistan | 826 | 685 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1,149 | 1% | 0% | 98% |
| Iraq | 782 | 410 | 154 | 47 | 2 | 883 | 14% | 4% | 79% |
| Iran | 604 | 683 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 686 | 32% | 0% | 68% |
| Afghanistan | 593 | 416 | 310 | 75 | 2 | 424 | 10% | 10% | 54% |
| Ukraine | 559 | 239 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 456 | 0% | 1% | 99% |
| Eritrea | 526 | 183 | 387 | 42 | 2 | 125 | 67% | 7% | 22% |
| Mongolia | 461 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 338 | 0% | 0% | 97% |
| Somalia | 443 | 262 | 137 | 9 | 5 | 321 | 26% | 2% | 59% |
| Turkey | 412 | 368 | 382 | 1 | 0 | 323 | 53% | 0% | 45% |
Source: Swedish Migration Agency. Other decisions granting a residence permit, i.e. for family reunification purposes, upper secondary education etc. are not included to the table above.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2020
| Number | Percentage | |
| Total number of applicants | 12,991 | 100% |
| Men | 7,910 | 61% |
| Women | 5,081 | 39% |
| Children | 3,566 | 27.5% |
| Unaccompanied children | 500 | 3.8% |
Source: Swedish Migration Agency
Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2020
| First instance | Appeal | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Total number of decisions on merits | 17,192 | 100% | 16,477 | 100% |
| Decisions granting international protection | 4,922 | 29% | 1,124 | 7% |
| Rejection | 12,270 | 71% | 15,353 | 93% |
Source: Swedish Migration Agency
[1] Migration Agency, Asylum statistics, available at: http://bit.ly/2kkz2Vu.