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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: 2019
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Applicants in 2019 |
Decisions in 2019 |
Pending at end 2019 |
Refugee status |
Subsidiary protection |
Humanitarian protection |
Rejection |
Refugee rate |
Subs. Prot. rate |
Hum. Prot. rate |
Rejection rate |
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Total |
21,984 |
24,569 |
14,880 |
3,487 |
5,955 |
104 |
14,829 |
14.1% |
24.2% |
0,42% |
60.3% |
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Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers
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Syria |
2,655 |
2,713 |
1,553 |
210 |
1710 |
2 |
519 |
7.7% |
63.0% |
0.07% |
19.3% |
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Iran |
1,093 |
1,347 |
1,259 |
404 |
2 |
5 |
902 |
29.9% |
0.15% |
0.37% |
66.9% |
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Iraq |
1,055 |
1,712 |
997 |
165 |
63 |
11 |
1,378 |
9.6% |
3.6% |
0.64 % |
80.4% |
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Uzbekistan |
1,052 |
486 |
1,233 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
275 |
2.4% |
0% |
0% |
56.6% |
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Georgia |
975 |
1,161 |
182 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1,158 |
0.1% |
0% |
0% |
99.9% |
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Stateless |
879 |
1,103 |
555 |
298 |
112 |
4 |
555 |
27% |
10.1% |
0.36% |
50.3% |
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Ukraine |
868 |
844 |
255 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
829 |
0.47% |
0% |
0% |
98.2% |
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Afghanistan |
826 |
1,331 |
742 |
281 |
57 |
24 |
721 |
21.1% |
4.2% |
1.8% |
54.1% |
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Eritrea |
766 |
975 |
369 |
631 |
24 |
1 |
242 |
64.7% |
2.4% |
0.1% |
24.8% |
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Somalia |
755 |
937 |
563 |
196 |
3 |
4 |
607 |
20.9% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
64.7% |
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Source: Migration Agency. Note that the humanitarian protection rates do not include permits that have been granted on other grounds such as upper secondary school. The remaining percentage of the protection rates thus refer to these other permits.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2019
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Number |
Percentage |
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Total number of applicants |
21,984 |
– |
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Men |
13,147 |
59.8% |
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Women |
8,837 |
40.2% |
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Children (unaccompanied minors not included) |
5,556 |
25,2% |
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Unaccompanied children |
905 |
4,1% |
Source: Migration Agency
Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2019
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First instance |
Appeal |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
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Total number of decisions |
24,569 |
– |
17,144 |
– |
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Positive decisions |
9,546 |
38.8% |
3910 |
22.8% |
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3,487 |
14.9% |
1,674 |
9.7% |
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5,955 |
24.4% |
2,038 |
11.8% |
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104 |
0.42% |
198* |
1.1%* |
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Negative decisions |
14,829 |
60.3% |
12,600 |
73.5%* |
Source: Migration Agency. *Humanitarian protection” statistics does not include permits for secondary school studies.