Sweden
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
2272000
Immigrant Population
21.4%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
224000
Emigrant Population
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It’s Relative: A Crosscountry Comparison of Family-Migration Policies and Flows
Family admissions dominate immigration across all nine countries studied, and backlogs of up to 30 years show that formal reunification rights often fail in practice.
Responding to the ECEC Needs of Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe and North America
Children of refugees face significant unmet early childhood education needs, and most of the nine European and North American countries studied lack coherent strategies to address them.
Newcomers in the North: Labor Market Integration of Refugees in Northern Europe
In five Northern European countries, workplace training and permanent residency affect refugees’ employment and integration outcomes.
Designing Civic Education for Diverse Societies: Models, tradeoffs, and outcomes
Civic education in Europe is being pressed to address radicalisation, integration, and civic renewal—but tradeoffs between competing programme models remain unresolved.
Weathering Crisis, Forging Ahead: Swedish Asylum and Integration Policy
Sweden's 2015 asylum surge buckled its reception system, and the border controls and benefit cuts that followed may undermine the immigrant integration they were meant to protect.
Overwhelmed by Refugee Flows, Scandinavia Tempers its Warm Welcome
Scandinavia’s 2015 asylum surge, fueled by generous policies, diasporas, and even smugglers with bicycles, has triggered sharp moves to deter future arrivals.
Migration Crisis Tests European Consensus and Governance
In 2015, unprecedented Mediterranean arrivals and faltering EU solidarity turned migration into a test of Europe’s borders, institutions, and political resolve.
Refugee Crisis Deepens Political Polarization in the West
Refugee arrivals have sharpened partisan divides in Europe and the United States, as leaders harness migration fears in increasingly polarizing debates.
A Shared Challenge: Europe and the United States Confront Significant Flows of Unaccompanied Child Migrants
Surging arrivals of unaccompanied children are testing European and U.S. systems in parallel ways.
Aiming Higher: Policies to get immigrants into middle-skilled work in Europe
European integration policies have prioritized getting immigrants into work over career progression. Without reform, persistent labor market gaps will widen.
