Correct answer: 12 991. Approximately 13 000 people applied for asylum in Sweden in 2020, which is the lowest number in twenty years. The most common nationalities among asylum seekers were Syria, Uzbekistan, and Iraq. In the same year, the Swedish Migration Agency decided on 20 980 asylum cases (first-time applications). The approval rate was 29 percent in relation to the rejection rate. Almost every tenth person in Sweden has experience of applying for asylum or has come here as a close relative of an asylum seeker. Read more about asylum seekers 'own experiences of the asylum process in the report Asylum seekers' meeting with Sweden (2018:8).
On February 24, 2022, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Since then, millions of people have fled within the country and to other European countries. The Policy Brief How large will the Ukrainian refugee flow be, and which EU countries will they seek refuge in? (2022:3) analyzes, among other things, how many may flee to Sweden.
Source: Färre beviljade uppehållstillstånd 2020 (Migrationsverket).