Highlights: Sweden issued around 143,000 Residence Permits in 2022
- Sweden granted 143,000 Residence Permits in 2022
- In December 2022, Sweden issued 7,427 Residence Permits
- Total number of Residence Permits issued for asylum seekers was 56,617
- For work purposes, 1,921 permits were granted
Highest number of Sweden Residence Permits issued in 2022
According to the Swedish Migration Agency, Sweden issued around 143,000 Residence Permits in 2022. The total number of permits issued in December was 7,427. Most of these Sweden Residence Permits were issued to Asylum Seekers in December and total number is 1,958. This increased the number of residence permits for Asylum seekers up to 56,617 in 2022. The details of the residence permits issued to different categories in December 2022 can be found in the table below:
| Category | Number of residence permits issued in December 2022 |
| Asylum Seekers | 1,958 |
| Work purposes | 1,921 |
| Family Reunification | 1,885 |
| EU/EES | 572 |
| Study purposes | 1,031 |
Total number of Sweden Residence Permits granted in 2022
The table below reveals the details of the total number of Sweden Residence Permits issued for different categories in 2022:
| Category | Number of residence permits issued in 2022 |
| Asylum Seekers | 56,617 |
| Family Reunification | 20,989 |
| EU/EES | 7,882 |
| Study purposes | 14,536 |
Sweden Residence Permits issued from October to December 2022
The details of Sweden Residence Permits issued in the last 3 months of 2022 are available in the table below:
| Month | Number of Sweden Residence Permits issued |
| October | 8,940 |
| November | 6,294 |
| December | 7,427 |
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