Sweden issued around 143,000 Residence Permits in 2022 - test

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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