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Swedens population 2018 – population changes:

Immigration of refugees/persons in need of protection decreased in 2018

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-03-21 9.30

In 2018, 63 818 persons were granted Swedish citizenship, which is a decrease compared with the previous year.

Immigration of refugees/persons in need of protection also decreased compared with 2017. This decrease is linked to the number of asylum seekers, which decreased for the third year in a row.

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