On October 28th, Sweden's official statistics agency Statistikmyndigheten (known as SCB, for Statistiska centralbyrån) published a report on how many of those who immigrated to Sweden between the years 2010 and 2013 have become Swedish citizens, as of 2025.
The report presents data on how many of those who came to Sweden between 2010-13 have, as of 2025: left the country or passed away; become Swedish citizens; or remain in the country, but without Swedish citizenship.
For the purposes of analysis, immigrants are grouped into four categories:
- Refugees and their family members
- Labour migrants and students, as well as family members of workers
- Other family members
- EU/EEA citizens and those who immigrated to Sweden as long-term residents in another EU/EEA country
According to the report, "between the years 2010 and 2013, 315,000 foreign citizens immigrated to Sweden; of these, 58 percent have since become Swedish citizen, while 27 percent have emigrated."
The report goes on to say that as of 2025, 227,000 of those 315,000 immigrants (72 percent) remain in Sweden.
For those in the work permit or student categories, however, the picture is notably different.
As of 2025, just 53 percent in the work permit and student categories remained in Sweden, compared to 72 percent among immigrants overall.
The remaining 47 percent fall into a group that the report labels "emigrated or died." The Local has reached out to SCB for clarification on how many of that group are emigrants and how many have passed away.
Among the labour migrants/students who remain [in Sweden], the report states, "79 percent are Swedish citizens, meaning 21 percent are not Swedish citizens, even after more than a decade in Sweden."
This compares to 80/20 percent Swedish/non-Swedish citizens in the overall group of people remaining in Sweden from the 2010-13 immigrant cohort.
Another finding of the report is that refugees and their family members are the most likely to become Swedish citizens, while EU/EEA citizens are the least likely.
The report also makes note of the fact that labour migrants and students emigrate from Sweden at high rates.