Sweden → Netherlands
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Sweden
- To
- Netherlands
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,496
- Change since 2018
- +29.9%
- Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
- 0.52%
Inflow 20231,496OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Sweden to the Netherlands
Inflows of nationals of Sweden recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Sweden living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 631 |
| 2001 | 548 |
| 2002 | 522 |
| 2003 | 412 |
| 2004 | 475 |
| 2005 | 445 |
| 2006 | 537 |
| 2007 | 560 |
| 2008 | 622 |
| 2009 | 662 |
| 2010 | 695 |
| 2011 | 761 |
| 2012 | 778 |
| 2013 | 769 |
| 2014 | 853 |
| 2015 | 967 |
| 2016 | 950 |
| 2017 | 1,019 |
| 2018 | 1,152 |
| 2019 | 1,247 |
| 2020 | 931 |
| 2021 | 1,177 |
| 2022 | 1,332 |
| 2023 | 1,496 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 6,473 | — |
| 2023 | 1,496 | 6,019 | 32 |
| 2022 | 1,332 | 5,588 | 27 |
| 2021 | 1,177 | 5,162 | 19 |
| 2020 | 931 | 5,195 | 34 |
| 2019 | 1,247 | 4,849 | 21 |
| 2018 | 1,152 | 4,619 | 25 |
| 2017 | 1,019 | 4,406 | 23 |
| 2016 | 950 | 4,206 | 10 |
| 2015 | 967 | 3,958 | 9 |
| 2014 | 853 | 3,822 | 6 |
| 2013 | 769 | 3,780 | 14 |
| 2012 | 778 | 3,768 | 19 |
| 2011 | 761 | 3,659 | 19 |
| 2010 | 695 | 3,571 | 17 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
The Netherlands' consulates in Sweden
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Sweden.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 14.3% |
| 2018 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 3.8% |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 17 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of the Netherlands in Sweden, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Stockholm | sweden.nlembassy.org |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Sweden ranks 37.
- Germany4,727
- Spain3,975
- Norway2,242
- Denmark1,939
- Switzerland1,287
- Portugal1,129
- United States950
- Japan892
- Finland720
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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