About the Swedish Migration Agency Work
Here you find statistics and overviews about residence permit due to work. The monthly statistics are updated on the 15th of each month. If the 15th falls on a public holiday, the statistics are published on the next working day.
Monthly statistics
The monthly statistics show first-time applications, decisions and granted in first instance (the Swedish Migration Agency).
Monthly statistics work permit | Total 2025 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Received applications | 15250 | 2376 |
Decisions | 17688 | 4032 |
Granted permits | 10300 | 1581 |
Pending cases** | 11804 |
**Pending cases are received applications/cases which have not yet got a decision.
Statistics from previous years
More statistics about work permits are available in Swedish.