Public Schengen visa statistics
Sweden Schengen visa statistics
Sweden hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.
Explore Sweden Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 190,881 applications in 2025 and a 22.9% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 190,881
- Visas issued
- 143,740
- Not issued
- 43,793
- Weighted rejection rate
- 22.9%
- Latest year
- 2025
- Confidence
- High confidence
How this rate is calculated
Weighted rejection rate is calculated as total not-issued uniform visa applications divided by total uniform applications for the rows on this page. It is historical context, not an official decision or a legal prediction.
Yearly trend
| Year | Applications | Not issued | Rejection rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 253,292 | 29,604 | 11.7% |
| 2019 | 275,239 | 33,879 | 12.3% |
| 2020 | 36,136 | 8,185 | 22.7% |
| 2021 | 22,260 | 6,654 | 29.9% |
| 2022 | 135,946 | 38,652 | 28.4% |
| 2023 | 169,151 | 38,680 | 22.9% |
| 2024 | 188,623 | 44,576 | 23.6% |
| 2025 | 190,881 | 43,793 | 22.9% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Sweden Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
- In 2025, consulates recorded about 190,881 Sweden Schengen visa applications, of which 43,793 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 22.9%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
- How many Sweden Schengen visa applications were recorded?
- About 190,881 Sweden Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 43,793 were not issued.
- Do these statistics guarantee my Sweden visa outcome?
- No. These are historical, aggregate statistics from official sources. Every application is decided individually on its own merits by the relevant consulate, so a high or low rejection rate does not guarantee any specific result.