Circular migration
Statistics and policies from a Swedish
perspective
Stefan Lundgren
Statistics Sweden
New York 2013
2009
The Swedish government gave a Parliamentary
Committeee the task to map Swedish circular
migration and to identify factors that influence
peoples ability to migrate
Statistics Sweden was assigned to provide statistics
on the measurable migration
Statistical definition
persons that on last of December 2009 lived in
Sweden and in migration purpose had crossed the
border at least two times during the period 19692009.
Foreign born circular migrants (with at
least 3 moves) by region of birth. Living in
Sweden 2009
North
America Oceania
Africa
3 %1 %
South
America
6%
7%
Asia
41 %
15 %
10 %
Europe
without
EU27 and
the Nordic
countries
18 %
EU27
without the
Nordic
countries
The Nordic
countries
without
Sweden
Foreign born circular migrants (with at
least 3 moves) by region of birth. Living in
Sweden 2009
North
America Oceania
Africa
South
America
The Nordic
countries
without
Sweden
Asia
70 %
Europe
without
EU27 and
the Nordic
countries
EU27
without the
Nordic
countries
Foreign born circular migrants by number
of moves
Birth region
Africa
Asia
EU27 without the Nordic countries
Europe without EU27 and the Nordic countries
North America
The Nordic countries without Sweden
Oceania
Unknown
Soviet Union
South America
Total
Share
3
4 097
10 679
12 522
7 014
2 466
26 556
401
10
279
4 764
68 788
85%
Number of moves
5
7+
527
90
1 144
177
1 547
342
680
132
304
41
4 801
1 633
43
6
2
0
33
5
597
99
9 678
2 525
12%
3%
Totalt
4 714
12 000
14 411
7 826
2 811
32 990
450
12
317
5 460
80 991
100%
WIN – WIN – WIN SITUATION
Origin country
Migrant
Destination country
Suggested policy changes
Facilitate circulation for all migrants!
Scholarship activities for students from third country should be
extended
Family members to a person who has been granted residence
permits for studies should be able to be granted work permit
International students should be able to be granted residence
permit during 6 months after finished studies
Swedish authorities should offer counseling and support to
entrepreneurs from developing countries who wishes to start
a business in their country of origin
Thank you for your
attention!
For further contact:
tomas.johansson@scb.se
anna-karin.nylin@scb.se