Syrians in Sweden

Syrians in Sweden
Total population
(98,216 estimated (by Syrian citizenship, March 2015)[1][2][3][4])
Regions with significant populations
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
Languages
Arabic
Kurdish
Swedish
Religion
Islam, Christianity

Syrians in Sweden include migrants from Syria to Sweden, as well as their descendants. The number of Syrians (by Syrian citizenship) in Sweden is estimated at around 98,216 people in March 2015 and consists mainly of refugees of the Syrian Civil War.[5] Many of the Syrian refugees in Sweden, as is the case in Germany, are of Kurdish descent.[6][7]

Migration history

In September 2013, Swedish migration authorities ruled that all Syrian asylum seekers will be granted permanent residency in light of the worsening conflict in Syria. Sweden is the first EU-country to make this offer.[8] The decision means that the roughly 8,000 Syrians who have temporary residency in Sweden will now be able to stay in the country permanently. They will also have the right to bring their families to Sweden. While Malek Laesker, vice-chair of the Syrian Arabian Cultural Association of Sweden, welcomed the decision, he also warned it could create problems. "The fact that Sweden is the first country to open its arms is both positive and negative," he told the TT news agency, explaining that it may be a boon for the growing people-smuggling market.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Var femte asylsökande kom från Syrien". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Antalet asylsökande från Syrien har fördubblats". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Största folkökningen någonsin". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stor ökning av ensamkommande flyktingbarn". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Matthias Meissner (30 March 2015). "Kriegsflüchtlinge aus Syrien - Linke und Gruene warnen vor Abschottung". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Hundreds of Syrian Kurdish migrants seek shelter in Serbia
  7. ↑ For Iraqi, Syrian Kurdish refugees, fantastic dreams and silent deaths
  8. ↑ "Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees". The Local. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.thelocal.se/50030/20130903/ Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees
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