In 2015, just over 160,000 people sought asylum in Sweden.

Of these, just under 100,000 have today received a residence permit.

And of those, 67,500 are over 16 years old.

At SVT's request, Statistics Sweden has produced figures on how they support themselves today.

According to the authority's income statistics, about a third are considered gainfully employed, ie have an annual income of more than SEK 96,000 and no other income that exceeds it.  

The other two thirds have very low incomes, study or receive different types of grants.   

In Vingåker we meet Amina Bashir who came from Somalia just over five years ago and now runs a job search course for new arrivals under the auspices of the municipality.

During her years in Sweden, she has alternated courses with internships.  

- I want to work in preschool or school.

I like children and want to help children, she says.

Researcher: "Does not change quickly"

Mats Hammarstedt, professor of economics, has written extensively about refugees' opportunities in the labor market.

He is not surprised by the figures that Statistics Sweden has produced: 

- It takes a long time for refugees to enter the labor market.

It's been like this for 40 years.

Now the covid 19 pandemic has also made the possibilities more difficult.

This does not change quickly, so in five years I think it will look about the same, says Mats Hammarstedt, who works at Linnaeus University in Växjö.

Ahmed Gaál is a work coach at Vingåker municipality.

He himself came to Sweden from Somalia 15 years ago and says that for the individual it is very much about what attitude you have. 

- It is important that you want to learn.

You have to have a strategy and understand what it is you need, he says.