Asylum seeker numbers in Sweden are set to drop to around 29,000 this year from a record 163,000 in 2015 as tougher rules imposed by the center-left government bite, the Migration Agency said on Tuesday.



In a fresh forecast, the Migration Agency said it expected Sweden to receive 28,000 to 32,000 asylum applications this year. Its previous forecast from July was 30,000 to 50,000.



Last year, the government introduced tough new asylum rules including border controls and curbs on family reunion.