In 2022 approximately 958,840 applications for asylum were made to countries in the European Union, compared with 632,405 in the previous year. The peak for asylum applications occurred in 2015 when around 1.28 million applications were made.
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Eurostat. (October 13, 2023). Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. (2023). Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Number of Applications for Asylum in The European Union from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Eurostat, Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, October 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/