In 2019 approximately 715 thousand applications for asylum were made to countries in the European Union, an increase of 625 thousand when compared with the previous year. The peak for asylum applications occurred in 2015 when around 1.23 million applications were made.
Applications for asylum in the European Union (EU) from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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Frontex. (April 28, 2020). Applications for asylum in the European Union (EU) from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex. "Applications for asylum in the European Union (EU) from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex. (2020). Applications for asylum in the European Union (EU) from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex. "Applications for Asylum in The European Union (Eu) from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex, Applications for asylum in the European Union (EU) from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/ (last visited January 22, 2021)