In 2021 approximately 632,320 applications for asylum were made to countries in the European Union, compared with 472,400 in the previous year. The peak for asylum applications occurred in 2015 when around 1.28 million applications were made.
Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Eurostat. (October 26, 2022). Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, 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 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 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 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Eurostat, Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/