In 2020 approximately 461 thousand applications for asylum were made to countries in the European Union, a decrease of 254 thousand when compared with the previous year. The peak for asylum applications occurred in 2015 when around 1.23 million applications were made.
Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2009 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
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Frontex. (June 30, 2021). Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex. "Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex. (2021). Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex. "Number of Applications for Asylum in The European Union from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/
Frontex, Number of applications for asylum in the European Union from 2009 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454836/number-of-asylum-applications-in-the-eu/ (last visited January 27, 2022)
