Number of asylum applications in the European Union 2023, by country of origin

Published by
Catalina Espinosa,
Nov 11, 2024

In 2023 there were around 186,580 asylum applications to countries in the European Union from citizens of Syria, the most of any country in this time period. Applications from Afghanistan numbered approximately 109,605, the second most common country for asylum applications.

Number of asylum applications in the European Union in 2023, by country of origin

CharacteristicNumber of applications
Syria 186,580
Afghanistan 109,605
Türkiye 94,525
Venezuela 67,805
Colombia 62,840
Bangladesh 40,385
Pakistan 34,640
Morocco 29,425
Iraq 27,325
Egypt 26,615
Peru 23,225
Russia 22,705
Guinea 21,095
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