This graph displays the annual number of first instance decisions of asylum by the immigration authorities of EU countries in 2016. Germany had the greatest number of asylum seekers at over 631 thousand people, followed by France and Italy at 87.5 thousand and 89.9 thousand respectively.
Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country
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Statistics on Refugees and asylum in Germany
Refugees and asylum applications
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- Basic Statistic Number of first asylum applications in Germany 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic First asylum application numbers in Germany 1991-2022
- Basic Statistic Total asylum application numbers in Germany 1995-2022
- Basic Statistic First-time asylum applications in Germany by federal state in 2022
- Basic Statistic Asylum application decisions in Germany 2022
- Premium Statistic Total asylum seeker protection rate in Germany 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Rejected asylum applications in Germany, 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Country of origin of asylum applicants in Germany 2022
Proceedings and decisions
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- Basic Statistic Number of pending asylum applications in Germany 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of decisions about asylum applications in Germany 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Asylum seekers in Germany 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic First-time male and female asylum applicants in Germany 2022, by age
- Basic Statistic Asylum applicants by age group and gender in Germany 2022
- Basic Statistic Asylum applicants by religion in Germany 2021
Unaccompanied minors
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- Premium Statistic Number of unaccompanied underage asylum applicants in Germany 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Unaccompanied underage asylum applicants in Germany in 2021, by country of origin
- Premium Statistic Underage unaccompanied arrivals taken into care in Germany 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Unaccompanied underage arrivals in care by gender in Germany 2011-2020
Deportations from Germany
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- Premium Statistic Number of deportations from Germany 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of deportations from Germany 2015-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Deportations by land from Germany in 2018, by country of destination
- Premium Statistic Deportations by sea from Germany in 2018, by country of destination
- Premium Statistic Deportations by air from Germany in 2018, by country of destination
- Premium Statistic Number of deportations in Germany in 2020, by airport
- Premium Statistic Asylum applicant transfers to and from Germany in 2021, by country
Asylum seeker benefits
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- Premium Statistic Recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany, by gender 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Asylum seeker benefits recipients in Germany in 2021, by residence status
- Premium Statistic Gross expenditure on asylum seeker benefits in Germany 2000-2020
- Basic Statistic Federal expenditure for refugees and asylum Germany 2018-2025
Further related statistics
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- Number of accepted grants of asylum in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017
- Number of asylum applications by Myanmar citizens in Malaysia 2011-2020
- Mexico: asylum seekers with complementary protection 2011-2016
- Mexico: asylum seekers legally recognized as refugees 2002-2018
- Italy: public opinion about threat posed by refugees 2016
- Italy: concern on the large number of refugees leaving Iraq/Syria 2017
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Iceland 2010-2021
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Liechtenstein from 2008-2017
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Slovenia from 2008-2016
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Lithuania from 2008-2016
- Accepted asylum applicants in Germany from Q1 2014 to Q2 2019
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Finland from 2008-2017
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Romania 2008-2016
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Portugal from 2008-2017
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Cyprus from 2008-2016
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in in Poland from 2008-2018
- European accepted asylum applicants as a percentage of all asylum applicants 2014
- Poles' attitudes towards refugees in Poland 2021
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- Italy: concern on the large number of refugees leaving Iraq/Syria 2017
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Iceland 2010-2021
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Liechtenstein from 2008-2017
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Slovenia from 2008-2016
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Lithuania from 2008-2016
- Accepted asylum applicants in Germany from Q1 2014 to Q2 2019
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- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Romania 2008-2016
- Number of accepted grants of asylum in Portugal from 2008-2017
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. (August 17, 2017). Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country." Chart. August 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2017). Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of First Instance Decisions of Asylum in European Union (Eu28) as of 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, August 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/