This statistic shows the annual growth figures of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Switzerland from 2008 until 2017. When comparing 2008 to 2017, there has been an overall increase of over eight thousand refugees successfully qualifying for asylum in Switzerland. The peak in positive asylum decisions was in 2014 at 15.4 thousand people.
Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Switzerland from 2008 to 2017
The source adds the following information: "Total number of positive decisions refers to the sum of decisions granting refugee status, subsidiary protection status, authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons (for countries where applicable) and temporary protection."
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Eurostat. (July 25, 2018). Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Switzerland from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790135/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-switzerland/
Eurostat. "Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Switzerland from 2008 to 2017." Chart. July 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790135/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-switzerland/
Eurostat. (2018). Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Switzerland from 2008 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790135/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-switzerland/
Eurostat. "Annual Number of Successful Grants of Asylum for Refugees in Switzerland from 2008 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790135/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-switzerland/
Eurostat, Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Switzerland from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790135/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-switzerland/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
