Asylum requests; international

Asylum requests; international

Countries Periods Total asylum requests (x 1 000) First asylum requests (x 1 000)
European Union 2022* 962.2 881.2
European Union: EU-28 (2013-2020) 2022* . .
Belgium 2022* 36.7 32.1
Bulgaria 2022* 20.4 20.3
Cyprus 2022* 22.2 21.6
Denmark 2022* 4.6 4.5
Germany 2022* 243.8 217.7
Estonia 2022* 2.9 2.9
Finland 2022* 5.8 4.8
France 2022* 156.5 137.5
Greece 2022* 37.4 29.1
Hungary 2022* 0.0 0.0
Ireland 2022* 13.7 13.6
Italy 2022* 84.3 77.2
Croatia 2022* 12.9 12.8
Latvia 2022* 0.6 0.5
Lithuania 2022* 1.0 0.9
Luxembourg 2022* 2.4 2.4
Malta 2022* 1.3 0.9
The Netherlands 2022* 37.0 35.5
Austria 2022* 108.8 106.4
Poland 2022* 9.8 7.7
Portugal 2022* 2.1 2.0
Romania 2022* 12.4 12.1
Slovenia 2022* 6.8 6.6
Slovakia 2022* 0.5 0.5
Spain 2022* 117.9 116.1
Czech Republic 2022* 1.7 1.3
Sweden 2022* 18.6 14.0
Iceland 2022* 4.6 4.5
Liechtenstein 2022* 0.1 0.1
Montenegro 2022* 0.2 0.2
Norway 2022* 4.8 4.7
United Kingdom 2022* . .
Switzerland 2022* 24.4 23.1
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on the total number of asylum applications submitted and the number of first asylum applications in various countries in Europe and the European Union.
The figures for the countries in this table come from Eurostat; the statistical office of the European Union.
The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Until then, the United Kingdom was part of the EU28.

Data available from: 2008.

Status of the figures:
The data are final, except for the year 2022.

Changes as of Juni 2023:
The provisional figures for 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
The figures for 2023 will be published in June 2024.

Description topics

Total asylum requests
The total number of asylum requests is the sum of the number of first
asylum requests and the number of subsequent asylum requests.

An asylum seeker may submit more than one request. For example, in the
situation that there are new relevant facts, a subsequent request may be
submitted.
First asylum requests
First asylum requests are requests by persons from another country seeking permission to be admitted as refugees. These requests are submitted by persons who have left their own country for various reasons in order to seek protection or asylum in another country.