AT · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Austria, 2021
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
18,765
Austria, 2021
▲ 78.8% vs 2020 (10,495)
Analysis
In 2021, Austria's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 78.8% compared to 2020, reaching 18,765.
Austria accounts for 3.5% of the EU-27 total of 531,525.
Austria ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 55.8% (from 42,415 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
3.5%
EU-27: 531,525
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta