AT · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Austria, 2017

Asylum positive — refugee status
17,800
Austria, 2017
▼ 27.9% vs 2016 (24,685)
Analysis

In 2017, Austria's asylum positive decreased by 27.9% compared to 2016, reaching 17,800.

Austria accounts for 8.4% of the EU-27 total of 211,070.

Austria ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 564.2% (from 2,680 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2017
8.4%
EU-27: 211,070
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