DK · 2018 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Denmark, 2018

First-time asylum applications
3,500
Denmark, 2018
▲ 11.6% vs 2017 (3,135)
Analysis

In 2018, Denmark's first-time asylum applications increased by 11.6% compared to 2017, reaching 3,500.

Denmark accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 564,900.

Denmark ranks 12th 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 51.6% (from 7,230 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
0.6%
EU-27: 564,900
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