DK · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Denmark, 2016

Asylum positive — refugee status
4,275
Denmark, 2016
▼ 43.8% vs 2015 (7,605)
Analysis

In 2016, Denmark's asylum positive decreased by 43.8% compared to 2015, reaching 4,275.

Denmark accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.

Denmark ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 481.6% (from 735 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.2%
EU-27: 358,065
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