EU27_2020 · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Name: First-time asylum applications — European Union (27), 2016
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2016

1,167,070

European Union (27), 2016

▼ 4.1% vs 2015 (1,217,180)

Analysis

In 2016, European Union (27)'s first-time asylum applications decreased by 4.1% compared to 2015, reaching 1,167,070.

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

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Source: Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm