EU27_2020 · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Name: First-time asylum applications — European Union (27), 2021
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2021

536,270

European Union (27), 2021

▲ 29.1% vs 2020 (415,480)

Analysis

In 2021, European Union (27)'s first-time asylum applications increased by 29.1% compared to 2020, reaching 536,270.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 54.0% (from 1,167,070 in 2016).

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

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Source: Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm