EU27_2020 · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

Name: Asylum first-instance decisions (total) — European Union (27), 2021
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2021

531,525

European Union (27), 2021

▲ 0.6% vs 2020 (528,365)

Analysis

In 2021, European Union (27)'s asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 0.6% compared to 2020, reaching 531,525.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 50.6% (from 1,075,745 in 2016).

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

European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)

2012 2025

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Source: Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta