FR · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

France, 2016

First-time asylum applications
76,785
France, 2016
▲ 8.8% vs 2015 (70,565)
Analysis

In 2016, France's first-time asylum applications increased by 8.8% compared to 2015, reaching 76,785.

France accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.

France ranks 3rd 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 47.3% (from 52,140 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
6.6%
EU-27: 1,167,070
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