FR · 2018 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

France, 2018

First-time asylum applications
126,585
France, 2018
▲ 37.6% vs 2017 (91,975)
Analysis

In 2018, France's first-time asylum applications increased by 37.6% compared to 2017, reaching 126,585.

France accounts for 22.4% of the EU-27 total of 564,900.

France ranks 2nd 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 109.3% (from 60,475 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
22.4%
EU-27: 564,900
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