FR · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

France, 2020

First-time asylum applications
81,735
France, 2020
▼ 40.9% vs 2019 (138,295)
Analysis

In 2020, France's first-time asylum applications decreased by 40.9% compared to 2019, reaching 81,735.

France accounts for 19.7% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.

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 15.8% (from 70,565 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
19.7%
EU-27: 415,480
France timeline (last 15 years)
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