FR · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

France, 2021

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
137,015
France, 2021
▲ 58.7% vs 2020 (86,330)
Analysis

In 2021, France's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 58.7% compared to 2020, reaching 137,015.

France accounts for 25.8% of the EU-27 total of 531,525.

France ranks 1st 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 56.6% (from 87,485 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
25.8%
EU-27: 531,525
France timeline (last 15 years)
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