FR · 2021 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
France, 2021
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
120,685
France, 2021
▲ 29.5% vs 2020 (93,200)
Analysis
In 2021, France's asylum applicants by type increased by 29.5% compared to 2020, reaching 120,685.
France accounts for 18.9% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.
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 43.2% (from 84,270 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
18.9%
EU-27: 638,410
France timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191