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
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