DE · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Germany, 2016
First-time asylum applications
722,355
Germany, 2016
▲ 63.5% vs 2015 (441,895)
Analysis
In 2016, Germany's first-time asylum applications increased by 63.5% compared to 2015, reaching 722,355.
Germany accounts for 61.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Germany 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 1479.3% (from 45,740 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
61.9%
EU-27: 1,167,070
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm