DE · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Germany, 2019

First-time asylum applications
142,515
Germany, 2019
▼ 12.0% vs 2018 (161,935)
Analysis

In 2019, Germany's first-time asylum applications decreased by 12.0% compared to 2018, reaching 142,515.

Germany accounts for 22.6% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.

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 fallen by 17.7% (from 173,075 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
22.6%
EU-27: 629,230
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