DE · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

Germany, 2017

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
524,350
Germany, 2017
▼ 16.9% vs 2016 (631,180)
Analysis

In 2017, Germany's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 16.9% compared to 2016, reaching 524,350.

Germany accounts for 56.2% of the EU-27 total of 933,565.

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 792.3% (from 58,765 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
56.2%
EU-27: 933,565
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