DE · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

Germany, 2021

Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
132,740
Germany, 2021
▲ 3.2% vs 2020 (128,650)
Analysis

In 2021, Germany's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 3.2% compared to 2020, reaching 132,740.

Germany accounts for 25.0% of the EU-27 total of 531,525.

Germany 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 fallen by 79.0% (from 631,180 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
25.0%
EU-27: 531,525
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
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