Asylum positive — humanitarian protection

In 2016, Germany's asylum positive increased by 1063.3% compared to 2015, reaching 24,080.

Germany accounts for 48.5% of the EU-27 total of 49,665.

Germany ranks 1st out of 12 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1160.7% (from 1,910 in 2011).

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