Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2014, Germany's asylum positive increased by 205.2% compared to 2013, reaching 33,310.

Germany accounts for 38.6% of the EU-27 total of 86,385.

Germany ranks 1st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 308.5% (from 8,155 in 2009).

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