First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data

In 2016, Germany's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision increased by 153.2% compared to 2015, reaching 631,090.

Germany accounts for 58.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,075,490.

Germany ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.