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

In 2020, Germany's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 16.6% compared to 2019, reaching 128,590.

Germany accounts for 24.3% of the EU-27 total of 528,165.

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 fallen by 48.4% (from 249,285 in 2015).

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