NL · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive first-instance decisions

Netherlands, 2016

Asylum positive first-instance decisions
20,810
Netherlands, 2016
▲ 26.5% vs 2015 (16,450)
Analysis

In 2016, Netherlands's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 26.5% compared to 2015, reaching 20,810.

Netherlands accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 662,965.

Netherlands ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 204.7% (from 6,830 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
3.1%
EU-27: 662,965
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
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