NL · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Netherlands, 2016

Asylum positive — refugee status
9,740
Netherlands, 2016
▲ 46.2% vs 2015 (6,660)
Analysis

In 2016, Netherlands's asylum positive increased by 46.2% compared to 2015, reaching 9,740.

Netherlands accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.

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 1271.8% (from 710 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
2.7%
EU-27: 358,065
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
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