PT · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Portugal, 2019

First-time asylum applications
1,735
Portugal, 2019
▲ 40.5% vs 2018 (1,235)
Analysis

In 2019, Portugal's first-time asylum applications increased by 40.5% compared to 2018, reaching 1,735.

Portugal accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.

Portugal ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 294.3% (from 440 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
0.3%
EU-27: 629,230
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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