RO · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Romania, 2017

First-time asylum applications
4,695
Romania, 2017
▲ 153.1% vs 2016 (1,855)
Analysis

In 2017, Romania's first-time asylum applications increased by 153.1% compared to 2016, reaching 4,695.

Romania accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.

Romania ranks 10th 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 94.0% (from 2,420 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.8%
EU-27: 620,460
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