RO · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Romania, 2020

First-time asylum applications
6,025
Romania, 2020
▲ 145.4% vs 2019 (2,455)
Analysis

In 2020, Romania's first-time asylum applications increased by 145.4% compared to 2019, reaching 6,025.

Romania accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.

Romania ranks 11th 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 393.9% (from 1,220 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
1.5%
EU-27: 415,480
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