A welcoming Europe?
Evolution of the number of asylum seekers and refugees in the EU
Asylum applications
…
A welcoming Europe?
Asylum applications ( 2019 )
Details: Belgium
- Population in 2019: 11455519
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 61677
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 27460
Details: Bulgaria
- Population in 2019: 7000039
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 20451
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2150
Details: Czechia
- Population in 2019: 10649800
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2058
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1915
Details: Denmark
- Population in 2019: 5806081
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 37540
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2695
Details: Germany
- Population in 2019: 83019213
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1146685
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 165615
Details: Estonia
- Population in 2019: 1324820
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 334
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 105
Details: Ireland
- Population in 2019: 4904240
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 7800
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4780
Details: Greece
- Population in 2019: 10724599
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 68219
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 77275
Details: Spain
- Population in 2019: 46937060
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 57761
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 117795
Details: France
- Population in 2019: 67012883
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 407923
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 128940
Details: Croatia
- Population in 2019: 4076246
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 916
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1400
Details: Italy
- Population in 2019: 60359546
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 207619
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 43770
Details: Cyprus
- Population in 2019: 875899
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 12325
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 13650
Details: Latvia
- Population in 2019: 1919968
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 672
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 195
Details: Lithuania
- Population in 2019: 2794184
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1826
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 645
Details: Luxembourg
- Population in 2019: 613894
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2572
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2270
Details: Hungary
- Population in 2019: 9772756
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 5772
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 500
Details: Malta
- Population in 2019: 493559
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 8911
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4090
Details: Netherlands
- Population in 2019: 17282163
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 94430
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 25195
Details: Austria
- Population in 2019: 8858775
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 135955
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 12490
Details: Poland
- Population in 2019: 37972812
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 12673
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4070
Details: Portugal
- Population in 2019: 10276617
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2387
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1820
Details: Romania
- Population in 2019: 19414458
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 3882
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2590
Details: Slovenia
- Population in 2019: 2080908
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 751
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3820
Details: Slovakia
- Population in 2019: 5450421
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 977
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 230
Details: Finland
- Population in 2019: 5517919
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 23473
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4520
Details: Sweden
- Population in 2019: 10230185
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 253794
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 26255
Details: United Kingdom
- Population in 2019: 66647112
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 133094
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 44835
Details: European Union
- Population in 2019: 513471676
- Refugees(footnote 1): 2712477
- Asylum seekers(footnote 2): 721075
Complete data
-
Values: > 100000
- DE : 165615
- FR : 128940
- ES : 117795
-
Values: 10000 - 100000
- EL : 77275
- UK : 44835
- IT : 43770
- BE : 27460
- SE : 26255
- NL : 25195
- CY : 13650
- AT : 12490
-
Values: 1000 - 10000
- IE : 4780
- FI : 4520
- MT : 4090
- PL : 4070
- SI : 3820
- DK : 2695
- RO : 2590
- LU : 2270
- BG : 2150
- CZ : 1915
- PT : 1820
- HR : 1400
-
Values: < 1000
- LT : 645
- HU : 500
- SK : 230
- LV : 195
- EE : 105
The population figure for Ireland is an estimation, the one for France is provisional, while the one for the EU-28 is both an estimation and provisional.
Asylum applications ( 2018 )
Details: Belgium
- Population in 2018: 11398589
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 42168
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 22530
Details: Bulgaria
- Population in 2018: 7050034
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 19918
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2535
Details: Czechia
- Population in 2018: 10610055
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2186
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1690
Details: Denmark
- Population in 2018: 5781190
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 36631
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3570
Details: Germany
- Population in 2018: 82792351
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1063837
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 184180
Details: Estonia
- Population in 2018: 1319133
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 325
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 95
Details: Ireland
- Population in 2018: 4830392
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 6041
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3670
Details: Greece
- Population in 2018: 10741165
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 48026
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 66965
Details: Spain
- Population in 2018: 46658447
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 20457
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 54050
Details: France
- Population in 2018: 66926166
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 368352
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 120425
Details: Croatia
- Population in 2018: 4105493
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 750
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 800
Details: Italy
- Population in 2018: 60483973
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 189243
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 59950
Details: Cyprus
- Population in 2018: 864236
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 11014
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 7765
Details: Latvia
- Population in 2018: 1934379
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 670
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 185
Details: Lithuania
- Population in 2018: 2808901
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1734
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 405
Details: Luxembourg
- Population in 2018: 602005
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2046
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2335
Details: Hungary
- Population in 2018: 9778371
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 6040
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 670
Details: Malta
- Population in 2018: 475701
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 8579
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2130
Details: Netherlands
- Population in 2018: 17181084
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 101837
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 24025
Details: Austria
- Population in 2018: 8822267
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 128769
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 13710
Details: Poland
- Population in 2018: 37976687
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 12506
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4110
Details: Portugal
- Population in 2018: 10291027
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2136
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1285
Details: Romania
- Population in 2018: 19530631
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 4157
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2135
Details: Slovenia
- Population in 2018: 2066880
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 749
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2875
Details: Slovakia
- Population in 2018: 5443120
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 949
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 175
Details: Finland
- Population in 2018: 5513130
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 22295
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4500
Details: Sweden
- Population in 2018: 10120242
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 248226
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 21560
Details: United Kingdom
- Population in 2018: 66273576
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 126720
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 37730
Details: European Union
- Population in 2018: 512379225
- Refugees(footnote 1): 2476361
- Asylum seekers(footnote 2): 646235
Complete data
-
Values: > 100000
- DE : 184180
- FR : 120425
-
Values: 10000 - 100000
- EL : 66965
- IT : 59950
- ES : 54050
- UK : 37730
- NL : 24025
- BE : 22530
- SE : 21560
- AT : 13710
-
Values: 1000 - 10000
- CY : 7765
- FI : 4500
- PL : 4110
- IE : 3670
- DK : 3570
- SI : 2875
- BG : 2535
- LU : 2335
- RO : 2135
- MT : 2130
- CZ : 1690
- PT : 1285
-
Values: < 1000
- HR : 800
- HU : 670
- LT : 405
- LV : 185
- SK : 175
- EE : 95
Asylum applications ( 2017 )
Details: Belgium
- Population in 2017: 11351727
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 42168
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 18340
Details: Bulgaria
- Population in 2017: 7101859
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 19184
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3695
Details: Czechia
- Population in 2017: 10578820
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 3644
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1445
Details: Denmark
- Population in 2017: 5748769
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 35672
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3220
Details: Germany
- Population in 2017: 82521653
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 970365
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 222560
Details: Estonia
- Population in 2017: 1315635
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 411
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 190
Details: Ireland
- Population in 2017: 4784383
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 6405
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2930
Details: Greece
- Population in 2017: 10768193
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 32945
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 58650
Details: Spain
- Population in 2017: 46528024
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 17561
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 31120
Details: France
- Population in 2017: 66989083
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 337177
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 99330
Details: Croatia
- Population in 2017: 4154213
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 504
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 975
Details: Italy
- Population in 2017: 60589445
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 167335
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 128850
Details: Cyprus
- Population in 2017: 854802
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 9800
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4600
Details: Latvia
- Population in 2017: 1950116
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 662
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 355
Details: Lithuania
- Population in 2017: 2847904
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1580
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 495
Details: Luxembourg
- Population in 2017: 590667
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2046
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2430
Details: Hungary
- Population in 2017: 9797561
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 5691
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3390
Details: Malta
- Population in 2017: 460297
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 8000
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1840
Details: Netherlands
- Population in 2017: 17081507
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 103860
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 18210
Details: Austria
- Population in 2017: 8772865
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 115263
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 24715
Details: Poland
- Population in 2017: 37972964
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 12238
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 5045
Details: Portugal
- Population in 2017: 10309573
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1623
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1750
Details: Romania
- Population in 2017: 19644350
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 3924
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4815
Details: Slovenia
- Population in 2017: 2065895
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 614
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 160
Details: Slovakia
- Population in 2017: 5435343
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 923
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1475
Details: Finland
- Population in 2017: 5503297
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 20805
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 4990
Details: Sweden
- Population in 2017: 9995153
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 240962
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 26325
Details: United Kingdom
- Population in 2017: 65808573
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 121837
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 33780
Details: European Union
- Population in 2017: 511522671
- Refugees(footnote 1): 2283199
- Asylum seekers(footnote 2): 705705
Complete data
-
Values: > 100000
- DE : 222560
- IT : 128850
-
Values: 10000 - 100000
- FR : 99330
- EL : 58650
- UK : 33780
- ES : 31120
- SE : 26325
- AT : 24715
- BE : 18340
- NL : 18210
-
Values: 1000 - 10000
- PL : 5045
- FI : 4990
- RO : 4815
- CY : 4600
- BG : 3695
- HU : 3390
- DK : 3220
- IE : 2930
- LU : 2430
- MT : 1840
- PT : 1750
- SK : 1475
- CZ : 1445
-
Values: < 1000
- HR : 975
- LT : 495
- LV : 355
- EE : 190
- SI : 160
Asylum applications ( 2016 )
Details: Belgium
- Population in 2016: 11289853
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 42168
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 18280
Details: Bulgaria
- Population in 2016: 7153784
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 17814
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 19420
Details: Czechia
- Population in 2016: 10553843
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 3644
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1475
Details: Denmark
- Population in 2016: 5707251
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 33507
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 6180
Details: Germany
- Population in 2016: 82162000
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 669482
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 745155
Details: Estonia
- Population in 2016: 1315944
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 322
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 175
Details: Ireland
- Population in 2016: 4723605
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 5731
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2245
Details: Greece
- Population in 2016: 10783748
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 21484
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 51110
Details: Spain
- Population in 2016: 46438422
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 12989
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 15755
Details: France
- Population in 2016: 66661621
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 304546
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 84270
Details: Croatia
- Population in 2016: 4190669
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 304
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2225
Details: Italy
- Population in 2016: 60665551
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 147370
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 122960
Details: Cyprus
- Population in 2016: 848319
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 8484
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2940
Details: Latvia
- Population in 2016: 1968957
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 349
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 350
Details: Lithuania
- Population in 2016: 2888558
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1093
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 430
Details: Luxembourg
- Population in 2016: 576249
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2046
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2160
Details: Hungary
- Population in 2016: 9830485
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 4748
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 29430
Details: Malta
- Population in 2016: 434403
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 7948
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1930
Details: Netherlands
- Population in 2016: 16979120
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 101744
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 20945
Details: Austria
- Population in 2016: 8700471
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 93250
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 42255
Details: Poland
- Population in 2016: 37967209
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 11747
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 12305
Details: Portugal
- Population in 2016: 10341330
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1194
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1460
Details: Romania
- Population in 2016: 19759968
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2905
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1880
Details: Slovenia
- Population in 2016: 2064188
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 462
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1310
Details: Slovakia
- Population in 2016: 5426252
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 990
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 145
Details: Finland
- Population in 2016: 5487308
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 18401
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 5605
Details: Sweden
- Population in 2016: 9851017
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 230164
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 28790
Details: United Kingdom
- Population in 2016: 65382556
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 118995
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 38785
Details: European Union
- Population in 2016: 510152681
- Refugees(footnote 1): 1863881
- Asylum seekers(footnote 2): 1259955
Complete data
-
Values: > 100000
- DE : 745155
- IT : 122960
-
Values: 10000 - 100000
- FR : 84270
- EL : 51110
- AT : 42255
- UK : 38785
- HU : 29430
- SE : 28790
- NL : 20945
- BG : 19420
- BE : 18280
- ES : 15755
- PL : 12305
-
Values: 1000 - 10000
- DK : 6180
- FI : 5605
- CY : 2940
- IE : 2245
- HR : 2225
- LU : 2160
- MT : 1930
- RO : 1880
- CZ : 1475
- PT : 1460
- SI : 1310
-
Values: < 1000
- LT : 430
- LV : 350
- EE : 175
- SK : 145
Asylum applications ( 2015 )
Details: Belgium
- Population in 2015: 11258434
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 35314
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 44660
Details: Bulgaria
- Population in 2015: 7202198
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 16557
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 20365
Details: Czechia
- Population in 2015: 10538275
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 3644
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1515
Details: Denmark
- Population in 2015: 5659715
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 27326
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 20935
Details: Germany
- Population in 2015: 81197537
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 316115
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 476510
Details: Estonia
- Population in 2015: 1313271
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 168
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 230
Details: Ireland
- Population in 2015: 4628949
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 6125
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 3275
Details: Greece
- Population in 2015: 10858018
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 18489
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 13205
Details: Spain
- Population in 2015: 46449565
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 5798
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 14780
Details: France
- Population in 2015: 66415161
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 273126
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 75750
Details: Croatia
- Population in 2015: 4225316
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 308
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 210
Details: Italy
- Population in 2015: 60795612
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 118047
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 84085
Details: Cyprus
- Population in 2015: 847008
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 7067
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2265
Details: Latvia
- Population in 2015: 1986096
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 208
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 330
Details: Lithuania
- Population in 2015: 2921262
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1093
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 315
Details: Luxembourg
- Population in 2015: 562958
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 1332
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 2505
Details: Hungary
- Population in 2015: 9855571
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 4393
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 177135
Details: Malta
- Population in 2015: 429344
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 7075
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1845
Details: Netherlands
- Population in 2015: 16900726
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 88536
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 44970
Details: Austria
- Population in 2015: 8576261
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 72216
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 88160
Details: Poland
- Population in 2015: 38005614
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 14065
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 12190
Details: Portugal
- Population in 2015: 10374822
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 699
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 895
Details: Romania
- Population in 2015: 19870647
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 2598
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 1260
Details: Slovenia
- Population in 2015: 2062874
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 292
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 275
Details: Slovakia
- Population in 2015: 5421349
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 820
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 330
Details: Finland
- Population in 2015: 5471753
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 12703
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 32345
Details: Sweden
- Population in 2015: 9747355
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 169520
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 162450
Details: United Kingdom
- Population in 2015: 64875165
- Refugees (Footnote 1): 123067
- Asylum seekers (Footnote 2): 38800
Details: European Union
- Population in 2015: 508450856
- Refugees(footnote 1): 1326701
- Asylum seekers(footnote 2): 1321600
Complete data
-
Values: > 100000
- DE : 476510
- HU : 177135
- SE : 162450
-
Values: 10000 - 100000
- AT : 88160
- IT : 84085
- FR : 75750
- NL : 44970
- BE : 44660
- UK : 38800
- FI : 32345
- DK : 20935
- BG : 20365
- ES : 14780
- EL : 13205