Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications in 2010.
Date: 2011-03-28
Institutions: Eurostat
Subjects: admission of aliens, international human rights law, political asylum, population statistics, right of asylum

Population and social conditions 

Author:  Anthony ALBERTINELLI 

D a t a   i n   f o c u s  
5/2011 

Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on 
asylum applications in 2010 

Despite a high number of asylum applicants registered in Q4 2010, around 6 000 
fewer asylum applicants in the EU-27 in 2010 overall compared to 2009  

Figure 1: Asylum applicants, EU-27, January 2009 – December 2010 
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25 000

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5 000

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2010

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Apr.

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Dec.

Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Nearly 16 000 more asylum applicants registered in Germany in 2010 compared to 
2009  

Figure 2: Asylum applicants, absolute and relative change between 2009 and 2010 

Absolute change

Relative change

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UK IT NO

EL AT PL HU MT FI NL IE CH CZ CY SK ES LI RO EE LV PT SI LT BG LU DK FR BE SE DE

EU27

Source: Eurostat (online data code:  migr_asyappctza) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Although Germany became the main receiving country in the 2nd half of the year, 
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applicants in the EU-27 last year and accounted for more than 20% of all 
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One out of five asylum applicants in the EU-27 was a minor aged below 13 in 2010 

Table 2a: Age distribution of asylum applicants across EU Members, 2010 (in %) 

Total 
(absolute 
value)

Distribution of age groups as a share of total (in %)

0-13

14-17

18-34

35-64

65 and 
over

Unknown

EU-27
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland

257 815
26 130
1 025
780
5 070
48 490
35
1 940
10 275
2 740
51 595
10 050
2 875
65
495
780
2 095
175
15 100
11 050
6 540
160
885
245
540
3 090
31 875
23 715
:
105
10 025
15 435

20.1
23.7
6.6
18.3
14.6
25.3
18.2
25.5
1.7
11.6
16.9
15.9
6.3
7.9
12.9
20.1
13.4
11.4
26.1
27.1
35.8
9.5
6.7
9.3
6.3
14.6
23.3
13.2
:
25.5
19.5
22.3

7.1
7.4
4.5
2.2
14.9
9.1
*
4.1
2.8
2.4
3.3
5.0
2.8
12.7
5.1
6.3
8.9
6.3
9.8
10.1
4.5
5.1
5.3
16.7
3.9
9.6
10.0
7.2
:
2.8
9.2
4.5

51.7
48.5
60.5
44.2
53.1
46.9
60.6
53.2
77.4
60.8
55.2
64.3
66.3
52.4
54.3
52.0
64.0
63.6
44.5
46.3
37.4
58.9
68.4
51.6
68.8
57.2
46.3
53.2
:
47.2
53.7
58.5

20.0
19.8
26.4
34.5
16.6
17.8
18.2
17.1
17.8
24.0
23.8
14.5
23.9
25.4
27.1
21.4
13.6
15.3
18.6
16.2
21.6
26.6
19.2
21.5
20.4
17.5
19.3
22.7
:
24.5
17.0
14.2

0.7
0.6
2.0
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.0
*
0.0
1.2
0.8
0.2
0.3
*
0.6
*
*
0.0
1.0
0.4
0.7
0.0
0.5
*
0.6
0.3
1.1
0.8
:
0.0
0.5
0.3

0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
*
*
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
*
*
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
2.9
:
0.0
0.0
0.1

Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctza) 
'*' – represents 2 or fewer applicants recorded in the reference period 

Figure 3a: Gender distribution of asylum applicants across EU Members, 2010 (in %) 

Women

Men

Unknown

100%

75%

50%

25%

0%

PL

NL

SE

LI

DE

FR CY

BE UK

IE

NO LU CZ

AT

ES

LT CH PT

FI

IT

DK

SI MT

EE

BG LV

EL HU RO SK

EU27

Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctza) 

4 

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Almost nine out of ten Algerian, Indian and Bangladeshi asylum applicants 
registered in the EU-27 in 2010 were men 

Table 2b: Age distribution of the 30 main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27, 2010 (in %) 

Non-EU
Afghanistan - (AF)
Russia - (RU)
Serbia - (RS)
Iraq - (IQ)
Somalia - (SO)
Kosovo - (XK)
Iran - (IR)
Pakistan - (PK)
MK
Georgia - (GE)
Nigeria - (NG)
Turkey - (TR)
Sri Lanka - (LK)
Bangladesh - (BD)
China - (CN)
Armenia - (AM)
CD
Syria - (SY)
Guinea - (GN)
Eritrea - (ER)
Algeria - (DZ)
India - (IN)
Zimbabwe - (ZW)
Vietnam - (VN)
Sudan - (SD)
Stateless
Haiti - (HT)
BA
Azerbaijan - (AZ)
Albania - (AL)
Other

Total 
(absolute 
value)
257 815
20 580
18 500
17 715
15 800
14 350
14 285
10 310
 9 180
 7 550
 6 860
 6 745
 6 335
 6 300
 6 175
 5 655
 5 515
 5 360
 5 010
 4 830
 4 520
 3 575
 3 175
 2 615
 2 320
 2 290
 2 215
 2 130
 2 095
 2 075
 1 900
41 855

Distribution of age groups as a share of total (in %)

0-13

14-17

18-34

35-64

65 and 
over

Unknown

20.1
16.3
40.0
40.3
21.6
20.6
33.5
11.0
8.8
35.3
15.1
13.7
12.0
11.1
2.4
6.1
22.5
17.3
23.4
10.7
13.0
6.7
3.6
14.4
6.8
8.2
17.6
11.4
42.6
25.5
11.3
15.5

7.1
24.6
5.0
7.4
7.1
11.7
5.4
5.9
3.8
7.2
2.6
4.4
3.2
2.8
1.3
2.4
4.7
5.6
5.6
9.8
7.8
6.2
3.3
3.4
7.5
3.4
5.1
3.1
6.8
5.2
4.6
5.0

51.7
47.2
33.3
32.1
50.6
53.0
41.5
57.8
66.3
33.1
54.7
66.2
67.3
58.5
78.4
51.9
40.9
52.9
53.5
68.7
61.1
67.3
72.5
45.4
63.3
73.9
53.4
54.5
32.7
36.9
64.6
57.0

20.0
10.6
20.7
19.7
18.9
13.3
18.8
23.8
19.8
24.1
27.2
14.8
17.1
25.2
17.6
38.3
29.8
23.4
16.4
10.7
16.9
19.3
19.5
33.0
21.6
13.6
22.4
30.5
17.3
30.5
18.4
21.7

0.7
1.1
0.8
0.4
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
1.9
0.1
0.2
2.0
0.5
0.9
*
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.5
0.5
1.9
0.7
0.5

0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
*
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.5
0.2
1.1
*
0.1
0.2
*
0.3
0.2
1.1
3.3
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.0
*
0.0
0.4
0.4

1) Kosovo - Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; BA - Bosnia and Herzegovina; MK - the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia; CD - Congo, 
the Democratic Republic of the; Syria - Syrian Arab Republic 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctza) 

Figure 3b: Gender distribution of the 30 main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27, 2010 (in %) 

Women

Men

Unknow n

100%

75%

50%

25%

0%

ZW CD RU RS AM MK CN BA AZ XK VN NG ER SO HT GE

IQ GN SY

IR LK AL

AF TR PK SD DZ

IN BD

Non-EU

STATELESS

Note: Countries selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered in 2010. 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctza) 

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

5 

 
 
Table 3a: Five main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27+EFTA countries, 2010 (rounded 
figures) 

EU-27

Afghanistan
Russia
Serbia
Iraq
Somalia
Other

20 580
18 500
17 715
15 800
14 350
170 865

BULGARIA

Iraq
Stateless
Armenia
Iran
Afghanistan
Other

GERMANY

Serbia
Afghanistan
Iraq
MK
Iran
Other

GREECE

Pakistan
Georgia
Bangladesh
Albania
China
Other

ITALY

Nigeria
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Turkey
BA
Other

LITHUANIA

Georgia
Russia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Belarus
Other

MALTA

Somalia
Pakistan
Eritrea
India
Ethiopia
Other

POLAND

Russia
Georgia
Armenia
Vietnam
Belarus
Other

SLOVENIA

Turkey
Afghanistan
BA
Kosovo
Serbia
Other

SWEDEN

Serbia
Somalia
Afghanistan
Iraq
Kosovo
Other

NORWAY

Eritrea
Somalia
Afghanistan
Russia
Ethiopia
Other

 450
 100
 60
 60
 60
 290

6 795
6 065
5 945
3 545
2 970
23 170

2 750
1 160
 985
 695
 545
4 140

1 385
 930
 875
 855
 815
5 195

250
110
40
20
15
65

35
15
15
15
10
85

4 795
1 085
 105
 45
 45
 460

 30
 30
 30
 20
 15
 120

6 255
5 630
2 400
1 995
1 715
13 880

1 710
1 395
 980
 630
 505
4 805

(%)
8
7
7
6
6
66
(%)
44
10
6
6
6
28
(%)
14
13
12
7
6
48
(%)
27
11
10
7
5
40
(%)
14
9
9
8
8
52
(%)
50
22
8
4
3
13
(%)
20
9
9
8
6
48
(%)
73
17
2
1
1
7
(%)
13
13
11
8
6
49
(%)
20
18
8
6
5
44
(%)
17
14
10
6
5
48

BELGIUM

Kosovo
Russia
Serbia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Other

 3 230
 2 725
 2 220
 1 990
 1 830
 14 135

DENMARK

Afghanistan
Syria
Iran
Russia
Serbia
Other

IRELAND

Nigeria
China
Pakistan
Afghanistan
CD
Other

FRANCE

Kosovo
Russia
Bangladesh
CD
Sri Lanka
Other

LATVIA

Afghanistan
Russia
Kyrgyzstan
CD
Ghana
Other

HUNGARY

Afghanistan
Kosovo
PS
Georgia
Serbia
Other

AUSTRIA

Russia
Afghanistan
Kosovo
Nigeria
India
Other

ROMANIA

Afghanistan
Moldova
Turkey
China
Iraq
Other

FINLAND

Somalia
Iraq
Russia
Afghanistan
Serbia
Other

 1 465
  815
  655
  400
  265
 1 470

  385
  230
  200
  70
  70
  985

 5 260
 4 610
 3 680
 3 560
 3 240
 31 250

25
5
5
5
5
20

  700
  380
  225
  70
  65
  655

 2 330
 1 590
  610
  555
  435
 5 530

  115
  110
  70
  65
  65
  455

  520
  515
  395
  240
  155
 1 265

LIECHTENSTEIN

MK
Russia
Nigeria
Belarus
Serbia
Other

  40
  30
  10
  5
  5
  20

(%)
12
10
8
8
7
54
(%)
29
16
13
8
5
29
(%)
20
12
10
4
4
51
(%)
10
9
7
7
6
61
(%)
38
11
11
6
5
3
(%)
33
18
11
3
3
31
(%)
21
14
6
5
4
50
(%)
13
13
8
8
8
52
(%)
17
17
13
8
5
41
(%)
36
30
10
4
3
17

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ukraine
Mongolia
Belarus
Russia
Stateless
Other

ESTONIA

Afghanistan
Russia
Nigeria
Sri Lanka
Belarus
Other

SPAIN

Cuba
Nigeria
Algeria
Guinea
Cameroon
Other

CYPRUS

  115
  95
  55
  50
  50
  415

  10
  5
  5
  5
*
10

  405
  240
  175
  165
  155
 1 600

Iraq
India
Vietnam
Egypt
Sri Lanka
Other

  340
  320
  225
  210
  185
 1 590

LUXEMBOURG

Kosovo
Serbia
Iraq
Algeria
Iran
Other

  160
  150
  95
  45
  30
  300

NETHERLANDS

Somalia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
Armenia
Other

 3 670
 1 905
 1 585
  865
650
 6 425

PORTUGAL

Guinea
Colombia
Angola
GW
CD
Other

  45
  15
  10
  10
10
  70

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Afghanistan
Russia
Georgia
India
Moldova
Other

  75
  65
  65
  45
  40
  245

UNITED KINGDOM

Zimbabwe
Iran
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Other

 2 435
 2 350
 2 185
 1 975
 1 660
 13 115

SWITZERLAND

Nigeria
Eritrea
Sri Lanka
Serbia
Afghanistan
Other

 1 970
 1 800
  940
  910
  670
 9 145

(%)
15
12
7
7
6
53
(%)
27
21
9
9
*
0
(%)
15
9
6
6
6
58
(%)
12
11
8
7
6
55
(%)
21
19
12
6
4
38
(%)
24
13
10
6
4
43
(%)
  27
  10
  8
  6
6
43
(%)
14
12
12
8
8
46
(%)
10
10
9
8
7
55
(%)
13
12
6
6
4
59

Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctza) 

6 

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Table 3b: Distribution of the main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27, 2010 (rounded 
figures) 

NON-EU

RUSSIA - (RU)

France
Germany
Sweden
Belgium
UK
Other

Poland
France
Belgium
Austria
Germany
Other

SOMALIA - (SO)

Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
UK
Finland
Other

PAKISTAN - (PK)

Greece
UK
Germany
Italy
France
Other

Italy
UK
France
Germany
Austria
Other

NIGERIA - (NG)

 51 595
 48 490
 31 875
 26 130
 23 715
 76 010

 4 795
 4 610
 2 725
 2 330
 1 410
 2 630

 5 630
 3 670
 2 260
  720
  520
 1 555

 2 750
 2 185
  930
  930
  915
 1 475

 1 385
 1 145
  805
  775
  555
 2 075

BANGLADESH - (BD)

France
Greece
UK
Italy
Belgium
Other

France
Belgium
UK
Germany
Spain
Other

CD 

ERITREA - (ER)

Sweden
UK
France
Germany
Netherlands
Other

ZIMBABWE - (ZW)

UK
Ireland
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Other

STATELESS

Sweden
UK
Germany
France
Austria
Other

AZERBAIJAN - (AZ)

France
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Austria
Other

 3 680
  985
  515
  220
  185
  585

 3 560
  890
  235
  180
  90
  410

 1 465
  800
  725
  660
  410
  465

 2 435
  50
  35
  25
  15
  50

 1 045
  250
  210
  180
  170
  355

  895
  535
  275
  105
  90
  175

(%)
29
12
10
9
8
33
(%)
38
13
13
12
4
21
(%)
29
23
11
8
6
22
(%)
21
17
16
11
9
27
(%)
51
26
7
4
3
8
(%)
39
24
12
7
5
14
(%)
44
32
5
5
3
10
(%)
28
20
14
12
10
16
(%)
37
30
8
5
4
16
(%)
39
23
17
7
6
8

(%)
20
19
12
10
9
29
(%)
26
25
15
13
8
14
(%)
39
26
16
5
4
11
(%)
30
24
10
10
10
16
(%)
21
17
12
11
8
31
(%)
60
16
8
4
3
9
(%)
66
17
4
3
2
8
(%)
32
18
16
15
9
10
(%)
93
2
1
1
1
2
(%)
47
11
10
8
8
16
(%)
43
26
13
5
4
8

SERBIA - (RS)

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
France
Italy
Other

 6 795
 6 255
 2 220
  765
  495
 1 185

KOSOVO / UNSCR 1244 - (XK)

France
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
Austria
Other

Germany
Belgium
Sweden
France
Netherlands
Other

MK 

TURKEY - (TR)

France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Belgium
Other

 5 260
 3 230
 2 205
 1 715
  610
 1 270

 3 545
 1 740
  900
  595
  390
  380

 1 960
 1 710
  855
  370
  305
 1 140

CHINA - (CN)

 1 970
France
 1 305
UK
  545
Greece
  425
Germany
  315
Netherlands
 1 095
Other
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - (SY)
Germany
 2 035
  815
Denmark
  460
Belgium
  450
Sweden
  205
Austria
 1 050
Other

ALGERIA - (DZ)

France
Germany
Belgium
UK
Austria
Other

Germany
UK
Cyprus
Sweden
Poland
Other

France
Belgium
Sweden
Denmark
Spain
Other

Greece
France
Belgium
UK
Sweden
Other

VIETNAM - (VN)

HAITI - (HT)

ALBANIA - (AL)

 1 215
  550
  320
  315
  310
  865

 1 170
  465
  225
  190
  45
  220

 2 085
  10
  10
  5
  5
  10

  695
  515
  245
  215
  65
  175

AFGHANISTAN - (AF)

Germany
Sweden
UK
Belgium
Austria
Other

IRAQ - (IQ)

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
UK
Other

IRAN - (IR)

Germany
UK
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Other

GEORGIA - (GE)

France
Greece
Poland
Germany
Netherlands
Other

SRI LANKA - (LK)

France
UK
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Other

ARMENIA - (AM)

France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Sweden
Other

GUINEA - (GN)

France
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Other

INDIA - (IN)

Germany
UK
Austria
Greece
Cyprus
Other

SUDAN - (SD)

France
UK
Netherlands
Sweden
Belgium
Other

Italy
France
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Other

BA

 6 065
 2 400
 1 975
 1 830
 1 590
 6 725

 5 945
 1 995
 1 990
 1 905
  580
 3 380

 2 970
 2 350
 1 185
  865
  655
 2 290

 1 435
 1 160
 1 085
  750
  610
 1 820

 3 240
 1 660
  470
  235
  185
  515

 2 145
 1 305
  650
  390
  275
  750

 2 145
 1 535
  255
  250
  165
  475

  895
  635
  435
  380
  320
  510

  835
  690
  190
  110
  95
  365

  815
  490
  355
  145
  120
  170

Note:  
CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; BA- Bosnia and Herzegovina; MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctza) 

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

(%)
38
35
13
4
3
7
(%)
37
23
15
12
4
9
(%)
47
23
12
8
5
5
(%)
31
27
13
6
5
18
(%)
35
23
10
8
6
19
(%)
41
16
9
9
4
21
(%)
34
15
9
9
9
24
(%)
50
20
10
8
2
9
(%)
98
0
0
0
0
1
(%)
36
27
13
11
3
9

7 

 
 
Nearly three quarters of the Serbian asylum applicants in the EU-27 lodged their 
application in Germany or Sweden in 2010  
Figure 4a: Main groups of asylum applicants in the top 6 receiving countries1), 2010 

France (51595 applicants)

Germany (48490 applicants)

Sweden (31875 applicants)

XK
10%

RU
9%

BD
7%

CD
7%
LK
6%

Other
61%

Other
48%

RS
14%

MK
7%

IR
6%

AF
13%

IQ
12%

RS
20%

Other
43%

SO
18%

XK
5%

IQ
6%

AF
8%

Belgium (26130 applicants)

UK (23715 applicants)

Netherlands (15100 applicants)

Other
55%

XK
12%

RU
10%

RS
8%

IQ
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PK
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LK
7%

SO
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Other
43%

IQ
13%

AM
4%

IR
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AF
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1) Member States selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during 2010. 
Source: Eurostat (online data code:   migr_asyappctza) 

Figure 4b: Distribution of the 6 main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27 by receiving 
country, 2010 

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Serbia (17715 applications)

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SE
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Kosovo / UNSCR 1244 (14285 
applications)

FR
37%

Other
13%

SE
12%

DE
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BE
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1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during 2010. 
Note: AF – Afghanistan; RS – Serbia; IQ – Iraq; SO – Somalia; MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; XK – Kosovo / 
UNSCR 1244; RU – Russia; CD – Congo, the democratic republic of; BD – Bangladesh; LK – Sri Lanka; AM – Armenia; IR - Iran; PK 
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Source: Eurostat (online data code:  migr_asyappctza) 

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Table 5a: First instance decisions by citizenship in selected Member States1), 2010 (rounded 
figures 

BELGIUM

Refugee status

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Afghanistan
Guinea
Iraq
Other

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365 Afghanistan
300 Somalia

1 660 Other

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Russia
Eritrea
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370 Guinea
280 Somalia

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SWEDEN

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GERMANY

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Armenia
Russia
Other

1 680
1 620
1 420
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Iran
Afghanistan
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1 395 Somalia
570 Eritrea
2 480 Other

245 Afghanistan

75 Iraq
55 Russia

170 Other
NETHERLANDS

1 380 Serbia
105 Iraq

80 Afghanistan

580 Other

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Humanitarian 
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Armenia
Other

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2 385
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Iraq
Somalia
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130 Iraq

95 Afghanistan

405 Other

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740 Iraq
420 Afghanistan

1 120 Other
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320 Afghanistan
140 Iraq
770 Other

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Somalia
Iran
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465 Afghanistan
205 Eritrea
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730 Somalia
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50 Iraq
330 Other

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Zimbabwe
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565 Zimbabwe
525 Iran
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240 Iran
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Iran
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650 Iraq
595 Somalia

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1 185 Nigeria
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125 Afghanistan

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3 315 Afghanistan
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1) Member States selected here are those with the highest number of first instance decisions issued in 2010. 
Notes: XK – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfsta) 

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Czech Republic
Denmark
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Romania
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United Kingdom
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115
165
4 010
1 390
195
50
30
*
55
1 240
5 955
1 850
:
-
1 565
1 155

1) See country information notes. 
'-' – not applicable 
'*' – represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfsta) 

7 645
-
-
20
170
2 145
-
-
30
15
-
1 225
25
-
-
-
70
15
2 745
-
230
-
0
-
30
190
605
140
:
0
760
3 280

167 010
12 740
375
330
1 935
34 865
25
1 575
3 350
2 175
32 505
7 015
2 015
25
175
405
785
125
9 575
10 325
3 910
75
355
95
205
2 665
19 140
20 250
:
85
9 955
10 660  

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Positive decisions at first instance granted to Somalis in 2010 accounts for almost 
19% of all positive decisions issued at first instance in the EU-27 during the year  

Table 5b: First instance decisions by Member States in selected groups of asylum applicants1), 
2010 (rounded figures) 

Refugee status

AFGHANISTAN - AF

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

IRAQ - IQ

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Germany
Austria
Belgium
Other

570 Sweden
380 UK
375 Austria
825 Other

735 Germany
610 Sweden
595 Netherlands

2 100 Other
SOMALIA - SO

1 380 Germany

2 775
145 UK
1 735
140 Netherlands 1 240
4 485
200 Other

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
Other

3 315 Netherlands

535 Finland
300 Belgium
780 Other

740 Netherlands
490 Germany
425 Sweden

1 010 Other
RUSSIA - RU

320 Germany
3 015
105 Netherlands 1 030
1 000
2 410

45 Sweden

105 Other

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Sweden
UK
Germany
Other

465 Sweden
435 Netherlands 1 730 Sweden
380 Finland
505 Other

4 000 Netherlands 1 515 Netherlands 1 840
1 830
485
1 020

50 Sweden
30 UK
45 Other

595 UK
640 Other
SERBIA - RS

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

Austria
France
Germany
Other

765 Austria
370 Poland
255 Sweden
495 Other

230 Poland
170 Germany

40 CZ
90 Other

100 Poland
80 France
5 Austria

15 Other

2 545
2 280
2 045
4 330

KOSOVO / UNSCR 1244 - XK
Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Belgium
France
Austria
Other

115 Italy

45 Austria
20 Germany
* Other

10 Italy
10 Germany
5 Sweden
* Other

OTHER 

35 Germany
25 Sweden
25 Belgium
20 Other

4 800
4 735
840
1 995

Belgium
France
Austria
Other

140 Austria
95 Italy
30 France
25 Other

40 Germany
10 Italy
10 Sweden
* Other

NON-EU

75 France
60 Germany
35 Belgium
45 Other

3 370
2 170
1 680
2 425

Refugee status

UK
Germany
France
Other

Humanitarian 
reasons

Subsidiary 
protection
3 680 Netherlands 1 115 Italy
3 230 UK
3 095 Sweden
5 825 Other

2 925 Other

1 095 Netherlands
970 Germany

Rejections

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

1 065 France

765 Germany
465 UK
750 Other

25 800
20 670
17 130
47 320

Germany
UK
France
Other

7 755 Sweden
4 445 Netherlands 4 010 Germany
4 095 UK
10 750 Other

1 850 Italy
8 585 Other

2 145 France
1 225 UK
1 535 Other

5 955 Netherlands 2 745 Germany

34 865
32 505
20 250
79 390

1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of first instance decisions issued in 2010.  
'*' – represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period. 
Note: UK – the United Kingdom ; CZ – Czech Republic 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfsta) 
Table 6b: First instance decisions by outcome across the 30 main groups of asylum applicants1) 
countries of citizenship in the EU-27,  2010 (rounded figures) 

Total 
decisions

Total positive 
decisions

Refugee 
status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejected

Non-EU
Afghanistan - (AF)
Iraq - (IQ)
Somalia - (SO)
Russia - (RU)
Serbia - (RS)
Kosovo - (XK)
Iran - (IR)
Nigeria - (NG)
Sri Lanka - (LK)
Pakistan - (PK)
Turkey - (TR)
Armenia - (AM)
Georgia - (GE)
China - (CN)
Eritrea - (ER)
MK
Syria - (SY)
Bangladesh - (BD)
CD
Guinea - (GN)
Algeria - (DZ)
India - (IN)
Zimbabwe - (ZW)
Azerbaijan - (AZ)
Sudan - (SD)
Vietnam - (VN)
Stateless
Haiti - (HT)
BA
Mongolia - (MN)
Other

 222 105
 18 290
 15 620
 15 570
 13 815
 12 690
 10 220
 9 660
 6 935
 6 365
 6 350
 6 300
 6 150
 5 365
 5 090
 4 625
 4 535
 4 510
 3 915
 3 765
 3 760
 2 940
 2 720
 2 660
 2 220
 2 170
 1 980
 1 800
 1 645
 1 590
 1 560
 37 275

 55 095
 8 050
 8 165
 10 390
 2 615
  320
  575
 3 920
  450
 1 465
  680
  985
  400
  135
  805
 3 070
  60
 1 160
  170
  695
  920
  90
  50
  795
  330
  730
  95
  580
  220
  115
  45
 7 025

 27 045
 2 150
 4 930
 1 785
 1 885
  190
  290
 3 315
  100
 1 195
  365
  715
  175
  60
  570
 1 700
  35
  975
  65
  530
  580
  50
  15
  545
  200
  610
  20
  340
  110
  60
  15
 3 465

 20 400
 4 040
 2 660
 6 965
  530
  25
  70
  405
  110
  155
  255
  105
  105
  35
  165
 1 300
  5
  80
  60
  90
  270
  35
  15
  240
  75
  90
  45
  135
  40
  5
  10
 2 270

 7 645
 1 865
  575
 1 640
  200
  105
  215
  200
  235
  110
  65
  165
  120
  40
  70
  70
  20
  105
  45
  70
  70
  5
  15
  10
  55
  30
  30
  105
  65
  50
  15
 1 290

 167 010
 10 240
 7 455
 5 180
 11 200
 12 370
 9 645
 5 740
 6 490
 4 905
 5 675
 5 315
 5 750
 5 230
 4 285
 1 555
 4 470
 3 350
 3 745
 3 070
 2 840
 2 845
 2 675
 1 865
 1 890
 1 440
 1 890
 1 220
 1 430
 1 475
 1 520
 30 250  

1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of first instance decisions issued in 2010.   
Notes:  Kosovo – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina; CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; MK – the 
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Syria – Syrian Arab Republic. 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfsta) 

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

11 

 
 
 
 
Two thirds of first instance decisions issued in 2010 to Somalis were positive,  
Figure 5a: First instance decisions by outcome, selected Member States and the EU-271), 2010 

Germany (45310 decisions)

France (37620 decisions)

Sweden (27630 decisions)

17%

1%

5%

77%

86%

11%

3%

7%

22%

2%

69%

UK (26690 decisions)

Netherlands (17145 decisions)

Belgium (16245 decisions)

17%

7%

1%

56%

5%

23%

16%

75%

17%

5%

78%

Refugee status

Subsidiary protection

Humanitarian reasons

Rejections

1) Member States selected here are those reporting the highest number of first instance decisions issued in 2010. 
Note: UK – the United Kingdom 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfsta) 
Figure 5b: First instance decisions in the EU-27 by outcome, selected citizenships1), 2010  

Afghanistan (18290 decisions)

Iraq (15620 decisions)

Somalia (15570 decisions)

12%

10%

56%

22%

47%

32%

33%

11%

17%

4%

45%

11%

Russia (13815 decisions)

Serbia (12690 decisions)

XK (10220 decisions)

14%

4%

1%

1%

0%

1%

3%

1%

2%

81%

98%

94%

Refugee status

Subsidiary protection

Humanitarian reasons

Rejections

1) Citizenships selected here are those for which the highest number of first instance decisions was issued in 2010. 
* Note: XK – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244.  
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfsta)

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ANNEX 

Asylum applicants and decisions on asylum 
applicants in fourth quarter 2010 

Figure 6a: Asylum applicants, absolute and relative change between Q4/2009 and Q4/2010 in the 
EU-27+EFTA 

Absolute change

Relative change

8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

0

-2 000

-4 000

-6 000

-8 000

100 %

75 %

50 %

25 %

0 %

-25 %

-50 %

-75 %

-100 %

AT IT NO PL HU MT EL FI UK NL LI SK IE CZ LV EE BG PT RO ES SI LT LU CY DK CH BE FR SE

DE

EU27

Source: Eurostat (online data code:  migr_asyappctzm) 

The increase of asylum applicant registered in Q4 2010 compared to Q4 2009 was 
primarily due to the particularly high influx of asylum applicants from Serbia and 
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 

Figure 6b: Asylum applicants, absolute and relative change between Q4/2009 and Q4/2010 in the 
EU-27 by citizenship of applicants 

Absolute change

Relative change

8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

0

-2 000

-4 000

-6 000

-8 000

SO RU GEAM ER IQ AF NG AZ GN TR VNMN HT SD CN BA DZ SY

Source: Eurostat (online data code:  migr_asyappctzm) 

STATELESS

CD LK IN XK KG IR PK BD MK

RS
Non-EU

100 %

75 %

50 %

25 %

0 %

-25 %

-50 %

-75 %

-100 %

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

13 

  
 
 
 
 
Almost three out of ten asylum applicants registered in the EU-27 in Q4 2010 were 
minors. 

Table 7a: Age distribution of asylum applicants across EU Members, 4th quarter 2010 (in %) 

Total 
(absolute 
value)

Distribution of age groups as a share of total (in %)

0-13

14-17

18-34

35-64

65 and over Unknown

EU-27
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland

74 115
8 305
265
150
1 410
15 995
5
420
2 385
740
14 430
2 545
1 060
20
205
300
350
45
4 320
2 875
1 790
35
195
110
90
775
9 260
6 035
:
25
2 615
4 375

21.7
23.6
10.2
15.3
16.0
27.9
*
24.2
1.7
13.4
18.2
13.9
5.7
5.6
7.9
25.2
20.4
10.6
27.6
26.1
36.0
17.6
9.8
5.4
8.9
10.8
25.8
13.6
:
15.8
20.9
16.0

7.3
8.1
3.8
3.3
15.0
8.5
*
5.2
2.8
3.0
3.5
5.5
2.3
22.2
3.4
7.3
7.8
6.4
10.9
9.6
5.0
5.9
7.2
23.2
1.1
8.6
10.3
6.9
:
10.6
4.7
0.0

50.0
47.9
59.2
48.7
51.6
44.0
*
52.4
76.4
56.9
55.4
65.4
64.8
50.0
57.1
46.7
58.0
59.6
42.1
47.3
35.7
61.8
58.8
53.6
71.1
62.7
43.2
53.2
:
54.7
59.7
64.0

20.0
19.9
26.0
31.3
17.0
18.8
*
18.0
18.9
25.2
22.1
14.9
26.0
22.2
31.5
20.9
13.5
12.8
18.3
16.5
22.5
14.7
23.7
17.9
18.9
16.4
19.5
22.5
:
18.0
14.3
20.0

0.7
0.6
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.8
*
0.2
0.0
1.5
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.8
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
1.0
:
0.9
0.3
0.0

0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
*
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
2.8
:
0.0
0.1
0.0

'*' – represents 2 or fewer applicants recorded in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Figure 7a: Gender distribution of asylum applicants across EU Members, 4th quarter 2010 (in %) 

Women

Men

Unknown

100%

75%

50%

25%

0%

PL

NL

DE

IE

CY

SE

LU

FR

BE EU27 NO CZ

LT

UK

ES

AT CH

FI

DK

PT

LV

IT

HU

SI MT RO BG EL

LI

SK

Note: Age and sex distributions are not computed when less than 10 applicants were registered 

Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

14 

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One third of asylum applicants registered in the EU-27 in Q4 2010 were women 

Table 7b: Age distribution of the 30 main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27, 4th quarter 
2010 (in %) 

Total 
(absolute 
value)

Distribution of age groups as a share of total (in %)

0-13

14-17

18-34

35-64

65 and over

Unknown

Non-EU
Serbia - (RS)
Afghanistan - (AF)
Russia - (RU)
Kosovo - (XK)
Iraq - (IQ)
MK
Somalia - (SO)
Iran - (IR)
Pakistan - (PK)
Sri Lanka - (LK)
Bangladesh - (BD)
Turkey - (TR)
Nigeria - (NG)
Armenia - (AM)
China - (CN)
Georgia - (GE)
CD
Guinea - (GN)
Syria - (SY)
Eritrea - (ER)
Algeria - (DZ)
India - (IN)
Stateless
BA
Sudan - (SD)
Azerbaijan - (AZ)
Vietnam - (VN)
Kyrgyzstan - (KG)
Mongolia - (MN)
Haiti - (HT)
Other

74 115
 7 915
 5 655
 4 940
 4 505
 4 110
 3 435
 3 100
 3 040
 2 730
 1 945
 1 830
 1 775
 1 720
 1 710
 1 575
 1 565
 1 400
 1 360
 1 280
 1 280
  980
  945
  660
  625
  585
  550
  515
  475
  460
  450
 11 005

21.7
40.8
16.3
38.3
35.2
18.8
36.7
29.0
11.9
9.0
10.0
2.4
13.6
15.3
23.4
6.4
15.2
18.5
11.0
20.4
13.4
5.6
3.7
15.9
41.8
8.4
26.1
7.5
28.6
14.6
11.4
14.9

7.3
7.3
25.8
4.7
5.7
7.1
7.4
12.6
7.3
3.3
2.6
1.0
4.1
4.0
4.8
2.8
2.9
6.9
11.3
6.8
7.0
6.6
2.2
3.5
8.3
3.3
5.3
5.6
5.7
4.6
4.0
4.9

50.0
32.0
45.6
34.0
39.1
51.8
32.6
44.0
55.5
66.7
63.1
79.0
66.5
64.7
41.6
50.0
54.0
51.7
67.6
54.4
62.1
67.4
69.8
55.5
29.3
74.3
38.1
59.2
47.9
53.7
58.6
58.1

20.0
19.5
10.8
22.2
19.4
20.3
23.1
12.6
24.0
20.0
21.9
17.4
15.6
15.1
28.4
39.4
27.3
22.1
9.9
17.1
16.7
19.8
22.6
23.7
20.3
13.5
28.6
27.1
17.6
26.3
26.1
21.0

0.7
0.4
1.3
0.8
0.6
1.7
0.3
1.5
0.9
0.7
1.7
0.1
0.2
0.2
1.9
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.0
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.1
1.1
0.3
0.0
1.8
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.7

0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
1.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.5

1) Kosovo - Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; BA - Bosnia and Herzegovina; MK - the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia; CD - Congo, 
the Democratic Republic of the; Syria - Syrian Arab Republic 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Figure 7b: Gender distribution of the 30 main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27, 4th quarter 
2010 (in %) 

Women

Men

Unknow n

100%

75%

50%

25%

0%

CD RS RU VN AM MK CN MN BA XK AZ SO KG ER NG HT

GE GN SY IR

IQ LK AF

TR SD PK DZ

IN BD

Non-EU

STATELESS

Note: Countries selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q4 2010. 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

15 

 
 
Table 8a: Five main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27+EFTA countries, 4th quarter 2010 
(rounded figures) 

EU-27

Serbia
Afghanistan
Russia
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Iraq
Other

BULGARIA

 7 915
 5 655
 4 940
 4 505
 4 110
 46 995

Iraq
Armenia
Iran
Afghanistan
Ukraine
Other

Serbia
MK
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Other

Pakistan
Georgia
Bangladesh
China
India
Other

GERMANY

GREECE

ITALY

Pakistan
Turkey
Nigeria
Afghanistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other

LITHUANIA

Georgia
Russia
Belarus
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Other

MALTA

Ethiopia
Morocco
Ivory Coast
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Nigeria
Other

POLAND

Russia
Georgia
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Other

SLOVENIA

Afghanistan
Turkey
PS
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Somalia
Other

SWEDEN

Serbia
Somalia
Afghanistan
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Iraq
Other

NORWAY

Somalia
Eritrea
Russia
Iran
Afghanistan
Other

  160
  20
  15
  10
  5
  55

 4 100
 1 975
 1 700
 1 425
  875
 5 925

  740
  235
  195
  165
  135
  915

  355
  290
  285
  285
  280
 1 045

150
30
5
5
5
10

5
5
*
*
*
35

 1 380
  260
  30
  20
  10
  90

  20
  15
  10
  5
  5
  55

 2 240
  920
  720
  635
  520
 4 225

  450
  390
  165
  130
  235
 1 240

(%)
11
8
7
6
6
63
(%)
61
7
5
4
2
22
(%)
26
12
11
9
5
37
(%)
31
10
8
7
6
38
(%)
14
11
11
11
11
41
(%)
75
14
2
2
2
4
(%)
9
9
*
*
*
70
(%)
77
15
2
1
1
5
(%)
18
13
8
6
6
48
(%)
24
10
8
7
6
46
(%)
17
15
6
5
9
47

BELGIUM

Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Serbia
Russia
Afghanistan
Iraq
Other

DENMARK

Afghanistan
Iran
Syrian Arab Republic
Serbia
Russia
Other

IRELAND

Nigeria
China
Pakistan
CD
South Africa
Other

FRANCE

Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Bangladesh
Russia
Sri Lanka
CD
Other

LATVIA

Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Ghana
Belarus
Russia
Other

HUNGARY

Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Afghanistan
Iran
Georgia
Iraq
Other

AUSTRIA

Russia
Afghanistan
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Nigeria
Serbia
Other

ROMANIA

Moldova
Iran
Iraq
China
Cameroon
Other

FINLAND

Iraq
Somalia
Afghanistan
Russia
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Other

LIECHTENSTEIN

Nigeria
Russia
Syrian Arab Republic
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Gambia
Other

 1 095
  850
  800
  700
  580
 4 275

  330
  225
  155
  125
  120
  450

  80
  65
  45
  15
  15
  200

 1 600
 1 245
 1 110
  995
  965
 8 515

5
5
*
*
*
5

  105
  90
  20
  15
  10
  110

  630
  425
  125
  125
  120
 1 450

  30
  25
  15
  15
  10
  100

  180
  120
  70
  60
  45
  305

  10
  10
*
*
*
*

(%)
13
10
10
8
7
51
(%)
23
16
11
9
9
32
(%)
19
15
11
4
4
47
(%)
11
9
8
7
7
59
(%)
28
22
*
*
*
6
(%)
30
25
6
4
3
32
(%)
22
15
4
4
4
50
(%)
15
12
9
7
6
52
(%)
23
15
9
8
6
39
(%)
44
36
*
*
*
*

CZECH REPUBLIC

Belarus
Ukraine
Mongolia
Vietnam
Kazakhstan
Other

Belarus
Russia
Turkey
Pakistan
Stateless
Other

Nigeria
Algeria
Morocco
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Other

India
Iraq
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Other

ESTONIA

SPAIN

CYPRUS

LUXEMBOURG

Serbia
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Iraq
Iran
MK
Other

NETHERLANDS

Somalia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
Armenia
Other

PORTUGAL

Guinea
CD
Angola
Guinea-Bissau
Belarus
Other

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Afghanistan
Moldova
China
Georgia
India
Other

UNITED KINGDOM

Iran
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Zimbabwe
Other

SWITZERLAND

Nigeria
Eritrea
Serbia
Sri Lanka
Kosovo / UNSCR 1244
Other

  20
  20
  15
  10
  10
  80

*
*
*
*
*
0

  65
  35
  30
  30
  25
  550

  140
  115
  115
  90
  70
  530

  120
  65
  25
  15
  10
  65

 1 190
  495
  485
  270
215
 1 670

  5
  5
*
*
*
  15

  25
  10
  10
  5
  5
  35

  710
  630
  500
  475
  380
 3 335

  625
  535
  285
  245
  215
 2 470

(%)
12
12
10
7
5
54
(%)
*
*
*
*
*
0
(%)
9
5
4
4
4
75
(%)
13
11
11
9
6
50
(%)
40
22
8
5
4
21
(%)
28
11
11
6
5
39
(%)
  21
  15
*
*
*
50
(%)
26
12
10
7
7
39
(%)
12
10
8
8
6
55
(%)
14
12
6
6
5
56

Notes: 
'*' – represents 2 or fewer applicants recorded in the reference period 
CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

16 

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Table 8b: Distribution of the main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27, 4th quarter 2010 
(rounded figures) 

NON-EU

Germany
France
Sweden
Belgium
United Kingdom
Other

 15 995
 14 430
 9 260
 8 305
 6 035
 20 090

AFGHANISTAN - (AF)

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Other

IRAQ - (IQ)

Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Netherlands
Finland
Other

IRAN - (IR)

Germany
United Kingdom
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Other

BANGLADESH - (BD)

France
Greece
United Kingdom
Italy
Belgium
Other

ARMENIA - (AM)

France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Austria
Other

France
Belgium
United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
Other

CD

ERITREA - (ER)

Sweden
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Other

STATELESS

Sweden
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Austria
Other

AZERBAIJAN - (AZ)

France
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Belgium
Other

MONGOLIA - (MN)

Sweden
Netherlands
France
Austria
Belgium
Other

 1 700
  720
  700
  485
  475
 1 575

 1 425
  580
  520
  495
  180
  915

  875
  710
  320
  270
  225
  635

 1 245
  195
  110
  80
  70
  135

  785
  330
  215
  100
  75
  205

  965
  215
  60
  45
  20
  95

  395
  245
  230
  210
  135
  65

  310
  135
  55
  50
  40
  75

  215
  170
  75
  25
  25
  35

  260
  55
  50
  20
  20
  60

(%)
22
19
12
11
8
27
(%)
30
13
12
9
8
28
(%)
35
14
13
12
4
22
(%)
29
23
11
9
7
21
(%)
68
11
6
4
4
7
(%)
46
19
12
6
4
12
(%)
69
15
4
3
2
7
(%)
31
19
18
17
10
5
(%)
47
20
8
7
6
11
(%)
40
31
14
5
4
7
(%)
56
12
10
5
4
13

RUSSIA - (RU)

Poland
France
Belgium
Austria
Germany
Other

Germany
Belgium
Sweden
France
Netherlands
Other

MK

PAKISTAN - (PK)

Greece
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Germany
Other

TURKEY - (TR)

France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Belgium
Other

CHINA - (CN)

France
United Kingdom
Greece
Germany
Belgium
Other

GUINEA - (GN)

Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Other

ALGERIA - (DZ)

France
Germany
Austria
United Kingdom
Belgium
Other

BA

Italy
Germany
France
Belgium
Sweden
Other

VIETNAM - (VN)

Germany
Cyprus
United Kingdom
Sweden
Czech Republic
Other

HAITI - (HT)

France
Sweden
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Other

 1 380
 1 110
  800
  630
  385
  630

 1 975
  550
  490
  260
  100
  65

  740
  630
  355
  295
  280
  435

  630
  415
  290
  100
  80
  255

  575
  325
  165
  100
  90
  325

  535
  515
  75
  70
  50
  115

  315
  125
  115
  95
  85
  250

  280
  130
  70
  50
  45
  45

  235
  115
  80
  45
  10
  35

  440
  5
  5
*
*
*

(%)
28
22
16
13
8
13
(%)
57
16
14
8
3
2
(%)
27
23
13
11
10
16
(%)
35
23
16
6
5
14
(%)
36
21
10
6
6
21
(%)
39
38
6
5
4
9
(%)
32
13
12
9
9
25
(%)
45
21
11
8
7
7
(%)
45
22
15
9
2
7
(%)
98
1
1
*
*
*

SERBIA - (RS)

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
France
Denmark
Other

 4 100
 2 240
  850
  230
  125
  365

KOSOVO / UNSCR 1244 - (XK)

France
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
Austria
Other

SOMALIA - (SO)

Netherlands
Sweden
Germany
United Kingdom
Belgium
Other

SRI LANKA - (LK)

France
United Kingdom
Germany
Cyprus
Netherlands
Other

NIGERIA - (NG)

United Kingdom
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Other

GEORGIA - (GE)

France
Poland
Greece
Germany
Lithuania
Other

 1 600
 1 095
  665
  635
  125
  380

 1 190
  920
  330
  165
  125
  365

  995
  500
  160
  90
  85
  115

  300
  285
  265
  185
  125
  560

  340
  260
  235
  180
  150
  400

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - (SY)

Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Other

INDIA - (IN)

Germany
United Kingdom
Cyprus
Greece
Austria
Other

SUDAN - (SD)

United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Other

KYRGYZSTAN - (KG)

Sweden
Belgium
Austria
France
Poland
Other

  515
  155
  140
  140
  60
  270

  230
  180
  140
  135
  105
  150

  180
  180
  75
  40
  30
  80

  215
  95
  45
  35
  20
  65

(%)
52
28
11
3
2
5
(%)
36
24
15
14
3
8
(%)
38
30
11
5
4
12
(%)
51
26
8
5
4
6
(%)
17
17
15
11
7
33
(%)
22
17
15
11
10
25
(%)
40
12
11
11
5
21
(%)
25
19
15
14
11
16
(%)
31
30
13
7
5
14
(%)
45
20
10
7
4
13

Notes:  
'*' – represents 2 or fewer applicants recorded in the reference period 
CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; BA- Bosnia and Herzegovina; MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

17 

 
 
Half of the Serbian asylum applicants in the EU-27 had lodged their application in 
Germany in Q4 2010  
Figure 8a: Main groups of asylum applicants in the top 6 receiving countries1), 4th quarter 2010 

Germany (15995 applicants)

France (14430 applicants)

Sweden (9260 applicants)

RS
26%

Other
37%

MK
12%

IR
5%

IQ
9%

AF
11%

Other
58%

XK
11%

BD
9%

RU
8%

LK
7%

CD
7%

RS
24%

Other
45%

SO
10%

XK
7%

AF
8%

IQ
6%

Belgium (8305 applicants)

United Kingdom (6035 
applicants)

Netherlands (4320 applicants)

Other
52%

RS
10%

RU
10%

XK
13%

AF
8%

IQ
7%

Other
56%

IR
12%

PK
10%

LK
8%

AF
8%

ZW
6%

SO
28%

Other
39%

IQ
11%

AM
5%

IR
6%

AF
11%

1) Member States selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q4 2010. 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Figure 8b: Distribution of the 6 main groups of asylum applicants in the EU-27 by receiving 
country, 4th quarter 2010 

Serbia (7915 applications)

Other
9%

BE
11%

SE
28%

DE
52%

Afghanistan (5655 
applications)

Other
28%

UK
8%

NL
9%

BE
12%

DE
30%

SE
13%

Russia (4940 applications)

Other
13%

PL
28%

DE
8%

AT
13%

BE
16%

FR
22%

XK (4505 applications)

Iraq (4110 applications)

MK (3435 applications)

FR
36%

Other
11%

SE
14%

DE
15%

BE
24%

Other
22%

DE
35%

FI
4%

NL
12%

SE
13%

BE
14%

Other
5%

FR
8%

SE
14%

BE
16%

DE
57%

1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q4 2010. 
Note: AF – Afghanistan; RS – Serbia; IQ – Iraq; SO – Somalia; MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; XK – Kosovo / 
UNSCR 1244; RU – Russia; CD – Congo, the democratic republic of; BD – Bangladesh; LK – Sri Lanka; AM – Armenia; IR - Iran; PK 
– Pakistan; ZW - Zimbabwe 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

18 

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Nearly one out of four decisions issued at the first instance during Q4 2010 in the 
EU-27 was positive 
Table 9a: First instance decisions by citizenship in selected Member States1), 4th quarter 2010 
(rounded figures) 

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Afghanistan 150 Iraq
Guinea
Iraq
Other

450 Other

90 Somalia

130 Afghanistan

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Sri Lanka
Russia
Eritrea
Other

130 Mali
115 Guinea
90 Somalia

725 Other

BELGIUM

105
95
10
15
FRANCE

80
35
20
70
SWEDEN

Humanitarian 
reasons
Not applicable

Humanitarian 
reasons
Not applicable

Rejections

Refugee status

GERMANY

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

XK
Armenia
Russia
Other

780
770
255
2 120

Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Other

685 Somalia
300 Eritrea
155 Afghanistan
520 Other

35 Afghanistan 230 Serbia
20 Russia
20 Nigeria
30 Other

120 Other

35 MK
15 Afghanistan

3 065
1 965
705
5 645

Rejections

Refugee status

NETHERLANDS

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

XK
Russia
Bangladesh
Other

970
760
730
6 025

Iran
Iraq
Somalia
Other

40 Somalia
35 Afghanistan
20 Iraq
130 Other

450 Somalia
130 Afghanistan
125 Iraq
320 Other

520 Afghanistan

40 Iraq
30 Somalia

180 Other

280
260
190
1 430

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

UNITED KINGDOM

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Iraq
Somalia
Iran
Other

140 Somalia
110 Eritrea

750 Afghanistan
260 Stateless

50 Afghanistan 205 Somalia

220 Other

145 Other
OTHER 

40 Serbia
25 Somalia
20 MK
95 Other

2 700
450
440
3 535

Iran
Eritrea
Sudan
Other

240 Afghanistan
160 Zimbabwe
140 Iran
710 Other

85 Somalia
45 Iran
40 Iraq
205 Other
EU-27

20 Iran
10 Pakistan
5 Sri Lanka

15 Other

495
485
450
3 165

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

240 Afghanistan 465 Afghanistan
195 Iraq

Russia
Iran
Afghanistan 150 Somalia
Other

625 Other

175 Turkey
170 Nigeria
575 Other

60 Russia
40 Nigeria
30 Afghanistan

380 Other

1 130
690
555
6 505

Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Other

1 095 Somalia

1 450 Somalia

570 Serbia

885 Afghanistan 1 000 Afghanistan 375 MK
85 XK
590 Iraq
885 Other
4 190 Other

485 Iraq
1 755 Other

6 650
2 910
2 825
34 170

1) Member States selected here are those with the highest number of first instance decisions issued during Q4 2010. 
Notes: XK – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

Table 9a: First instance decisions by outcome across EU Members, 4th quarter 2010 (rounded 
figures) 

Total 
decisions

Total positive 
decisions

Refugee 
status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejected

EU-27
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy1)
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland

59 910
4 975
135
145
900
13 550
5
290
600
780
9 750
3 020
610
15
110
135
175
40
4 185
3 155
895
35
175
45
75
635
9 185
6 285
:
0
3 615
3 095

13 360
1 050
25
60
325
2 170
5
5
30
205
1 270
980
20
5
5
15
50
15
2 025
870
115
25
40
10
30
265
2 060
1 685
:
0
1 310
1 150

6 760
825
*
20
180
1 660
5
5
30
60
1 060
310
10
0
0
15
10
5
225
485
15
0
15
10
5
45
525
1 255
:
0
950
575

4 685
225
25
35
95
110
*
*
*
140
205
365
0
5
5
*
30
10
1 030
385
20
25
30
*
15
195
1 355
375
:
-
225
205

1 915
-
-
5
50
400
-
-
0
5
-
310
15
-
-
-
10
5
775
-
75
-
0
-
10
25
180
50
:
0
135
370

1) See country information notes. 
'-' – not applicable 
'*' – represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

  Data in focus — 5/2011 

46 550
3 925
105
85
580
11 380
*
285
570
575
8 485
2 035
585
10
110
120
125
25
2 160
2 285
780
10
135
35
45
365
7 125
4 600
:
0
2 305
1 945  

19 

 
 
 
 
 
705
395
280
970

760
505
505
920

970
780
470
610

Seven out of ten Somalis were granted a positive decision at first instance during 
Q4 2010 

Table 9b: First instance decisions by Member States in selected groups of asylum applicants1), 4th 
quarter 2010 (rounded figures) 

Refugee status

SERBIA - (RS)

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

AFGHANISTAN - (AF)

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Belgium
France
Austria
Other

40 Austria
15
5
0 Other

5 Italy

Germany
Sweden

0 Other

20 Germany
10 Sweden
5 Belgium
0 Other

3 065
2 700
225
655

Germany
Belgium
Austria
Other

155 Sweden
150 Austria
80 Italy
200 Other

205 Germany
160 Netherlands
155 Sweden
480 Other
RUSSIA - (RU)

230 Germany

40 UK
40 Netherlands
65 Other

Refugee status

SOMALIA - (SO)

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Sweden
UK
Germany
Other

110 Sweden

90 Netherlands
85 Finland

125 Other

750 Netherlands
450 UK
100 Sweden
150 Other
IRAQ - (IQ)

Rejections

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

520 Sweden

20 Netherlands
20 Germany
* Other

450
190
135
220

Austria
France
Belgium
Other

170 Austria
115 Poland
60 Finland

145 Other

55 Germany
20 Poland
10 CZ
25 Other

35 France
20 Poland
* Austria
0 Other

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

KOSOVO / UNSCR 1244 - (XK)
Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
Other

685 Netherlands
140 Belgium
90 Sweden

180 Other

125 Netherlands
105 Italy

65 Sweden

190 Other
OTHER 

30 Germany
15 Netherlands
15 Sweden
25 Other

660
260
235
480

Belgium
France
Austria
Other

60 Austria
25 France
10 Italy

* Other

15 Sweden

5 Germany
* Italy
* Other

NON-EU

15 France
10 Belgium
10 Germany
* Other

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejections

UK
France
Germany
Other

1 085 Sweden

800 Netherlands
685 UK
1 450 Other

325 Italy
320 Netherlands
265 Germany
700 Other

255 France
180 Germany
100 UK
215 Other

6 515
6 085
3 950
12 855

Germany
UK
France
Other

1 355 Netherlands

1 660 Sweden
1 255 Netherlands 1 030 Germany
1 060 Austria
2 780 Other

385 Italy
1 915 Other

775 Germany
400 France
310 Sweden
435 Other

11 380
8 485
7 125
19 560

1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of first instance decisions issued during Q4 2010.  
'*' – represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period. 
Note: UK – the United Kingdom  
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 
Table 9b: First instance decisions by outcome across the 30 main groups of asylum applicants1) 
countries of citizenship in the EU-27, 4th quarter 2010 (rounded figures) 

Total 
decisions

Total positive 
decisions

Refugee 
status

Subsidiary 
protection

Humanitarian 
reasons

Rejected

Non-EU
Serbia - (RS)
Afghanistan - (AF)
Somalia - (SO)
Russia - (RU)
Iraq - (IQ)
Kosovo
MK 
Iran - (IR)
Armenia - (AM)
Sri Lanka - (LK)
Nigeria - (NG)
Pakistan - (PK)
China - (CN)
Turkey - (TR)
Eritrea - (ER)
Syria
Georgia - (GE)
Guinea - (GN)
Bangladesh - (BD)
CD
Algeria - (DZ)
India - (IN)
Stateless
Sudan - (SD)
Bangladesh - (BD)
Azerbaijan - (AZ)
Vietnam - (VN)
Zimbabwe - (ZW)
Mongolia - (MN)
Haiti - (HT)
Other

 59 910
6 740
4 310
3 425
3 350
3 300
2 990
2 925
2 560
1 775
1 675
1 605
1 480
1 320
1 320
1 285
1 170
1 095
1 055
1 025
970
760
705
575
570
505
480
470
430
425
415
9 200

13 360
90
1 965
2 425
660
1 665
165
15
1 045
115
320
120
220
230
215
835
285
45
295
25
200
25
10
195
230
25
70
35
135
15
80
1 615

6 760
60
590
410
490
1 095
100
5
885
40
275
35
100
150
140
425
235
25
190
10
155
15
*
135
200
5
35
5
90
5
60
805

4 685
5
1 000
1 450
115
485
20
*
125
30
20
35
100
55
25
385
15
10
75
5
30
5
5
30
25
*
20
15
45
5
15
535

 1 915
30
375
570
60
85
45
10
35
45
25
50
15
20
50
30
35
15
30
10
20
5
5
30
10
15
15
10
0
5
*
275

46 550
6 650
2 350
995
2 690
1 635
2 825
2 910
1 515
1 660
1 360
1 485
1 260
1 090
1 105
450
885
1 050
760
1 000
765
735
695
380
340
480
410
435
295
410
340
7 585  

1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of first instance decisions issued during Q4 2010.   
Notes:  Kosovo – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the;  MK – the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia; Syria – Syrian Arab Republic. 
'*' – represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period.:  
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

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Nearly all first instance decisions issued to Serbians in the EU-27 in Q4 2010 were 
negative 
Figure 10a: First instance decisions by outcome, selected Member States and the EU-271), 4th 
quarter 2010 

Germany (13550 decisions)

France (9750 decisions)

Sweden (9185 decisions)

12%

1%

3%

11%

2%

6%

15%

2%

84%

87%

77%

UK (6285 decisions)

Belgium (4975 decisions)

Netherlands (4185 decisions)

20%

6%

1%

17%

5%

52%

5%

25%

73%

78%

18%

Refugee status

Subsidiary protection

Humanitarian reasons

Rejections

1) Member States selected here are those reporting the highest number of first instance decisions issued during Q4 2010. 
Note: UK – United Kingdom 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

Figure 10b: First instance decisions in the EU-27 by outcome, selected citizenships1), 4th quarter 
2010  

Serbia (6740 decisions)
1% 0%
0%

Afghanistan (4310 decisions)

Somalia (3425 decisions)

14%

12%

54%

23%

99%

9%

29%

17%

42%

Russia (3350 decisions)

Iraq (3300 decisions)

XK (2990 decisions)

15%

3%

2%

33%

49%

3%

1%

2%

80%

15%

3%

94%

Refugee status

Subsidiary protection

Humanitarian reasons

Rejections

1) Citizenships selected here are those for which the highest number of first instance decisions was issued during Q4 2010. 
Note: XK – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244.  
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq)

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Methodology 

DATA SOURCES 

The data used for this publication are provided to Eurostat by the Ministries of Interior, Justice or immigration agencies 
of the Member States. Data are based entirely on relevant administrative sources. Apart from statistics on new asylum 
applicants, these data are supplied by Member States according to the provisions of Article 4 of the Regulation (EC) 
862/2007 of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.  

All data presented in this publication are rounded to the nearest 5.  
All data presented in this publication are provisional (except as otherwise stated) and may be a subject to change. 

DEFINITIONS AND COVERAGE 

'Asylum applicant' means a person having submitted an application for international protection or having been 
included in such application as a family member during the reference period. 'Application for international protection' 
means an application for international protection as defined in Art.2(g) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC, i.e. including 
requests for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status, irrespective of whether the application was lodged on 
arrival at border, or from inside the country, and irrespective of whether the person entered the territory legally (e.g. as 
a tourist) or illegally. In deciding when to regard an asylum application as having been lodged, the principles 
expressed in Article 4(1) of Council Regulation 2003/343/EC should be applied, i.e. 'An application for asylum shall be 
deemed to have been lodged once a form submitted by the applicant for asylum or a report prepared by the 
authorities has reached the competent authorities of the Member State concerned. Where an application is not made 
in writing, the time elapsing between the statement of intention and the preparation of a report should be as short as 
possible'. Applications submitted by persons who are subsequently found to be a subject of a Dublin procedure 
(Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003) are included in the number of asylum applications. Within the same reference 
period every person being a subject of asylum application is counted only once, therefore repeat applications are not 
recorded if the first application has been lodged in the same reference period. However, such a repeat application will 
be recorded if lodged in a different reference month. It means that the aggregation of the monthly figures may 
overestimate the number of persons applying for international protection within the aggregated period (quarter or 
year). 
In some Member States (e.g. IT, MT) due to restrictions of the asylum procedure (e.g. time limits for lodging repeat 
application) repeat applications may be very rare. Therefore the number of new asylum applicants may equal or 
almost equal the number of asylum applicants. 
The number of asylum applicants and the number of first instance decisions during the same reference period differs. 
This is due to the time lag between the date of asylum application and the date of the decision on asylum application. 
The duration of this time lag may vary considerably depending on the national asylum procedure and the 
administrative workload. Asylum application lodged in one reference period may therefore result in a decision in a 
later period, while some asylum decisions reported for that period may relate to the applications lodged in previous 
reference periods. 

'New asylum applicant' means a person having submitted an application for international protection for the first time. 
Applications submitted by persons who are subsequently found to be a subject of a Dublin procedure are included in 
the statistics on new asylum applicants if such persons are also a subject of first asylum application. All Member 
States are requested to supply these data but their provision is voluntary. As persons are counted once only, statistics 
on new asylum applicants may be used for preparation of annual aggregates.  

Person being a subject of 'a pending application' means a person who is the subject of application for international 
protection under consideration by the responsible national authority at the end of the reference period. It includes the 
number of persons with pending applications at all instances of the administrative and/or judicial procedure. 

'Rejected applicant' means a person covered by a first instance decision rejecting an application for international 
protection, including decisions considering applications as inadmissible or as unfounded and decisions under priority 
and accelerated procedures, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the reference period.  

'Person granted refugee status at first instance' means a person covered by a first instance decision granting 
refugee status, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the reference period. Refugee status means status as 
defined in Art.2(d) of Directive 2004/83/EC within the meaning of Art.1 of the Geneva Convention relating to the Status 
of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967. According to the Art.2(c) of 
that Directive refugee means a third country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for 
reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country 
of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that 
country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as 
mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it. 

'Person granted subsidiary protection status at first instance' means a person covered by a first instance 
decision granting subsidiary protection status, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the reference period. 
Subsidiary protection status means status as defined in Art.2(f) of Directive 2004/83/EC. According to the Art.2(e) of 
that Directive a person eligible for subsidiary protection means a third country national or a stateless person who does 
not qualify as a refugee but in respect of whom substantial grounds have been shown for believing that the person 
concerned, if returned to his or her country of origin, or in the case of a stateless person, to his or her country of 

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former habitual residence, would face a real risk of suffering serious harm and is unable, or, owing to such risk, 
unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. 

'Person granted authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons at first instance' means a person covered by 
another first instance decision granting authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons under national law concerning 
international protection, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the reference period. It includes persons who 
are not eligible for international protection as currently defined law but are nonetheless protected against removal 
under the obligations that are imposed on all Member States by international refugee or human rights instruments or 
on the basis of principles flowing from such instruments. Examples of such categories include persons who are not 
removable on ill health grounds and unaccompanied minors.  

'Dublin procedure' means a procedure according to the Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003, establishing the 
criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in 
one of the Member States by a third-country national. 

COUNTRY INFORMATION 
Until December 2009, statistics on asylum applications in Cyprus related to the number of administrative cases 
instead of individuals. This may result in underestimation of the actual number of applications, as one administrative 
case may cover several family members being a subject of this application. 

Due to a technical error, the registered age of accompanied minors for application and decision statistics in Italy was 
the age of the principal applicant (e.g. father or mother) until February 2010 (included). This leads to an 
underestimation of the share of minor asylum applicants. 

The number of rejections at first instance in Italy includes a number of recommendations to issue an authorization to 
stay for humanitarian reasons. These recommendations are issued by the National Asylum Commission to the Police. 
Such recommendation does not guarantee the grant of an authorization to stay for humanitarian reason, and therefore 
the number of first instance rejections is overestimated. Indeed, some individuals might be counted twice under the 
same reference period: first as a person rejected and recommended for an authorisation to stay for humanitarian 
reasons and subsequently as a person granted an authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons. 

According to the Maltese authorities, the drop in the number of asylum applicants registered at the beginning of 2010 
resulted from a sudden decrease in the number of boats arriving from Libya. 

ABBREVIATIONS 
Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Ireland (IE), Greece 
(EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Italy (IT), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Hungary (HU), 
Malta (MT), the Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia 
(SK), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE), the United Kingdom (UK), Iceland (IS), Lichtenstein (LI), Norway (NO) and 
Switzerland (CH). 

EU ASYLUM POLICY 
The Directorate-General for Home Affairs (DG HOME) is responsible for developing EU policies on asylum. For more 
information please see: 
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/index_en.htm 

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Further information 

Eurostat Website: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat 

Data on "Population and Social conditions, Asylum": 
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/population/data/database 
(Select "International Migration and asylum" and "Asylum") 

Further information about "Population and social conditions": 
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/population/introduction 

European Statistical Data Support: 

Contact details for this support network can be found on our Internet site: 
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ 

Manuscript completed on: 21.03.2011 
Data extracted on: 18.03.2011 
ISSN 1977-0340 
Catalogue number: KS-QA-11-005-EN-N 
© European Union, 2011