Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications : first quarter 2012.
Date: 2012-08-03
Institutions: Eurostat
Subjects: admission of aliens, international human rights law, political asylum, population statistics, right of asylum

Population and social conditions 

Author:  Alexandros BITOULAS 

D a t a   i n   f o c u s  
8/2012 

Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on 
asylum applications: first quarter 2012 
Number of asylum applicants only slightly changed in the EU-27 in Q1 2012 
compared to the same quarter of 2011 and around 9 000 less compared to Q4 2011 

Figure 1: Asylum applicants, EU-27, January 2011 – March 2012 

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Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

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Figure 2: Pending asylum applications on 31st of March 2012 (1) 

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 (1) Countries selected here are those with the highest number of pending applications in the reference period 

Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asypenctzm) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy reported the greatest fall in asylum applications in Q1 2012; nearly 4 000 
fewer compared to Q1 2011 

Figure 3: Asylum applicants, absolute change between Q1/2011 and Q1/2012 

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Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Figure 4: Asylum applicants, relative change between Q1/2011 and Q1/2012 

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8/2012 — Data in focus  

Relative change

 
 
 
 
The number of Tunisian citizens seeking asylum in the EU-27 dropped far more 
than any other citizenship in Q1 2012 compared to Q1 2011; a decline of around 
3 000 asylum applications  

Figure 5: Asylum applicants by citizenship, EU-27 (*), absolute change between Q1/2011 
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Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Applications by Syrians and Albanians more than doubled in relative terms in Q1 
2012 compared to same quarter of previous year 

Figure 6: Asylum applicants by citizenship, EU-27 (*), relative change between Q1/2011 
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Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

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One out of four asylum applicants in the EU-27 was aged below 18 in Q1 2012 

Table 3: Asylum applicants by age group (*), 1st quarter 2012 (%) 

Total 
(absolute 
value)

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

0-13

14-17

18-34

35-64

65 and over

Unknow n

EU-27
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denm ark
Germ any
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxem bourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Rom ania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sw eden
United Kingdom
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norw ay
Sw itzerland

 69 335

 7 330
  200
  185
 1 165
 14 285
  15
  245
 1 950
  645
 14 845
 2 210
  380
  65
  110
  560
  455
  135
 3 770
 3 530
 1 805
  70
  680
  50
  90
  615
 7 565
 6 385
  15
  15
 2 075
 7 055

18.1

18.7
13.4
14.5
14.2
25.1
18.8
25.9
3.7
13.1
17.8
7.1
2.6
10.6
9.9
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19.8
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35.3
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2.1
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20.7
14.7
7.7
15.9
20.7
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7.6
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1.8
3.7
2.5
10.8
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4.6
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58.2
42.5
56.4
46.8
31.3
50.6
79.5
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44.4
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43.6
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37.6
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82.4
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55.6
47.6
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59.2
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16.9
40.9
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19.5
37.5
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14.9
19.9
25.8
14.8
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21.3
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(*) Age disaggregation not available for NL, see methodological notes; distribution by age for EU-27 is based on those countries for 
which data are available 
: Data are not available in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code migr_asyappctzm) 

Figure 7: Asylum applicants by gender, 1st quarter 2012 (%) 

100%

75%

50%

25%

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Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Women Men

Unknown

6 

8/2012 — Data in focus  

 
 
 
 
Only one out of ten Tunisian, Bangladeshi and Indian asylum applicants in the 
EU-27 in Q1 2012 were women 

Table 4: Thirty main citizenships of asylum applicants in the EU-27 (*), by age group, 1st 
quarter 2012 (in %) (1) 

Total 
(absolute 
value)

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

0-13

14-17

18-34

35-64

65 and over

Unknow n

Non-EU
Afghanistan - (AF)
Russia - (RU)
Pakistan - (PK)
Serbia - (RS)
Iraq - (IQ)
Syria - (SY) (2)
Iran - (IR)
Som alia - (SO)
CD - (CD) (2)
Georgia - (GE)
Kosovo - (XK) (2)
Sri Lanka - (LK)
Bangladesh - (BD)
Nigeria - (NG)
Turkey - (TR)
Arm enia - (AM)
Algeria - (DZ)
Guinea - (GN)
China - (CN)
MK - (MK) (2)
Eritrea - (ER)
Albania - (AL)
India - (IN)
Haiti - (HT)
Azerbaijan - (AZ)
Egypt - (EG)
BA - (BA) (2)
Tunisia - (TN)
Morocco - (MA)
Sudan - (SD)
Other

 65 565
 6 015
 4 730
 3 850
 3 390
 2 700
 2 680
 2 610
 2 415
 2 160
 2 045
 1 970
 1 860
 1 700
 1 540
 1 510
 1 415
 1 300
 1 290
 1 185
 1 110
  915
  865
  765
  620
  615
  600
  585
  565
  560
  550
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18.6
40.8
11.7
37.9
28.4
21.6
11.7
12.2
19.3
15.7
31.5
10.6
4.5
17.9
8.6
20.6
4.2
13.3
10.0
33.3
14.4
22.9
2.6
5.0
26.8
17.8
40.8
1.4
2.1
8.9
16.1

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24.9
4.2
3.5
6.6
7.1
4.9
4.5
7.5
5.3
2.5
5.1
1.3
2.7
3.8
3.8
4.1
4.8
9.1
1.9
8.0
3.6
10.0
1.7
0.8
4.1
5.5
6.8
0.9
8.2
2.9
5.5

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44.0
32.8
63.7
32.1
43.5
47.4
56.3
65.4
50.8
52.3
41.1
63.9
73.1
59.8
69.8
38.2
72.8
68.7
47.9
33.0
65.2
48.5
73.0
61.5
36.4
56.1
32.4
82.5
73.2
70.3
54.9

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10.8
21.5
20.0
22.9
18.7
24.2
26.2
12.8
23.9
28.6
21.6
22.2
18.7
17.9
17.1
34.6
17.7
8.8
39.4
25.0
15.9
17.4
20.9
32.5
28.5
20.1
19.1
15.2
16.4
16.2
22.7

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1.5
0.7
0.8
0.5
2.2
1.6
0.7
1.9
0.5
0.9
0.7
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.7
2.5
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.9
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0.2
4.2
0.5
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0.0
0.2
0.5

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0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.2
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0.8
0.8
0.5
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0.5
0.0
0.1
0.2
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.4

(*) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
(1) Citizenships selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q1 2012 in the EU-27 
(2) Syria – Syrian Arab Republic; CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Kosovo – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; MK – the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

Figure 8: Thirty main citizenships of asylum applicants in the EU-27 (*), by gender, 1st 
quarter 2012 (in %) (1) 

100%

75%

50%

25%

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(*) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
(1) Citizenships selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q1 2012 in the EU-27 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

  Data in focus — 8/2012 

7 

 
  
 
 
 
Table 5: Five main citizenships of asylum applicants, 1st quarter 2012 (rounded 
figures) (1) 

BELGIUM

Afghanistan
Russia
Guinea
CD
XK
Other

DENMARK

Afghanistan
Iran
Russia
Somalia
Iraq
Other

IRELAND

Nigeria
Albania
Moldova
South Africa
Mauritius
Other

FRANCE

Russia
CD
Armenia
Bangladesh
Turkey
Other

LATVIA

Georgia
CD
Russia
Serbia
Algeria
Other

HUNGARY

Afghanistan
XK
Pakistan
Somalia
Algeria
Other

AUSTRIA

Afghanistan
Russia
Algeria
Iran
Pakistan
Other

ROMANIA

Algeria
Morocco
Afghanistan
Tunisia
China
Other

FINLAND

Iraq
Russia
Syria
Somalia
Afghanistan
Other

LIECHTENSTEIN

Russia
Ukraine
MK
Croatia
Nigeria
Other

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EU-27 (2)

Afghanistan
Russia
Pakistan
Serbia
Iraq
Other

BULGARIA

Iraq
Syria
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
Other

GERMANY

Serbia
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Other

GREECE

Georgia
Bangladesh
Senegal
Dominican Republic
Afghanistan
Other

ITALY

Nigeria
Afghanistan
Tunisia
Senegal
Egypt
Other

LITHUANIA

Russia
Afghanistan
Belarus
Ukraine
Cameroon
Other

MALTA

Libya
Egypt
Guinea
Chad
CD
Other

POLAND

Russia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Afghanistan
Other

SLOVENIA

Turkey
Somalia
Morocco
Serbia
Algeria
Other

SWEDEN

Somalia
Afghanistan
Serbia
Syria
Eritrea
Other

NORWAY

Somalia
Afghanistan
Eritrea
Belarus
Russia
Other

ICELAND

Iran
Nigeria
Algeria
Senegal
Colombia
Other

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 4 730
 3 850
 3 390
 2 700
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  120
  115
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  185
  140
  135
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CZECH REPUBLIC

Ukraine
Vietnam
Syria
Belarus
Mongolia
Other

ESTONIA

Vietnam
Belarus
Georgia
Russia
Turkey
Other

SPAIN

Nigeria
Algeria
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Cuba
Other

CYPRUS

Syria
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Egypt
India
Other

LUXEMBOURG

Serbia
Albania
XK
MK
Montenegro
Other

NETHERLANDS

PORTUGAL

Guinea
Somalia
CD
Nigeria
Belarus
Other

SLOVAKIA

Afghanistan
Moldova
CD
Somalia
Bangladesh
Other

UNITED KINGDOM

Pakistan
Iran
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Other

SWITZERLAND

Eritrea
Nigeria
Tunisia
Serbia
MK
Other

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  15
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  80
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  65
  60
  115
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31
14
12
12
11
21
(%)

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  5
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  5
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  5
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10
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6
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(%)
11
8
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7
7
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11
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4
4
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# (%)
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10
9
9
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 1 175
  725
  305
  285
  275
 3 620

 1 150
  675
  665
  660
  290
 3 615

(1) Citizenships selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q1 2012 in the EU-27 
(2) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
# Absolute number of asylum applications 
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic; CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Kosovo – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; MK – the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

8 

8/2012 — Data in focus  

 
 
 
  
Table 6: Thirty main citizenships of asylum applicants by destination country in the 
EU-27 (*), 1st quarter 2012 (rounded figures) (1) 

NON-EU

France
Germany
Sweden
Belgium
United Kingdom
Other

RUSSIA - (RU)

France
Poland
Belgium
Austria
Germany
Other

IRAQ - (IQ)

Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Finland
Austria
Other

SOMALIA - (SO)

Sweden
Germany
United Kingdom
Austria
France
Other

KOSOVO  - (XK)

France
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Luxembourg
Other

NIGERIA - (NG)

United Kingdom
Italy
Germany
France
Austria
Other

ALGERIA - (DZ)

France
Romania
Austria
Germany
United Kingdom
Other

MK - (MK)

Germany
Belgium
Sweden
France
Luxembourg
Other

INDIA - (IN)

United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Greece
Belgium
Other

EGYPT - (EG)

Italy
France
United Kingdom
Greece
Germany
Other

MOROCCO - (MA)

Germany
Romania
Austria
Sweden
Italy
Other

 1 930
 1 015
  880
  850
  275
 1 065

 1 980
  610
  265
  210
  170
  155

# (%)
32
17
15
14
5
18
# (%)
58
18
8
6
5
5
# (%)
38
28
10
6
5
14
# (%)
33
25
11
10
6
16
# (%)
40
17
17
8
4
14
# (%)
63
12
10
5
4
6
# (%)
52
18
9
6
6
9
# (%)
20
20
17
15
10
17
# (%)
46
28
12
4
3
7
# (%)
33
19
11
11
7
20

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  725
  265
  155
  120
  360

  665
  505
  230
  200
  120
  325

  680
  295
  285
  135
  70
  235

  895
  165
  140
  65
  60
  85

  615
  215
  100
  75
  70
  110

  175
  175
  150
  135
  90
  145

  280
  175
  75
  25
  20
  40

  185
  105
  65
  60
  40
  110

AF - (AF)

Germany
Sweden
Austria
Belgium
United Kingdom
Other

SERBIA - (RS)

Germany
Sweden
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Other

IRAN - (IR)

Germany
United Kingdom
Sweden
Austria
Belgium
Other

GEORGIA - (GE)

France
Poland
Greece
Germany
Sweden
Other

BD - (BD)

France
Belgium
United Kingdom
Greece
Italy
Other

ARMENIA - (AM)

France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Other

CHINA - (CN)

France
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Other

ALBANIA - (AL)

United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Sweden
Greece
Other

AZ - (AZ)

France
Germany
Sweden
Belgium
Austria
Other

TUNISIA - (TN)

Italy
Germany
Austria
France
Sweden
Other

 14 845
 14 285
 7 565
 7 330
 6 385
 15 155

 1 465
 1 070
  650
  575
  560
  410

 1 415
  300
  280
  130
  125
  445

 1 355
  220
  165
  130
  125
  415

# (%)
23
22
12
11
10
23
# (%)
31
23
14
12
12
9
# (%)
52
11
10
5
5
17
# (%)
56
9
7
5
5
17
# (%)
29
24
22
12
3
9
# (%)
20
16
16
14
8
26
# (%)
26
20
13
9
7
26
# (%)
55
18
10
9
6
3
# (%)
34
29
13
6
5
14
# (%)
22
18
12
11
9
26
# (%)
21
18
15
9
8
29

  570
  480
  440
  240
  65
  170

  305
  245
  240
  220
  125
  405

  335
  255
  165
  115
  85
  340

  610
  200
  105
  100
  65
  30

  255
  220
  95
  45
  35
  110

  135
  110
  75
  70
  55
  160

  115
  100
  85
  50
  45
  165

PAKISTAN - (PK)

United Kingdom
Germany
France
Greece
Italy
Other

SYRIA - (SY)

Germany
Sweden
Denmark
United Kingdom
Austria
Other

CD - (CD)

France
Belgium
United Kingdom
Germany
Sweden
Other

SRI LANKA - (LK)

France
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Other

TURKEY - (TR)

France
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Italy
Other

GUINEA - (GN)

Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Other

ERITREA - (ER)

Sweden
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Greece
Other

HAITI - (HT)

France
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Other

BA - (BA)

Sweden
Germany
France
Belgium
Italy
Other

SUDAN - (SD)

France
United Kingdom
Germany
Sweden
Greece
Other

 1 175
  865
  440
  420
  270
  680

 1 025
  470
  210
  195
  160
  625

 1 395
  470
  80
  70
  25
  120

 1 090
  485
  130
  55
  20
  80

# (%)
31
22
11
11
7
18
# (%)
38
17
8
7
6
23
# (%)
65
22
4
3
1
5
# (%)
58
26
7
3
1
4
# (%)
44
30
6
6
5
9
# (%)
43
40
7
2
2
7
# (%)
45
18
16
13
2
6
# (%)
99
0
0
0
0
0
# (%)
37
24
19
9
3
9
# (%)
35
34
8
6
5
13

  670
  455
  90
  85
  70
  140

  550
  515
  90
  25
  20
  90

  410
  165
  145
  125
  20
  55

  615

  220
  140
  110
  50
  20
  50

  195
  185
  40
  30
  25
  70

(*) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
(1) Citizenships selected here are those with the highest number of asylum applicants registered during Q1 2012 in the EU-27 
# Absolute number of asylum applications  
AF – Afghanistan; Syria – Syrian Arab Republic; CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Kosovo – Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; BD 
– Bangladesh; MK – the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; AZ – Azerbaijan; BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asyappctzm) 

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Figure 9: First instance decisions by outcome, selected Member States (1), 
1st quarter 2012 

Germany (11690 decisions)

France (2) (11330 decisions)

Sweden (7245 decisions)

16%

2%

3%

2%

7%

79%

91%

8%

18%

3%

71%

Italy (7090 decisions)

Belgium (2) (6510 decisions)

UK (6020 decisions)

6%

9%

9%

13%

4%

76%

83%

27%

7%

0%

66%

Refugee status

Subsidiary protection

Humanitarian reasons

Rejections

(1) Member States selected here are those reporting the highest number of first instance decisions issued during Q1 2012            
UK – United Kingdom 
Humanitarian reasons not applicable for BE, FR 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

Figure 10: First instance decisions in the EU-27 (*) by outcome, selected citizenships (1), 
1st quarter 2012 

Afghanistan (5050 decisions)

Serbia (4825 decisions)

Pakistan (3630 decisions)

1%

0%

2%

8%

2%

14%

26%

7%

58%

99%

88%

Russia (3150 decisions)

Nigeria (2695 decisions)

Somalia (2505 decisions)

2%

2%

5%

14%

3%

2%

33%

18%

81%

91%

1%

49%

Refugee status

Subsidiary protection

Humanitarian reasons

Rejections

(*) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
(1) Citizenships selected here are those for which the highest number of first instance decisions was issued during Q1 2012 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

  Data in focus — 8/2012 

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One out of five first instance decisions in the EU-27 in Q1 2012 was positive 

Table 8: First instance decisions by citizenship and outcome, selected Member States, 
1st quarter 2012 (rounded figures) (1) 

Refugee status

First instance decisions

Subsidiary 
protection

Hum anitarian 
reasons

GERMANY (11 690 decisions)

Rejections

Refugee status

First instance decisions

Subsidiary 
protection

Hum anitarian 
reasons

FRANCE (11 330 decisions)

Rejections

Iraq
Iran
Syria
Other

  700 Syria
  345 Somalia
  190 Afghanistan
  690 Other

  90 Afghanistan
  45 Iraq
  40 XK
  50 Other
SWEDEN (7 245 decisions)

  190 Serbia

  25 Afghanistan
  10 MK
  100 Other

Afghanistan

  170 Somalia

  515 Afghanistan

  130 Serbia

Somalia
Syria
Other

  80 Afghanistan
  60 Eritrea
  295 Other

  365 Stateless
  225 Iraq
  180 Other
BELGIUM (6 510 decisions)

  15 Afghanistan
  15 Somalia
  85 Other

Russia

  95 Afghanistan

  195

Not applicable

Albania

Afghanistan
Guinea
Other

  95 Somalia
  80 XK
  585 Other

  10
  5
  25

Russia
XK
Other

OTHER (12 660 decisions)

Russia

  225 Somalia

  425 Syria

  105 Pakistan

Syria
Afghanistan
Other

  195 Afghanistan
  120 Iraq
  560 Other

  280 Russia
  130 Afghanistan
  395 Other

  60 Afghanistan
  25 Russia

  120 Other

 3 000
  730
  610
 4 870

  940

  455
  405
 3 305

  715

  525
  445
 3 745

 1 140

 1 125
  935
 6 820

CD
Sri Lanka
Russia
Other

Somalia

Sudan
Afghanistan
Other

Iran

Eritrea
Sudan
Other

  90 Mali
  60 Guinea
  60 Afghanistan

  535 Other

  50
  30
  20
  125

Not applicable

Bangladesh
CD
Sri Lanka
Other

ITALY (7 090 decisions)

  70 Somalia

  195 Nigeria

  125 Nigeria

  65 Afghanistan
  45 Sudan
  255 Other

  120 Ivory Coast
  45 Pakistan

  315 Other
UNITED KINGDOM (6 020 decisions)

  120 Ghana
  65 Mali
  310 Other

  205 Afghanistan

  55 Somalia

  145 Zimbabw e
  145 China
  705 Other

  40 Iran
  40 Sierra Leone

  280 Other
EU-27 (62 545 decisions)

  5 Pakistan

  5 Iran

* Sri Lanka

  5 Other

Iran

Iraq
Afghanistan
Other

  960 Somalia

 1 215 Afghanistan

  370 Serbia

  925 Afghanistan
  680 Eritrea
 4 690 Other

 1 075 Nigeria

  265 Ivory Coast

 1 735 Other

  135 Pakistan
  120 Afghanistan
  895 Other

 1 130
  845
  760
 7 615

 1 385

  685
  550
 2 740

  905

  410
  355
 2 315

 4 780

 3 190
 2 925
 38 580

(1) Member States selected here are those reporting the highest number of first instance decisions issued during Q1 2012 
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic; CD – Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; XK - Kosovo / UNSCR 1244; MK – the Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia; BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

Table 9: First instance decisions by outcome, 1st quarter 2012 (rounded figures) 

Total decisions

Total positive 
decisions

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Hum anitarian 
reasons

Rejected

EU-27 (*)
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denm ark
Germ any
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy (1)
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxem bourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands (**)
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Rom ania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sw eden
United Kingdom
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norw ay
Sw itzerland

 62 545
 6 510
  155
  225
  870
 11 690
  15
  260
 2 880
  575
 11 330
 7 090
  425
  65
  80
  535
  330
  250
:
 4 005
  695
  55
  455
  30
  100
  655
 7 245
 6 020
  5
  15
 3 150
 4 695

 13 070
 1 085
  40
  60
  370
 2 475
  10
  15
  15
  110
  975
 1 725
  50
  10
  10
  15
  90
  230
:
 1 085
  180
  25
  10
  5
  45
  265
 2 135
 2 035
*
  5
 1 575
 1 670

 7 255
  855
  5
  10
  155
 1 925
  5
  15
  10
  65
  750
  435
  35
*
*
  10
  20
  10
:
  625
  45
  5
  10
*
*
  65
  605
 1 595
*
  5
 1 260
 1 030

 4 290
  230
  30
  50
  185
  225
*
*
  5
  40
  230
  675
*
  10
  5
  5
  45
  105
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  460
  60
  20
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  5
  35
  160
 1 285
  415
*
-
  255
  210

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-
-
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  325
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  620
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  115
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-
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  10
  40
  245
  20
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  65
  435

 49 475
 5 425
  115
  160
  500
 9 215
  10
  245
 2 865
  470
 10 355
 5 365
  380
  50
  70
  520
  240
  20
:
 2 920
  515
  25
  445
  25
  55
  390
 5 110
 3 985
  5
  10
 1 575
 3 020  

 (*) EU-27 is based on data available 
(1) See country information notes 
(**) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
- represents data are not applicable 
* represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period 
: represents data are not available in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 
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15 % of all positive decisions of international protection issued at first instance in 
the EU-27 in Q1 2012 were granted to Afghans 

Table 10: First instance decisions by destination country and outcome in the EU-27 (*), 
selected citizenships of asylum applicants, 1st quarter 2012 (rounded figures) (1) 

First instance decisions

First instance decisions

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Hum anitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Hum anitarian 
reasons

Rejections

Germany
Sw eden

Belgium
Other

UK
Germany

Italy
Other

UK

Italy
Germany

Other

Germany
UK
France
Other

180 Sw eden
170 Belgium

95 Austria

240 Other

140 UK
110 Italy

20 Denmark
35 Other

15 Italy

10 UK

5 France

* Other

1 510 Sw eden
1 290 UK
635 Italy
1 890 Other

AFGHANISTAN - AF

365 Germany
195 Sw eden

190 Italy
325 Other

PAKISTAN - PK
25 Germany
25 Czech Republi

5 Denmark
* Other

NIGERIA - NG
35 Italy

10 Germany
10 Finland

* Other

OTHER 
405 Italy
320 Malta
295 Germany
745 Other

190 Austria
130 Germany

20 Sw eden
30 Other

5 UK
0 Greece

0 Germany

65 Other

125 Italy

10 UK

* Germany

* Other

405 France
115 Germany
105 Belgium
205 Other

745
730

455
990

905
825

415
1 040

Belgium
Austria

France
Other

Austria
Belgium

France
Other

1 385

UK

215
170

680

8 915
4 565
4 170
15 115

Germany
Sw eden

Other

Germany
UK
Belgium
Other

15 Belgium
5 Bulgaria

* Czech Republi
* Other

160 Poland
95 Austria

60 Finland

110 Other

95 Sw eden

85 Italy
80 Denmark

195 Other

1 925 Sw eden
1 595 Italy

855 Austria

2 885 Other

SERBIA - RS

* Sw eden
0 Denmark

0 Germany
* Other

RUSSIA - RU
55 Poland
25 Sw eden

20 Finland
* Other

SOMALIA - SO
515 UK

195 Sw eden
135 Germany

370 Other
NON-EU
1 285 Italy

675 Germany
460 Sw eden

1 870 Other

10 Germany
5 Sw eden

5 Belgium
0 Other

55 France
5 Belgium

5 Austria
* Other

5 Sw eden

5 Belgium
5 France

* Other

620 France
325 Germany
245 Belgium
335 Other

3 000
940

290
545

630
525

470
925

405

75
70

265

10 355
9 215
5 425
24 485

(*) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
(1) Citizenships selected here are those for which the highest number of first instance decisions was issued during Q1 2012 
* represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

Table 11: First instance decisions by outcome, 30 main citizenships of asylum applicants 
in the EU-27 (*), 1st quarter 2012 (1) 

Total decisions

Total positive 
decisions

Refugee status

Subsidiary 
protection

Hum anitarian 
reasons

Rejected

Non-EU
Afghanistan - (AF)
Serbia - (RS)
Pakistan - (PK)
Russia - (RU)
Nigeria - (NG)
Som alia - (SO)
Iraq - (IQ)
Bangladesh - (BD)
Iran - (IR)
Kosovo - (XK)
Sri Lanka - (LK)
CD - (CD)
Syria - (SY)
Albania - (AL)
Turkey - (TR)
Georgia - (GE)
Algeria - (DZ)
Arm enia - (AM)
Guinea - (GN)
MK - (MK)
China - (CN)
Ghana - (GH)
Eritrea - (ER)
Ivory Coast - (CI)
BA - (BA)
Mali - (ML)
Sudan - (SD)
Tunisia - (TN)
India - (IN)
Stateless
Other

 62 545
 5 050
 4 825
 3 630
 3 150
 2 695
 2 505
 2 485
 2 250
 2 220
 1 885
 1 455
 1 430
 1 385
 1 290
 1 255
 1 230
 1 170
 1 155
 1 145
 1 090
 1 050
  990
  945
  940
  865
  740
  640
  620
  595
  540
 11 325

 13 070
 2 125
  45
  440
  600
  240
 1 690
 1 200
  45
 1 040
  100
  215
  210
  955
  115
  150
  25
  25
  50
  195
  5
  210
  95
  595
  245
  25
  105
  310
  30
  15
  305
 1 670

 7 255
  680
  25
  305
  430
  40
  455
  925
  25
  960
  45
  185
  170
  595
  75
  100
  20
  15
  15
  125
  5
  165
  10
  315
  50
  5
  10
  255
  5
  5
  210
 1 035

 4 290
 1 075
*
  65
  105
  60
 1 215
  225
  15
  65
  25
  25
  30
  255
  45
  25
  5
  10
  10
  55
*
  40
  20
  265
  75
*
  70
  60
*
*
  80
  375

 1 525
  370
  20
  75
  70
  135
  20
  55
  10
  15
  30
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  5
  110
*
  25
  5
*
  20
  15
*
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  60
  15
  120
  20
  25
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  25
  5
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  260

 49 475
 2 925
 4 780
 3 190
 2 550
 2 455
  815
 1 285
 2 200
 1 185
 1 785
 1 245
 1 225
  425
 1 175
 1 105
 1 205
 1 145
 1 105
  950
 1 085
  845
  895
  350
  695
  840
  635
  325
  590
  580
  240
 9 660

(*) Data for NL are not available, see methodological notes 
(1) Citizenships selected here are those for which the highest number of first instance decisions was issued during Q1 2012 
* represents 2 or fewer first instance decisions recorded in the reference period 
Source: Eurostat (online data code: migr_asydcfstq) 

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METHODOLOGICAL NOTES 
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 (IT, MT and DK) 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.  

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'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 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 

Due to the implementation of a new computing system, since January 2012 NL is temporarily unable to provide 
statistics on asylum applications disaggregated by citizenship, age and sex and on first instance decisions. 
Only the total number of applicants per month is available. 

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. Therefore the number of first instance rejections can be 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. 

Not all EU-27 population figures are based on the latest census. The following countries transmitted to Eurostat 
post-census population estimates for 1 January 2012 based on the results of the 2011 Censuses: Bulgaria, 
Czech Republic, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovakia 

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

  Data in focus — 8/2012 

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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") 

More 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 the Eurostat website 
at: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/. 

Manuscript completed on: 30.07.2012 
Data extracted on: 16.07.2012 
ISSN 1977-0340 
Catalogue number: KS-QA-12-008-EN-N 
© European Union, 2012