Asylum Trends
Monthly Report on Asylum Applications
in The Netherlands and Europe
November 2013
2014
2014
November 2014

IND Information and Analysis Centre (INDIAC) | Asylum Trends November 2014

Colophon

Title
Subtitle
Author

Asylum Trends
Monthly Report on Asylum Applications in the Netherlands and Europe,
November 2014
Ministry of Security and Justice
Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
IND Information and Analysis Centre (INDIAC)
Dr. H. Colijnlaan 341 | 2283 XL Rijswijk
Postbus 5800 | 2280 HV Rijswijk
INDIAC@ind.minvenj.nl

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Contents

Colophon - 3
Asylum applications in The Netherlands
First asylum applications in The Netherlands - 5
Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands - 6
Family reunification in the Netherlands (Council Directive 2003/86/EC Chapter V) - 7
Unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in the Netherlands - 8
Monthly first asylum applications in the Netherlands in 2014 - 9
First asylum applications in Europe (EU, Norway and Switzerland)
Monthly asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland 2013 / 2014 - 10
Total asylum applications in the EU
Monthly asylum applications in the EU September 2013 to September 2014 - 10

Special Theme: First Asylum Applications in Europe (1st half 2014) related to
country Area, Population and GDP
First asylum applications compared to country Area, Population and GDP in 1st half 2014 - 11
First asylum applications in 1st half 2014 related to country Area size - 12
First asylum applications in 1st half 2014 related to Population size - 13
First asylum applications in 1st half 2014 related to GDP size- 14
Overview of all indicators of country size related first asylum applications in 1st half 2014 -15

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First asylum applications in the Netherlands
Source: INDiGO (provisional data)
Top-10 last twelve months first asylum applications in the Netherlands
2013

2014

Total
2013 Nationality

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb **Mar

2.673 Syria
978 Eritrea
216 Stateless
3.078 Somalia
1.094 Iraq
728 Iran
673 Afghanistan
488 Unknown
99 Mongolia
209 Georgia
4.163 Others

413
133
61
329
61
56
34
40
10
28
335

397
101
22
288
63
37
32
36
8
24
347

525
174
64
153
74
60
60
57
32
37
444

392
78
45
283
65
65
51
35
27
16
340

14.399 Total

1.500 1.355

Sep

Oct

Nov

Total Last 12
2014 months

895 1.109 1.112 1.659
205
104
80
81
189
308
409
537
26
15
18
19
50
51
61
78
33
41
44
47
40
25
53
53
30
31
41
48
26
14
39
29
15
33
33
22
255
326
286
346

861
82
389
12
77
38
33
41
40
29
353

520
54
185
12
52
36
30
31
66
10
289

8.959
3.892
2.601
847
671
500
467
441
408
307
3.597

9.356
3.993
2.623
1.135
734
537
499
477
416
331
3.944

1.680 1.397 1.346 2.670 3.441 1.764 2.057 2.176 2.919 1.955 1.285

22.690

24.045

Apr

May

473
724
689
94 1.080 1.860
89
118
268
137
116
56
51
71
41
40
51
45
21
57
44
26
47
54
48
46
41
29
40
43
338
320
300

Jun ***Jul

Aug

* To conceal the lowest figures, all values between 0 and 4 are replaced by an asterisk.
** Separate registration of family reunification started on 2014/03/28. Family members who received an entry visa before this date
are reported under first asylum applications.
*** July 2014 represents the first dataset of first applications containing no (applications for) family reunification.

Top-10 first asylum applications in the Netherlands
November 2014
Nationality
%
1 Syria
520
40%
2 Stateless
185
14%
3 Mongolia
66
5%
4 Eritrea
54
4%
5 Iraq
52
4%
6 Iran
36
3%
7 Unknown
31
2%
8 Afghanistan
30
2%
9 Serbia
30
2%
10 Russia
29
2%
Others
252
20%
Total November 2014
1.285 100%
Percentage top 10
80%

Top 5 Nationalities first applications last twelve months
Period: Dec 2013 - Nov 2014
Number of first asylum applications: 24.045

Others; 26%

Syria; 39%

Iraq; 3%

Somalia; 5%

Stateless; 11%
Eritrea; 17%

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Repeated asylum applications in the Netherlands
Source: INDiGO (provisional data)
Top-10 last twelve months repeated asylum applications in the Netherlands
2013
2014
Total
2013 Nationality

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb **Mar

Apr

May

Jun ***Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Total Last 12
2014 months

324 Iraq
709 Afghanistan
138 Unknown
192 Somalia
391 Iran
61 Eritrea
55 Guinea
65 Armenia
37 Libya
33 Syria
785 Others

28
55
9
7
27
7
*
*
*
*
46

30
29
9
10
17
*
*
7
*
5
50

12
10
12
6
*
*
*
*
*
*
21

37
41
19
7
12
5
*
5
*
5
31

13
30
18
12
15
9
*
*
*
*
47

20
24
19
11
8
*
6
11
*
11
54

17
23
16
8
15
11
*
5
*
*
41

35
33
36
11
15
*
8
*
*
5
44

63
18
26
20
19
*
*
9
*
*
56

83
13
21
16
10
*
*
*
16
*
66

54
22
28
16
7
*
*
*
12
*
48

74
22
50
19
7
*
6
*
*
5
69

23
43
20
12
*
8
9
5
*
*
54

431
279
265
138
114
55
48
43
45
40
531

461
308
274
148
131
57
51
50
48
45
581

2.790 Eindtotaal

190

165

73

168

152

169

141

194

220

234

197

260

181

1.989

2.154

* To conceal the lowest figures, all values between 0 and 4 are replaced by an asterisk.

Top-10 repeated asylum applications in the Netherlands
November 2014
Nationality
%
1 Afghanistan
43 24%
2 Iraq
23 13%
3 Unknown
20 11%
4 Somalia
12
7%
5 Sierra Leone
11
6%
6 Guinea
9
5%
7 Eritrea
8
4%
8 Nigeria
7
4%
9 Pakistan
6
3%
10 Armenia
5
3%
Others
37 20%
Total November 2014
181 100%
Percentage top 10
80%

Top 5 Nationalities repeated applications last twelve months
Period: Dec 2013 - Nov 2014
Number of repeated asylum applications: 2.154

Iraq; 21%

Afghanistan; 14%
Others; 39%

Unknown; 13%
Iran; 6%

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Somalia; 7%

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Influx of family reunification in the Netherlands (Council Directive 2003/86/EC Chapter V)
Source: INDiGO (provisional data)

Influx of family reunification* in the Netherlands (Council Directive 2003/86/EC Chapter V)
700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

* Separate registration of family reunification started on 2014/03/28. Family members who received an entry visa before this date
are reported under first asylum applications.
** July 2014 represents the first complete family reunification dataset. From March to June 2014 family members are also reported
under first asylum applications if they received an entry visa before 2014/03/28.

Top-10 Family reunification influx** from the 28th of March - November 2014 in the Netherlands
2014
2015
**Mar Apr May Jun ***Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Nationality
Syria
Somalia
Stateless
Iraq
Eritrea
Unknown
Afghanistan
Iran
Nepal
Uganda
Others
Total

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

15
6
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
24

57
34
10
14
*
*
5
*
*
*
17
146

135
61
19
24
10
*
6
11
*
*
31
299

301
80
46
41
16
*
9
*
*
8
37
542

161
84
12
31
16
*
*
8
*
*
20
339

349
51
31
35
30
17
*
9
6
*
38
569

316
66
39
23
18
21
5
*
10
6
57
561

452
57
70
8
30
35
8
8
*
*
16
690

Feb

Mar

Total
2014 Perc
1.789 56%
439 14%
227
7%
177
6%
125
4%
74
2%
38
1%
41
1%
26
1%
21
1%
216
7%
3.173 100%

* To conceal the lowest figures, all values between 0 and 4 are replaced by an asterisk.
** Separate registration of family reunification started on 2014/03/28. Before this date family reunification is reported under first asylum applications.
*** July 2014 represents the first complete family reunification dataset. From March to June 2014 family members are also reported
under first asylum applications if they received an entry visa before 2014/03/28.

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Influx of indicated unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Source: INDiGO (provisional data)

300

250

200

Female

150

Male

100

50

0
jan-14

mrt-14

mei-14

jul-14

sep-14

Top-10 unaccompanied minor asylum applications in the Netherlands in 2014
Nationality
Jan Feb Mrt Apr Mei Jun
Jul Aug Sep
Eritrea
7
7
11 191 251
20
12
9
9
Syria
5
*
*
*
11
22
11
20
19
Stateless
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
8
6
Afghanistan
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
6
6
Somalia
*
7
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Guinea
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Iraq
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Morocco
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Unknown
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Mali
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Others
13
12
6
6
11
8
8
10
12
Total UMA
35
33
30 219 284
58
42
59
63
* To conceal the lowest figures, all values between 0 and 4 are replaced by an asterisk.

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nov-14

Okt
*
17
13
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
19
63

Nov
*
18
5
6
*
*
*
*
*
*
5
41

Dec Total
523
130
41
33
30
14
14
11
11
10
110
927

IND Information and Analysis Centre (INDIAC) | Asylum Trends November 2014

Monthly First Asylum Applications in the Netherlands in 2014
Source: INDiGO (provisional data)
2013 Nationality
673 Afghanistan
42 Albania
29 Algeria
22 Angola
185 Armenia
71 Azerbaijan
29 Bangladesh
66 Belarus
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
13 Burkina Faso
15 Burundi
18 Cameroon
147 China (including Hong Kong)
12 Colombia
38 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
143 Congo, the Republic of the
76 Cote d'Ivoire
8 Cuba
177 Egypt
978 Eritrea
90 Ethiopia
27 Gambia
209 Georgia
34 Ghana
158 Guinea
16 India
* Indonesia
728 Iran
1.094 Iraq
5 Israel
29 Jamaica
* Jordan
22 Kazakhstan
7 Kenya
140 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
47 Kosovo
* Kyrgyzstan
18 Lebanon
7 Liberia
147 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
125 Macedonia
58 Mali
* Mexico
99 Mongolia
10 Montenegro
69 Morocco
69 Myanmar
65 Nepal
8 Niger
136 Nigeria
150 Pakistan
105 Palestina
263 Russian Federation
18 Rwanda
34 Senegal
269 Serbia
97 Sierra Leone
3.078 Somalia
142 Sri Lanka
216 Stateless
139 Sudan
2.673 Syria
11 Tanzania, United Republic of
5 Trinidad and Tobago
20 Tunisia
59 Turkey
164 Uganda
36 Ukraine
* United States of America
488 Unknown
* Uzbekistan
* Viet Nam
39 Yemen
12 Zimbabwe
118 Others
14.399 Total

2014 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
60
51
21
57
44
40
25
53
53
33
30
467
5
11
9
*
6
*
10
6
10
9
5
74
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
15
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
11
26
12
7
10
10
9
18
6
8
13
16
135
6
*
*
*
*
*
7
5
*
7
*
41
*
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*
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*
*
*
*
12
8
6
*
*
5
*
5
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7
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47
11
14
17
13
6
8
10
12
5
12
14
122
*
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12
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7
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36
17
19
8
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14
10
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125
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6
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11
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8
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14
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84
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38
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14
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97
174
78
94 1.080 1.860 205 104
80
81
82
54
3.892
9
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11
21
25
13
9
9
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5
122
*
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15
37
16
29
40
43
15
33
33
22
29
10
307
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5
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25
18
8
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11
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79
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6
60
65
40
51
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33
41
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500
74
65
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41
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61
78
77
52
671
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12
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113
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9
19
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15
7
7
18
19
14
14
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153
14
11
7
17
6
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5
10
14
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93
16
21
14
17
16
11
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18
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173
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12
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26
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168
18
12
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81
153 283 137 116
56
26
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847
9
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7
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6
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63
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89 118 268 189 308 409 537 389 185
2.601
19
18
5
7
16
23
21
35
21
9
15
189
525 392 473 724 689 895 1.109 1.112 1.659 861 520
8.959
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8
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5
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25
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1.680 1.397 1.346 2.670 3.441 1.764 2.057 2.176 2.919 1.955 1.285
22.690

* To conceal the lowest figures, all values between 0 and 4 are replaced by an asterisk.

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First asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland in 2013 and 2014
Germany

2013

sep-13

okt-13

nov-13

dec-13

jan-14

feb-14

mrt-14

apr-14

mei-14

jun-14

jul-14

aug-14

sep-14

2014

109.580

11.730

13.285

12.400

9.220

12.555

9.830

9.840

10.200

11.160

12.075

16.190

15.140

16.215

113.205
55.705

Sweden

54.365

7.770

7.915

5.545

5.330

3.955

3.670

3.915

4.385

5.560

7.510

8.900

8.400

9.410

Italy

25.725

2.400

3.215

3.015

2.165

3.375

3.175

3.795

4.215

5.370

4.555

5.605

5.065

7.220

42.375

France

60.475

4.510

5.840

4.810

4.890

4.455

4.725

5.360

5.210

4.190

4.515

4.880

3.775

4.680

41.790

United Kingdom

29.870

2.610

2.840

2.545

2.240

2.385

2.370

2.670

2.225

2.160

2.475

2.900

2.780

3.090

23.055

Netherlands

14.370

1.495

1.555

1.500

1.350

1.675

1.395

1.365

2.600

3.435

1.755

2.050

2.165

2.905

19.345

Austria*

17.520

1.345

1.695

1.550

1.520

1.260

1.135

1.215

1.340

1.735

1.700

2.140

2.335

3.325

16.185

Hungary

18.565

1.035

740

905

1.010

1.240

640

575

635

710

1.105

1.510

2.105

4.770

13.290

Denmark

7.230

650

720

635

520

560

430

500

590

715

1.000

1.700

2.295

3.070

10.860

Belgium

12.085

1.240

1.090

970

865

995

790

870

905

845

1.095

1.275

1.515

1.730

10.020

Bulgaria

6.980

940

1.230

1.245

630

810

770

395

295

515

610

890

1.090

1.195

6.570

Greece

7.865

630

750

670

540

655

760

630

655

635

535

660

390

555

5.475

Poland

13.960

710

535

375

315

260

220

355

375

445

505

530

565

695

3.950

Spain

4.295

345

335

300

255

280

330

400

345

405

450

435

530

3.175

Finland

2.995

330

265

260

240

250

215

220

240

215

250

265

345

390

2.390

Romania

1.410

170

125

100

75

110

130

100

75

115

115

145

90

260

1.140

Cyprus

1.140

105

130

130

100

85

110

120

90

100

115

125

120

165

1.030

Ireland

940

80

80

110

70

100

85

110

95

105

105

130

125

140

995

Malta

2.205

290

115

125

50

75

40

65

130

60

195

125

95

180

965

Luxembourg

990

110

120

85

50

90

70

70

45

80

65

75

90

125

710

Czech Republic

490

30

45

35

40

40

35

75

65

80

55

75

85

125

635

Croatia

1.040

80

95

55

30

50

25

35

25

30

30

40

35

30

300

Portugal

510

55

45

30

105

20

15

30

30

35

35

45

50

40

300

Latvia

185

25

15

10

10

10

20

40

15

20

45

65

35

45

295

:

Slovenia

245

15

20

5

10

15

30

25

40

35

25

25

25

50

270

Lithuania

250

10

30

25

30

20

25

30

10

20

35

20

30

35

225

Slovakia

285

5

30

30

25

10

5

40

15

10

20

10

15

10

135

Estonia

90

5

5

15

5

10

5

5

10

10

15

15

20

15

105

Total EU-28

395.660

38.720

42.865

37.480

31.690

35.345

31.050

32.850

34.860

38.390

40.945

50.840

49.215

61.000

374.495

Norway

11.475

1.330

1.040

815

715

700

555

660

775

1.235

1.155

975

1.065

1.280

8.400

Switzerland

19.445

1.310

1.625

1.755

1.610

1.695

1.365

1.425

1.370

1.570

2.100

2.750

2.385

2.240

16.900

Total

426.580

41.360

45.530

40.050

34.015

37.740

32.970

34.935

37.005

41.195

44.200

54.565

52.665

64.520

399.795

Situation by 2014/16/12. Data sorted by total in 2014. Data are rounded to closest 0 or 5. Source: Eurostat
Data exclude applications from EU citizens.
Data concern first applications, except for countries with an *. These countries have not provided first applications for every month in the data set.
^ Data not yet available

Total asylum applications in the EU from September 2013 - September 2014
Syria

sep-13

okt-13

nov-13

dec-13

jan-14

feb-14

mrt-14

apr-14

mei-14

jun-14

jul-14

aug-14

sep-14

Total

6.095

6.815

6.195

4.810

5.585

5.300

5.205

5.360

6.605

8.435

10.770

11.475

15.050

91.605

Eritrea

1.920

2.145

2.155

1.660

1.295

695

880

2.455

4.530

4.070

5.965

4.925

4.015

34.790

Afghanistan

1.760

1.950

2.140

2.315

2.675

2.110

1.870

1.710

1.730

2.070

2.555

2.550

3.230

26.905

Pakistan

1.585

1.620

1.455

1.315

1.615

1.495

1.695

1.440

1.450

1.435

1.740

1.625

1.975

18.860

Serbia

1.870

1.875

2.050

1.925

1.935

1.110

1.120

995

935

1.125

1.920

1.710

1.705

18.405

Somalia

1.880

1.730

1.750

1.300

1.275

1.175

1.085

1.255

1.050

1.110

1.180

1.130

1.375

15.415

Nigeria

1.030

1.380

890

805

985

810

1.080

1.245

1.490

1.525

1.940

1.595

1.845

15.590

Albania

945

1.255

1.140

1.160

1.095

1.595

1.480

1.400

1.195

1.230

1.390

1.015

1.060

15.015

Russia

2.205

1.660

1.360

1.180

1.305

935

975

1.030

870

905

1.030

995

1.095

13.340

Iraq

885

995

795

680

745

745

670

725

670

755

920

1.090

1.540

10.330

Others

17.170

19.695

15.920

12.985

15.510

13.875

15.515

15.845

16.110

16.515

19.250

18.745

24.740

204.705

Total

37.345

41.120

35.850

30.135

34.020

29.845

31.575

33.460

36.635

39.175

48.660

46.855

57.630

464.960

Situation by 2014/16/12. Data sorted by total from October 2013 to September 2014. Data are rounded to closest 0 or 5. Source: Eurostat
Data exclude applications from EU citizens.
Data concern total applications.

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Special Theme: First Asylum Applications in Europe (1st half 2014) related to country
Area, Population and GDP
Introduction
Biannually the influx of asylum seekers in Europe is related to three indicators of country size:
Area, Population and GDP. This way, it’s easier to compare the asylum influx between small,
medium, and large countries.
Table 1: Number of first asylum applications compared to country area, population and
GDP in the 1st half of 2014
Rank Country of asylum
Germany
1
Sweden
2
France
3
Italy
4
United Kingdom
5
Netherlands
6
7
Belgium
8
Hungary
Greece
9
Denmark
10
Bulgaria
11
Poland
12
Spain
13
Finland
14
15
Romania
Cyprus
16
Ireland
17
Malta
18
Luxembourg
19
Czech Republic
20
Croatia
21
Slovenia
22
23
Portugal
Latvia
24
Lithuania
25
Slovakia
26
Estonia
27
Austria**
28
Total EU-28
Norway
Switzerland

Number of
Applications
65.660
28.995
28.455
24.485
14.285
12.225
5.500
4.905
3.870
3.795
3.395
2.160
1.760
1.390
645
620
600
565
420
350
195
170
165
150
140
100
55
0
205.055
5.080
9.525

% share Country area
in EU
(sq km)
32%
357.168
14%
438.576
14%
632.834
12%
302.073
7%
248.528
6%
41.540
3%
30.528
2%
93.024
2%
131.957
2%
42.916
2%
110.900
1%
312.679
1%
505.991
1%
338.435
0%
238.391
0%
9.251
0%
69.797
0%
316
0%
2.586
0%
78.866
0%
87.661
0%
20.273
0%
92.212
0%
64.573
0%
65.300
0%
49.036
0%
45.227
0%
83.879
100%
4.494.515
2%
5%

323.779
41.285

% share
in EU
8%
10%
14%
7%
6%
1%
1%
2%
3%
1%
2%
7%
11%
8%
5%
0%
2%
0%
0%
2%
2%
0%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
100%

Inhabitants
(million)
82,0
9,6
63,7
59,7
63,9
16,8
11,2
9,9
11,1
5,6
7,3
38,5
46,7
5,4
20,0
0,9
4,6
0,4
0,5
10,5
4,3
2,1
10,5
2,0
3,0
5,4
1,3
8,5
505,2

% share
in EU
16%
2%
13%
12%
13%
3%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
8%
9%
1%
4%
0%
1%
0%
0%
2%
1%
0%
2%
0%
1%
1%
0%
2%
100%

GDP (billion
PPS*)
2.624
314
1.830
1.541
1.742
548
339
170
213
180
87
673
1.125
156
278
19
149
10
37
216
66
44
203
35
56
106
25
281
13.069

% share
in EU
20%
2%
14%
12%
13%
4%
3%
1%
2%
1%
1%
5%
9%
1%
2%
0%
1%
0%
0%
2%
1%
0%
2%
0%
0%
1%
0%
2%
100%

7%
1%

5,1
8,0

1%
2%

250
326

2%
2%

Source: Eurostat extracted on 13/10/2014 (applications), 13/10/2014 (area), 13/10/2014 (population) and 13/10/2014 (GDP)
* Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) is a mathematical currency used to compare GDP sizes of different countries by eliminating the different price levels.
** Austria has not provided any data to Eurostat concerning asylum applications in 2014

Table 1 depicts the number of first asylum applications, country area size, population and GDP in
the 1st half of 2014 in Europe. Table 1 is arranged by the amount of asylum applications in
decreasing order. Germany registered the highest number of applications, followed by Sweden
and France. The Netherlands ranked sixth within the EU. It is quite clear from table 1 that the
ranking of countries when compared by the three indicators of country size is not the same as
the ranking ordered by the number of asylum applications. There are substantial differences for
most European countries between their share of the EU-28 total of asylum applications, country
Area, inhabitants and GDP. In the next subsections, the different indicators of country size will be
related to the number of asylum applications in more detail.

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First Asylum Applications in Europe (1st half 2014) related to area size
Table 2: Number of first asylum applications (1st half 2014) related to country
area size
Applications per
In relation to
Number of Country area
Rank Country of asylum
1.000 sq km Total EU-28 = 1 applications
(sq km)
Malta
1.788
39,2
565
316
1
Netherlands
2
294
6,5
12.225
41.540
Germany
3
184
4,0
65.660
357.168
Belgium
4
180
3,9
5.500
30.528
Luxembourg
5
162
3,6
420
2.586
Denmark
6
88
1,9
3.795
42.916
Italy
7
81
1,8
24.485
302.073
Cyprus
8
67
1,5
620
9.251
Sweden
9
66
1,4
28.995
438.576
United Kingdom
10
57
1,3
14.285
248.528
Hungary
11
53
1,2
4.905
93.024
Total EU-28
46
1,0
205.055
4.494.515
France
12
45
1,0
28.455
632.834
Bulgaria
31
0,7
3.395
110.900
13
Greece
14
29
0,6
3.870
131.957
Ireland
15
9
0,2
600
69.797
Slovenia
16
8
0,2
170
20.273
Poland
17
7
0,2
2.160
312.679
Czech Republic
18
4
0,1
350
78.866
Finland
19
4
0,1
1.390
338.435
Spain
20
3
0,1
1.760
505.991
Romania
21
3
0,1
645
238.391
Latvia
2
0,1
150
64.573
22
Croatia
23
2
0,0
195
87.661
Lithuania
24
2
0,0
140
65.300
Slovakia
2
0,0
100
49.036
25
Portugal
26
2
0,0
165
92.212
Estonia
27
1
0,0
55
45.227
Austria*
28
0
0,0
0
83.879

Norway
Switzerland

16
231

0,3
5,1

5.080
9.525

323.779
41.285

Source: Eurostat extracted on 13/10/2014 (applications) and 13/10/2014 (area)
* Austria has not provided any data to Eurostat concerning asylum applications in 2014

Table 2 relates the amount of first asylum applications in the 1st half of 2014 to the area
size of the European countries and is arranged in decreasing order. By taking the Total EU28 figure = 1, it shows how many times more or less applications a country received in
relation to its Area size compared to the EU-28 average. It shows that Malta received the
largest number of asylum applications in Europe in relation to its Area size: 1.788 per
1.000 sq km, 39 times more than the EU average (46 per 1.000 sq km). The Netherlands
and Germany ranked second and third at some distance with 6,5 and 4,0 times more
applications than the EU average. It could be argued that Malta should be taken out of this
comparison due to it’s tiny country area (316 sq km) and small amount of first asylum
applications (565). If Malta is not taken into account, the Netherlands received the largest
amount of first asylum applications in relation to its Area size in the EU+ (1st half of 2014).

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First Asylum Applications in Europe (1st half 2014) related to population size
Table 3: Number of first asylum applications (1st half 2014) related to population size
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Country of asylum
Sweden
Malta
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Cyprus
Denmark
Hungary
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Total EU-28
Greece
Finland
United Kingdom
Ireland
Slovenia
Latvia
Poland
Lithuania
Croatia
Estonia
Spain
Czech Republic
Romania
Slovakia
Portugal
Austria*
Norway
Switzerland

Applications per
million inhabitants
3.034
1.341
801
782
729
716
677
495
493
466
447
410
406
350
256
224
131
83
74
56
47
46
42
38
33
32
18
16
0

In relation to
Total EU-28 = 1
7,5
3,3
2,0
1,9
1,8
1,8
1,7
1,2
1,2
1,1
1,1
1,0
1,0
0,9
0,6
0,6
0,3
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0

Number of
applications
28.995
565
65.660
420
12.225
620
3.795
4.905
5.500
3.395
28.455
24.485
205.055
3.870
1.390
14.285
600
170
150
2.160
140
195
55
1.760
350
645
100
165
0

Inhabitants
(millions)
9,6
0,4
82,0
0,5
16,8
0,9
5,6
9,9
11,2
7,3
63,7
59,7
505,2
11,1
5,4
63,9
4,6
2,1
2,0
38,5
3,0
4,3
1,3
46,7
10,5
20,0
5,4
10,5
8,5

1.006
1.185

2,5
2,9

5.080
9.525

5,1
8,0

Source: Eurostat extracted on13/10/2014 (applications) and 13/10/2014 (population)
* Austria has not provided any data to Eurostat concerning asylum applications in 2014

Table 3 provides an overview of the number of first asylum applications in the first half of 2014
in relation to population size and is arranged in decreasing order. Sweden received the most
applications in the EU+ in relation to its population size: 3034 applications per million
inhabitants, 7,5 times more than the EU average (406 applications per million inhabitants).
Malta and Germany ranked second and third at some distance (3,3 and 2,0 times more than
the EU average). The Netherlands ranked fifth in the EU with 729 applications per million
inhabitants (1,8 times more than the EU average). France (third place in absolute amount of
applications) received slightly more applications per million inhabitants than the EU average.

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First Asylum Applications in Europe (1st half 2014) related to GDP size
Table 4: Number of first asylum applications (1st half 2014) related to GDP size
Applications per
In relation to
Number of GDP (billion
Rank Country of asylum
billion PPS* Total EU-28 = 1 Applications
PPS*)
Sweden
92
5,9
28.995
314
1
Malta
2
59
3,7
565
10
Bulgaria
3
39
2,5
3.395
87
Cyprus
4
32
2,1
620
19
Hungary
5
29
1,8
4.905
170
Germany
6
25
1,6
65.660
2.624
Netherlands
7
22
1,4
12.225
548
Denmark
8
21
1,3
3.795
180
Greece
9
18
1,2
3.870
213
Belgium
10
16,2
1,0
5.500
339
Italy
11
15,9
1,0
24.485
1.541
Total EU-27
15,7
1,0
205.055
13.069
France
12
15,5
1,0
28.455
1.830
Luxembourg
13
11
0,7
420
37
Finland
14
9
0,6
1.390
156
United Kingdom
8
0,5
14.285
1.742
15
Latvia
16
4
0,3
150
35
Ireland
17
4
0,3
600
149
Slovenia
18
4
0,2
170
44
Poland
19
3
0,2
2.160
673
Croatia
20
3
0,2
195
66
Lithuania
21
2
0,2
140
56
Romania
2
0,1
645
278
22
Estonia
23
2
0,1
55
25
Czech Republic
24
2
0,1
350
216
Spain
25
2
0,1
1.760
1.125
Slovakia
26
1
0,1
100
106
Portugal
27
1
0,1
165
203
Austria
0
0,0
0
281
28

Norway
Switzerland

20
29

1,3
1,9

5.080
9.525

250
326

Source: Eurostat extracted on 13/10/2014 (applications) and 13/10/2014 (GDP)
* Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) is a mathematical currency used to compare GDP sizes of different countries by eliminating the different price levels.
** Austria has not provided any data to Eurostat concerning asylum applications in 2014

Table 4 shows the number of first asylum applications in the 1st half of 2014 related to
GDP size (in PPS) arranged in decreasing order. Sweden, Malta and Bulgaria were the
numbers one, two and three with respectively 5,9, 3,7 and 2,5 times more applications in
relation to GDP size than the EU average. The Netherlands ranked seventh with 1,4 times
more applications in relation to GDP size than the EU average. France (third place in
absolute amount of applications) received slightly less applications per billion PPS (15,5)
than the EU average (15,7).

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Overview of the indicators: Area, Population and GDP
Table 5: Overview of all indicators of country size related to number of first asylum
applications (1st half 2014)

Rank Country of asylum
1
Malta
2
Sweden
3
Netherlands
4
Germany
5
Luxembourg
6
Belgium
7
Cyprus
8
Denmark
9
Bulgaria
Hungary
10
11
Italy
12
France
Total EU-28
13
Greece
14
United Kingdom
Finland
15
16
Ireland
17
Slovenia
18
Latvia
19
Poland
20
Croatia
21
Lithuania
22
Romania
23
Czech Republic
24
Spain
25
Estonia
26
Slovakia
27
Portugal
Austria*
28
Norway
Switzerland

Average
15,4
4,9
3,2
2,5
2,1
2,1
1,8
1,6
1,4
1,4
1,3
1,0
1,0
0,9
0,8
0,4
0,3
0,2
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,0
0,0

Index figure
area
39,2
1,4
6,5
4,0
3,6
3,9
1,5
1,9
0,7
1,2
1,8
1,0
1,0
0,6
1,3
0,1
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,2
0,0
0,0
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0

Index figure
population
3,3
7,5
1,8
2,0
1,9
1,2
1,8
1,7
1,1
1,2
1,0
1,1
1,0
0,9
0,6
0,6
0,3
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,0

Index figure
GDP
3,7
5,9
1,4
1,6
0,7
1,0
2,1
1,3
2,5
1,8
1,0
1,0
1,0
1,2
0,5
0,6
0,3
0,2
0,3
0,2
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,1
0,0

1,4
3,3

0,3
5,1

2,5
2,9

1,3
1,9

Source: Eurostat extracted on 13/10/2014 (applications),13/10/2014 (area), 13/10/2014 (population) and 13/10/2014 (GDP)
* Austria has not provided any data to Eurostat concerning asylum applications in 2014

Table 5 provides an overview of the asylum influx in relation to the three indicators of country
size by taking the Total EU-28 figure = 1. These three different index figures were separately
presented in tables 2-4. In addition to this overview, the average index figure is mentioned in
table 5 (all three index figures are equally weighed). It shows that in the 1st half of 2014 Malta
received the largest number of asylum applications in relation to the three indicators of country
size - Area, Population and GDP - taken together (15,4 times more than average in the EU).
Sweden followed with 4,9 times more than average. The Netherlands ranked third, receiving an
average of 3,2 times more applications in relation to the EU average based on the three
indicators - Area, Population and GDP - taken together.
It is quite clear that the ranking in absolute numbers of applications differs from the ranking
when differences in country sizes (Area, Population and GDP) are taken into account.
Nonetheless, six countries listed in the top 10 of absolute numbers of first asylum applications
are also listed in the top 10 of number of applications in relation to country size: Germany
(4th), Sweden (2nd), Netherlands (3rd), Belgium (6th), Hungary (10th) and Denmark (8th).

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