This graph displays the annual number of first instance decisions of asylum by the immigration authorities of EU countries in 2016. Germany had the greatest number of asylum seekers at over 631 thousand people, followed by France and Italy at 87.5 thousand and 89.9 thousand respectively.
Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. (August 17, 2017). Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country." Chart. August 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2017). Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of First Instance Decisions of Asylum in European Union (Eu28) as of 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, August 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/