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dossier | COM(2011)835 - Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum An EU agenda for better responsibility-sharing and more mutual trust. |
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document | COM(2011)835 |
date | December 2, 2011 |
Statistics on asylum
Between 1998 (the earliest date for available EU-level data) and 2010, the total number of asylum applications in the 27 EU Member States changed as follows. In the first half of 2011, the number of asylum applications increased by 14 % compared to the first half of 2010 (note that data from Greece and Luxembourg is not yet fully available).
Source: Eurostat.
Asylum applications in the first half of 2011 compared to the first half of 2010
|| H1 2010 || Full year 2010 || H1 2011* || Change H1 2010-2011* || 2011M01 || 2011M02 || 2011M03 || 2011M04 || 2011M05 || 2011M06
BE || 11 445 || 26 550 || 14 790 || +29 % || 2 335 || 2 365 || 2 825 || 2 525 || 2 420 || 2 320
BG || 500 || 1 030 || 465 || -7 % || 115 || 90 || 70 || 65 || 60 || 65
CZ || 465 || 785 || 370 || -20 % || 65 || 55 || 70 || 60 || 75 || 45
DK || 2 310 || 5 105 || 1 830 || -21 % || 365 || 290 || 325 || 290 || 290 || 270
DE || 18 455 || 48 595 || 22 890 || +24 % || 4 245 || 3 735 || 4 075 || 3 365 || 3 875 || 3 595
EE || 20 || 35 || 35 || +75 % || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 5
IE || 1 025 || 1 940 || 685 || -33 % || 135 || 125 || 125 || 85 || 100 || 115
EL || 4 705 || 10 275 || 3 800* || +3 %* || 605 || 920 || 1 005 || 455 || 815 || :
ES || 1 210 || 2 745 || 1 950 || +61 % || 240 || 335 || 365 || 430 || 365 || 215
FR || 25 925 || 52 725 || 28 835 || +11 % || 4 400 || 4 640 || 5 295 || 5 125 || 5 010 || 4 365
IT || 5 370 || 10 060 || 10 865 || +102 % || 590 || 1 625 || 1 775 || 1 460 || 3 305 || 2 110
CY || 1 235 || 2 870 || 895 || -28 % || 185 || 145 || 125 || 125 || 165 || 150
LV || 25 || 60 || 110 || +340 % || 5 || 20 || 5 || 15 || 40 || 25
LT || 195 || 505 || 185 || -5 % || 35 || 35 || 35 || 20 || 30 || 30
LU || 295 || 780 || 770* || +208 %* || 115 || 145 || 230 || 145 || 135 || :
HU || 1 405 || 2 095 || 775 || -45 % || 115 || 90 || 135 || 165 || 110 || 160
MT || 60 || 170 || 1 650 || +2 650 % || 10 || 15 || 30 || 1 130 || 365 || 100
NL || 7 280 || 15 110 || 7 105 || -2 % || 1 255 || 1 090 || 1 155 || 1 095 || 1 295 || 1 215
AT || 5 065 || 11 060 || 5 830 || +15 % || 885 || 910 || 970 || 980 || 1 000 || 1 085
PL || 2 920 || 6 535 || 2 865 || -2 % || 365 || 450 || 520 || 430 || 550 || 550
PT || 80 || 160 || 95 || +19 % || 10 || 20 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 15
RO || 475 || 880 || 560 || +18 % || 50 || 85 || 125 || 95 || 95 || 110
SI || 90 || 250 || 205 || +128 % || 35 || 35 || 30 || 15 || 35 || 55
SK || 295 || 540 || 205 || -31 % || 35 || 45 || 30 || 20 || 35 || 40
FI || 2 025 || 3 665 || 1 315 || -35 % || 240 || 210 || 240 || 195 || 210 || 220
SE || 14 110 || 31 940 || 12 620 || -11 % || 1 970 || 1 965 || 2 310 || 2 040 || 2 375 || 1 960
UK || 11 875 || 23 740 || 12 690 || +7 % || 2 140 || 1 995 || 2 230 || 2 020 || 2 070 || 2 235
* Except EL and LU. For these two Member States, the absolute values for the first half of 2011 and the comparison are calculated for first five months. Data extracted on 3 October 2011, source: Eurostat.
Asylum applications (A) and new beneficiaries of protection (B) for the full year 2010
Full year 2010: Applications and new beneficiaries per 1 000 000 population
Full year 2010: Applications and new beneficiaries per 1 000 km2 of surface
Full year 2010: Applications and new beneficiaries per 1 000 units of GDP
Population: as of 1 January 2010. Surface: latest data available (2010 or earlier for some Member States). GDP: Purchasing Power Standard (an artificial unit of currency which eliminates the effect of price level differences across Member States[7]) for the full year 2010. Data extracted on 3 October 2011, source: Eurostat.
Comparison of first half 2011/2010: applications per 1 000 000 population
Comparison of first half 2011/2010: applications per 1 000 km2 of surface
Comparison of first half 2011/2010: applications per 1 000 units of GDP
Population: as of 1 January 2010. Surface: latest data available (2010 or earlier for some Member States). GDP: Purchasing Power Standard for the full year 2010. Data for EL and LU was not available for June 2011 and was extrapolated based on the available 5 months. Data extracted on 3 October 2011, source: Eurostat.
Refugees resettled by Member States from third countries between 2006 and 2010
Source: UNHCR for 2006–2007, Eurostat (extracted 8 December 2009) for 2008 except UK: UNHCR, Eurostat (extracted 1 August 2011) for 2009 and 2010.
[1] This Communication does not address areas of solidarity linked to policies to curb irregular migration, even though there is a link between other migration management policies and a well-functioning asylum system.
[2] Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund, COM(2011) 751.
[3] Application no. 30696/09, 21.1.2011.
[4] Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC [concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents] to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection.
[5] COM(2011) 290.
[6] COM(2011) 743.
[7] See http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/purchasing_power_parities/introduction.