Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — European Union

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in the European Union in 2024 — 260 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 327.9%.

2024 260 per 100k +10.65% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 260 per 100k2024
Period minimum 48.9 per 100k2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — European Union, 2000–202401002003002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 60.8 per 100k2001: 64.2 per 100k2002: 86.6 per 100k2003: 74.3 per 100k2004: 68.2 per 100k2005: 54.2 per 100k2006: 50.3 per 100k2007: 48.9 per 100k2008: 49 per 100k2009: 55.1 per 100k2010: 59.7 per 100k2011: 60.5 per 100k2012: 63.1 per 100k2013: 76.9 per 100k2014: 113.9 per 100k2015: 218.5 per 100k2016: 236.1 per 100k2017: 206.4 per 100k2018: 192.9 per 100k2019: 185.8 per 100k2020: 159.5 per 100k2021: 149.7 per 100k2022: 178.2 per 100k2023: 235 per 100k2024: 260 per 100k
Change over the period: +199.3 (+327.88%) Average annual rate: 6.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 260 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 260 +25 +10.65%
2023 235 +56.8 +31.87%
2022 178.2 +28.5 +19.05%
2021 149.7 −9.8 −6.15%
2020 159.5 −26.3 −14.16%
2019 185.8 −7 −3.64%
2018 192.9 −13.6 −6.57%
2017 206.4 −29.7 −12.59%
2016 236.1 +17.7 +8.09%
2015 218.5 +104.5 +91.76%
2014 113.9 +37 +48.13%
2013 76.9 +13.8 +21.88%
2012 63.1 +2.6 +4.3%
2011 60.5 +0.8 +1.4%
2010 59.7 +4.6 +8.26%
2009 55.1 +6.1 +12.35%
2008 49 +0.2 +0.33%
2007 48.9 −1.4 −2.87%
2006 50.3 −3.9 −7.15%
2005 54.2 −13.9 −20.47%
2004 68.2 −6.2 −8.29%
2003 74.3 −12.3 −14.22%
2002 86.6 +22.4 +34.85%
2001 64.2 +3.5 +5.72%
2000 60.8

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.