Statistiche europee:

Total asylum applications in the European Union

Country

1999

2000

2001

 EU Countries

 

 

 

Austria

20 130

18 284

30 135

Belgium

35 777

42 691

24 549

Denmark

6 530

10 347

12 512

Finland

3 107

3 170

1 651

France

30 833

38 588

47 263

Germany

95 113

78 764

88 363

Greece

1 528

3 004

5 499

Ireland

7 724

10 920

10 324

Italy

33 000

14 000

9 755

Luxembourg

2 912

585

689

Netherlands

39 300

43 892

32 579

Portugal

307

202

192

Spain

8 405

7 037

9 219

Sweden

11 231

16 303

23 513

United Kingdom*

91 200

98 900

88 200

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

393 116

390 104

384 334

* Dependents are included in these figures  

Source: UNHCR

Recognition Rates as a percentage of total decisions

 

1999

2000

2001

 

Recognition rates as a percentage of total decisions, inclusive of otherwise closed cases

 

Refugee status

Total*

Refugee status

Total*

Refugee Status

Total*

Austria

19

26

5

5

4

4

Belgium

31

31

21

33

21

21

Denmark

15

51

15

43

18

45

Finland

1

19

1

25

0

38

France

19

19

15

15

15

15

Germany

8

9

11

12

21

24

Greece

7

26

11

19

9

18

Ireland

9

9

5

5

6

6

Italy

10

20

7

7

16

20

Luxembourg

-

-

1

3

4

22

Netherlands

2

16

2

13

1

12

Portugal

4

15

6

25

4

23

Spain

4

11

5

10

3

6

Sweden

4

32

2

40

1

27

UK

23

64

11

28

12

24

*Total includes the recognition of refugee status and humanitarian status “persons allowed to remain for humanitarian reasons”

Source: UNHCR  

 

Top 10 host countries of refugees compared to national population

Country of Asylum

National Refugee Population Estimate

End-2000

Refugees per 1000 inhabitants

HDI rank 1999

Pakistan

2,001,470

14.2

127

Iran

1,868,000

26.7

90

Germany

906,000

11

17

Tanzania

680,860

19.4

140

United States

508,220

1.8

6

Yugoslavia, FR

484,390

45.9

 -

Guinea

427,210

52.4

150

Sudan

414,930

13.3

138

Dem. Rep. of Congo

332,510

40.8

126

Source: UNHCR

Origin of asylum applicants arriving in the European Union 

 Source: UNHCR

 

 

Country

1999

Yugoslavia, FR

82 726

Iraq

25 328

Turkey

17 628

Afghanistan

16 778

Somalia

12 292

Iran

11 315

China

10 506

Russian Fed.

10 470

Sri Lanka

9 857

Romania

7 811

 

 

Country

2000

Iraq

38 852

Yugoslavia, FR

36 564

Afghanistan

31 692

Turkey

25 472

Iran

20 730

China

12 906

Sri Lanka

11 615

Russian Fed.

11 577

Bosnia Herzegovina

9 401

Somalia

9 347

 

 

Country

2001

Iraq

41 249

Afghanistan

37 429

Turkey

27 312

Yugoslavia, FR

22 992

Russian Fed.

12 792

Iran

11 999

Sri Lanka

9 963

Somalia

9 929