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Which Country Deals with Most Asylum Seekers?

Asylum Applicants (persons), 2014

Society | February 23, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 32 countries in 2014, Germany ranked the highest in asylum applicants with 202,645 persons followed by Sweden and Italy. On the other end of the scale was Liechtenstein with 65.0 persons, Estonia with 155 persons and Iceland with 170 persons.

Data for more countries are available at Asylum Applicants indicator page.

Asylum Applicants	Unit	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Austria	persons															12,715	15,780	11,045	14,420	17,415
Belgium	persons															15,165	21,615	26,080	31,910	28,075
Bulgaria	persons	...	...	...												745	855	1,025	890	1,385
Denmark	persons															2,350	3,720	5,065	3,945	6,045
France	persons															41,840	47,620	52,725	57,330	61,440
Germany	persons															26,845	32,910	48,475	53,235	77,485
Greece	persons															19,885	15,925	10,275	9,310	9,575
Hungary	persons	...	...		...											3,175	4,665	2,095	1,690	2,155
Italy	persons															30,140	17,640	10,000	40,315	17,335
Netherlands	persons															15,250	16,135	15,100	14,590	13,095
Norway	persons														...	14,395	17,125	10,015	8,990	9,675
Poland	persons															8,515	10,590	6,540	6,885	10,750
Sweden	persons															24,785	24,175	31,850	29,650	43,855
Switzerland	persons															16,520	15,900	15,425	23,615	28,400
United Kingdom	persons															...	31,665	24,335	26,915	28,800