Based on a comparison of 121 countries in 2014, Afghanistan ranked the highest in EU asylum applicants by country of origin with 41,405 persons followed by Kosovo and Eritrea. On the other end of the scale was Japan with 5.00 persons, Paraguay with 5.00 persons and Panama with 5.00 persons.
Data for more countries are available at EU Asylum Applicants by Country of Origin indicator page.
| EU Asylum Applicants by Country of Origin | Unit | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Afghanistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,150 | 20,455 | 20,600 | 28,160 | 28,020 | ||
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,135 | 2,065 | 1,925 | 3,080 | 7,500 | ||
| Bangladesh | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,960 | 5,970 | 6,195 | 8,490 | 6,300 | ||
| Eritrea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,905 | 5,230 | 4,540 | 5,725 | 6,400 | ||
| Gambia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 960 | 1,270 | 1,140 | 1,385 | 1,515 | ||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,905 | 8,565 | 10,340 | 11,890 | 13,600 | ||
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27,655 | 18,845 | 15,830 | 15,230 | 13,190 | ||
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,275 | 14,310 | 9,880 | 10,210 | ||
| Mali | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,045 | 1,185 | 995 | 4,060 | 2,420 | ||
| Nigeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,840 | 10,270 | 6,805 | 13,075 | 7,520 | ||
| Pakistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,395 | 9,925 | 9,220 | 16,265 | 19,785 | ||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,015 | 20,110 | 18,595 | 18,325 | 24,290 | ||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,725 | 5,460 | 17,740 | 14,105 | 19,055 | ||
| Somalia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,070 | 19,000 | 14,360 | 12,370 | 14,280 | ||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 925 | 935 | 830 | 940 | 1,095 |
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