Asylum Trends. Monthly Report on Asylum Applications in The Netherlands and Europe. August 2015

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1 Asylum Trends Monthly Report on Asylum Applications in The Netherlands and Europe

2 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Colophon Title Asylum Trends Subtitle Monthly Report on Asylum Applications in The Netherlands and Europe Recent trends Author Ministry of Security and Justice Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Dr. H. Colijnlaan XL Rijswijk Postbus HV Rijswijk 2

3 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Contents Colophon 2 Asylum applications in The Netherlands Total asylum applications in The Netherlands 4 First asylum applications in The Netherlands 5 Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 6 Family reunification in The Netherlands 7 Unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in The Netherlands 8 Monthly first asylum applications in The Netherlands 9 First asylum applications in Europe (EU, Norway and Switzerland) Monthly asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland 12 First asylum applications in the EU Monthly asylum applications in the EU 12 Special Theme: First Asylum Applications in Europe related to country area, population and GDP First asylum applications compared to country area, population and GDP 13 First asylum applications related to country area size 14 First asylum applications related to population size 15 First asylum applications related to GDP size 16 Overview of all indicators of country size related first asylum applications 17 3

4 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Total asylum applications in The Netherlands (first applications, repeated applications, family reunification applications) Source: METiS Top 1 Last twelve months total asylum applications in the Netherlands Total 213 Total 214 Country of citizenship Last 12 months Perc Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Total 2,621 11,595 1,54 4,1 31 3,45 1,41 1,57 1, ,184 1, , ,128 5,247 16,724 29,891 Syrian Arab Republic 1,263 1,979 1, ,64 6, ,162 1,682 2,274 3,851 11,49 16,569 44% Eritrea ,119 1,29 1,6 1,399 5,525 5,9 16% Stateless , ,139 3,667 1% Iraq ,378 4% Afghanistan ,8 3% Somalia % Unknown % Iran (Islamic Republic of) % Ukraine % Kosovo / UNSCR % Others , ,553 5,377 14% Total 2,739 3,676 2,811 2,149 2,35 13,68 1,763 1,539 1,55 1,897 3,376 4,319 4,813 7,114 26,371 37,312 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Total asylum applications in The Netherlands Country of citizenship % Top Nationalities total applications last twelve months Period: Sep Aug 215 Number of total asylum applications: 37,312 1 Syrian Arab Republic 3,851 54% 2 Eritrea 1,399 2% Iraq 4% 3 Stateless 617 9% 4 Iraq 21 3% Eritrea 16% Others 23% 5 Afghanistan 16 2% 6 Kosovo / UNSCR % 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 83 1% 8 Albania 79 1% Afghanistan 3% 9 Somalia 66 1% 1 Ukraine 64 1% Others 486 7% Stateless 1% Total Percentage 7,114 1% 93% Syrian Arab Republic 44% Total asylum applications in The Netherlands 8, Cumulative development of total asylum applications in The Netherlands 3, 6, 25, 2, 4, 15, 2, 1, 5, 4

5 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends First asylum applications in the Netherlands Source: METiS Top 1 Last twelve months first asylum applications in the Netherlands Total 213 Total 214 Country of citizenship Last 12 months Perc Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Total 2,232 8, , , ,482 3,85 9,838 21,811 Syrian Arab Republic 1,17 1, , ,121 2,838 6,96 9,623 39% Eritrea ,76 1, ,273 5,9 5,324 22% Stateless , ,63 8% Iraq % Afghanistan % Kosovo / UNSCR * * % Ukraine % Mongolia % Iran (Islamic Republic of) % Unknown % Others , ,584 3,814 16% Total 2,124 2,865 1,95 1,253 1,229 9, ,14 2,257 2,931 2,992 5,358 17,115 24,367 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top First asylum applications in The Netherlands Country of citizenship % 1 Syrian Arab Republic 2,838 53% 2 Eritrea 1,273 24% 3 Stateless 293 5% 4 Afghanistan 14 3% 5 Iraq 138 3% 6 Kosovo / UNSCR % 7 Albania 76 1% 8 Ukraine 63 1% 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 62 1% 1 Sudan 35 1% Others 332 6% Top Nationalities first applications last twelve months Period: Sep Aug 215 Number of first asylum applications: 24,367 Iraq 3% Eritrea 22% Afghanistan 2% Others 25% Stateless 8% Total Percentage 5,358 1% 94% Syrian Arab Republic 39% First asylum applications in The Netherlands 6, Cumulative development of first asylum applications in The Netherlands 25, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 15, 1, 5, 5

6 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Repeated asylum applications in the Netherlands Source: METiS Top 1 Last twelve months repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands Total 213 Total 214 Country of citizenship Last 12 months Perc Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Total ,257 2,723 Iraq % Afghanistan % Somalia % Unknown % Iran (Islamic Republic of) * % Pakistan * * * * % Eritrea * * * 5 * 7 * * % Sierra Leone 5 * * 6 7 * 5 * % Libyan Arab Jamahiriya * * 41 * 8 * 5 * * * * % Egypt 7 5 * * * 2 * 6 * 5 6 * 7 * % Others % Total , ,336 2,37 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands Country of citizenship % Top Nationalities repeated asylum applications last twelve months Period: Sep Aug 215 Number of repeated asylum applications: 2,37 1 Iraq 21 15% 2 Afghanistan 12 8% Iraq 19% 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11 8% 4 Unknown 11 8% 5 Stateless 9 6% 6 Nigeria 9 6% 7 Eritrea 9 6% 8 Pakistan 8 6% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5% Others 42% 9 Somalia 6 4% 1 Serbia 5 3% 11 Sierra Leone 5 3% Unknown 8% Others 38 26% Total Percentage 144 1% 74% Afghanistan 16% Somalia 9% Repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 4 Cumulative development of repeated asylum applications in The Netherlands 4, 3 3, 2 2, 1 1, 6

7 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Influx of family reunification in the Netherlands (Council Directive 23/86/EC Chapter V) Source: METiS Top 1 Last twelve months Influx of family reunification* in The Netherlands Total 213 Total 214 Country of citizenship Last 12 months Perc Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Total 356 2, , ,649 5,681 Syrian Arab Republic , ,148 1,9 5,276 6,899 65% Stateless ,32 1,568 15% Somalia % Eritrea % Iraq * % Unknown * * % Afghanistan * * * 5 8 * * % Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8 1 * * * 5 * * % Uganda * * 6 * * * * * % Sri Lanka * * 8 * 7 21 * 6 * * 5 * * * % Others % Total , ,251 1,651 1,612 7,92 1,575 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Influx of family reunification* in The Netherlands Country of citizenship % Top Nationalities Influx of family reunification* last twelve months Period: Sep Aug 215 Number of influx family reunification: 1,575 1 Syrian Arab Republic 1,9 63% 2 Stateless 315 2% 3 Eritrea 117 7% 4 Somalia 42 3% Eritrea 5% Iraq 2% Others 8% Somalia 5% 5 Iraq 42 3% 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1% 7 Afghanistan 8 % 8 Unknown 8 % Stateless 15% 9 Jordan 7 % 1 Palestinian Territory, Occupied 6 % Others 48 3% Total Percentage 1,612 1% 97% Syrian Arab Republic 65% Influx of family reunification* in The Netherlands 2, Cumulative development of Influx of family reunification* in The Netherlands 8, 1,5 6, 1, 4, 5 2, 7

8 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Influx of indicated unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in the Netherlands Source: METiS Top 1 Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in the Netherlands Total 213 Total 214 Country of citizenship Last 12 months Perc Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Total * * * * * * ,11 Eritrea 9 9 * 6 * 3 * * % Syrian Arab Republic % Afghanistan 6 6 * * * 19 5 * 5 * % Stateless * * * * * % Iraq * * * * * 5 * * * * * * % Somalia * * * * 5 15 * * * * 5 * * * % Albania * * * * * 5 * * * * * * * % Guinea * * * * * * * * * * * * * * % Sudan * * * * * * * * * * * * * * % Unknown * * * * * * * * * * * * * * % Morocco * * * * * 6 * * * * * 5 * * % Others * % Total ,59 1,729 1% * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. Top Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands Country of citizenship % Top Nationalities unaccompanied minor asylum applications last twelve months Period: Sep Aug 215 Number of unaccompanied minor asylum applications: 1,729 1 Syrian Arab Republic % 2 Eritrea % 3 Afghanistan 3 6% 4 Stateless 25 5% 5 Iraq 11 2% Others 26 5% Iraq 2% Others 1% Somalia 2% Stateless 5% Total Percentage 498 1% 95% Eritrea 49% Syrian Arab Republic 27% Afghanistan 6% Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands 5 Cumulative development of Unaccompanied minor asylum applications in The Netherlands 2, 4 1, , 1 5 8

9 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Monthly First Asylum Applications in The Netherlands in 215 Source: METiS Country of citizenships Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Juli us Total 213 Total 214 Total 215 Afghanistan Albania Algeria 9 * * * * * * Angola * 5 * Armenia * 9 * 9 6 * * Australia * * * Azerbaijan * 5 * * * * Bangladesh * * * * * Belarus * * * * 5 * * Benin * 5 * * Bolivia * * * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Brazil * 5 * Bulgaria * * * * * Burkina Faso * 1 9 * Burundi * * * 5 * * * * 8 17 Cambodia * * * Cameroon 6 * * * * * * * Canada * * * * Cape Verde * * * Chad * * * * * * * Chile * * * * China (including Hong Kong) * * Colombia * * * 9 11 * Congo, the Democratic Republic of the * * 33 7 * Congo, the Republic of the 5 * 1 * * * * Cote d'ivoire * * * * * * * * Croatia * * * * Cuba * * * 8 14 * Dominican Republic * * * * Ecuador * 5 * * Egypt * * * * * El Salvador * 7 * * Equatorial Guinea * * Eritrea ,76 1, , ,833 5,9 Ethiopia 5 * France * * * * Gabon * * * * Gambia * * 6 7 * * * Georgia Germany * * * * Ghana * * * * * * Greece * * * * Guinea * * Guinea-Bissau * 7 * * Guyana * * Haiti * * * * 9

10 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Monthly First Asylum Applications in The Netherlands in 215 Source: METiS Country of citizenships Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Juli us Total 213 Total 214 Total 215 Honduras * 5 * 7 India * * * * * Indonesia * * 6 * Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Israel * * 6 * Jamaica * 5 * * 5 * * * Japan * * * * Jordan * * * * 19 * Kazakhstan 7 * * * Kenya * * * Korea, Democratic People's Republic of * * Kosovo / UNSCR Kuwait * * 9 * 11 Kyrgyzstan * * * 9 5 Latvia * * * * Lebanon * 5 * * * * * Liberia * * * 7 12 * Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 7 * * * Madagascar * * Mali * * * * * Mauritania * * * * Mexico * * * * Moldova, Republic of * * * * * Mongolia Montenegro * * 1 7 * Morocco * Myanmar * * 6 * * * * Nepal * * 5 * * * Netherlands * * * 6 * Niger * * * * 8 1 * Nigeria Pakistan * Palestinian Territory, Occupied * * * * * Peru * * * Philippines * * 5 * Poland * * * * * * Portugal * * Romania * * * Russian Federation Rwanda * * * * * Senegal * * * * * * Serbia Sierra Leone * * * * 6 * * * Somalia South Africa * * * * * * * 7 Sri Lanka 5 * 6 7 * * * *

11 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Monthly First Asylum Applications in The Netherlands in 215 Source: METiS Country of citizenships Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Juli us Total 213 Total 214 Total 215 Stateless , Sudan 5 * Suriname * * * * * Swaziland * * Syrian Arab Republic ,121 2,838 2,232 8,748 6,96 Tajikistan * * * * * 11 * * 23 Tanzania, United Republic of * * * the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia * Togo * * * * * 9 * 8 Trinidad and Tobago * * 5 8 * Tunisia * * 5 * * * Turkey * * * * * * * * Uganda 7 5 * Ukraine United Kingdom * * * * United States of America * * * * 11 6 Unknown Uzbekistan * * * * 12 * Venezuela * * * * * Viet Nam * * 6 7 * * Yemen * * * * * * * Zambia * * * * * 7 Zimbabwe * * * Other Totaal ,14 2,257 2,931 2,992 5,358 9,838 21,811 17,115 * To conceal the lowest figures, all values between and 4 are replaced by asterisk. * Selection criterium for this table: all nationalities with at least 1 application in

12 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends First asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland in 214 and 215 Source: EUROSTAT, situation by 2nd Total 214 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Total EU Germany 12,51 16,81 16,25 17,85 19,23 19,3 17,6 117,75 21,68 22,775 28,68 24,55 23,76 32,75 154,15 173,7 Hungary 1,15 1,51 2,15 4,77 5,25 8,885 13,79 37,415 11,655 16,45 4,75 6,485 9,8 16,385 65,48 41,215 Italy 4,555 5,65 5,65 7,22 8,89 6,785 5,61 43,73 4,74 5,75 5,43 4,5 5,13 5,265 3,14 63,655 France 4,71 5,45 3,9 4,815 5,58 4,555 5,38 33,985 4,25 5,135 5,61 5,175 4,355 5,15 29,45 58,845 Sweden 7,51 8,9 8,4 9,41 7,55 5,525 6,315 53,61 4,345 3,52 3,57 3,45 4,85 6,55 25,745 75,9 Austria 1,59 2,1 2,255 3,9 2,975 3,54 4,5 19,51 3,875 3,65 2,77 3,715 6,195 19,62 25,7 United Kingdom 2,475 2,9 2,78 3,9 3,185 2,565 2,45 19,445 2,75 2,225 2,42 1,935 9,33 31,265 Netherlands 1,7 2, 2,125 2,865 1,95 1,255 1,23 13, ,85 2,25 2,935 8,695 21,81 Belgium 1,95 1,275 1,515 1,73 1,545 1,16 1,41 9,73 1,215 1,7 1,17 1,115 1,615 2,325 8,51 14,13 Bulgaria ,9 1,195 1,4 1,355 1,48 8,2 1,55 1,25 1,11 1,12 1,325 1,65 7,24 1,85 Greece , ,5 4,47 7,59 Spain , ,775 5,46 Poland , ,25 5,61 Denmark 1, 1,7 2,295 3,7 1,84 1, , ,935 14,565 Finland , ,565 3,495 Ireland ,145 1,44 Malta ,275 Romania ,5 Cyprus ,48 Czech Republic Luxembourg ,3 Portugal Latvia Estonia Lithuania Slovak Republic Slovenia Croatia Total 41,41 51,445 5,15 61,73 62,9 58,67 62,75 389,1 6,145 64,635 6,165 57,3 63,8 74,195 38,24 562,25 Not EU Switzerland 2,1 2,75 2,385 2,24 2,265 1,58 1,38 14,7 1,45 1,31 1,38 1,27 2,8 3,67 11,16 22,13 Norway 1, ,7 1,275 1, , ,165 1,75 4,3 1,97 Total 3,255 3,72 3,455 3,515 3,28 2,41 2,115 21,75 2,2 1,795 1,865 1,79 3,245 4,745 15,46 33,1 Total 44,665 55,165 53,56 65,245 66,18 61,8 64,865 41,76 62,165 66,43 62,3 59,9 67,45 78,94 395,7 595,35 First asylum applications in the EU from Total Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Syrian Arab Republic 11,93 12,97 17,115 15,41 13,575 12,765 11,34 8,6 9,81 1,985 12,73 16, ,75 Kosovo / UNSCR ,5 1,31 3,195 3,65 7,555 13,16 13,995 22,575 12,625 5,365 2,58 2,25 89,22 Afghanistan 3,85 3,25 4,25 4,46 4,345 5,725 4,715 4,23 4,34 5,55 8,93 1,925 63,49 Eritrea 7,755 6,335 5,21 4,155 2,65 1,73 1,48 1,7 1,28 1,845 4,65 5,88 44,4 Albania 1,44 1,65 1,15 1,32 1,615 1,615 2,19 2,355 3,69 5,495 5,52 6,46 33,87 Iraq 1,75 1,28 1,815 2,85 2,75 1,895 2,22 2,3 2,9 3,38 4,4 4,715 3,14 Pakistan 1,85 1,7 2,3 2,14 1,9 1,73 1,75 1,7 1,91 2,24 2,45 3,3 24,385 Serbia 2,15 1,815 1,85 2,33 2,395 2,32 2,31 2,15 1,965 1,66 1,63 1,565 23,915 Nigeria 2,11 1,76 2,5 2,445 1,74 1,78 1,535 1,49 1,43 1,52 2,15 2,355 22,32 Ukraine 1,415 1,62 1,95 2,21 1,845 1,465 1,345 1,7 1,8 1,89 1,55 1,59 2,335 Others 21,465 2,495 24,92 26,25 21,36 2,69 19,26 18,29 2,295 19,18 2,515 23,72 256,215 Total 55,145 53,555 65,22 66,185 61,55 64,875 62,14 66,415 62,45 59,65 67,15 78,92 761,635 Situation by 2nd 215, source Eurostat. Figures are sorted by total in 215. Figures are rounded to nearest multiple of 5. Figures include applications from EU citizens. means data not yet available. The last column in the uppermost table is based on yearly data from Eurostat. Because of the aforementioned rounding to multiples of 5 there are small differences with the monthly data. In the first 5 months of 215, Germany received the highest number of first asylum applications in the EU, followed by Hungary. Figures for and are not yet available in all EU countries. Syria, Kosovo and Afghanistan are the most important countries of origin in the influx of first asylum applications in the EU. 12

13 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Special Theme: First Asylum Applications in Europe (2nd half of 214) related to country Area, Population and GDP Source: EUROSTAT, situation by 2nd Introduction Biannually the influx of asylum seekers in Europe is related to three indicators of country size: Area, Population and GDP. This way, it's easier to compare the asylum influx between small, medium, and large countries. Table 1: Number of first asylum applications compared to country area, population and GDP in the 2nd half of 214 Rank Country of asylum Number of Applications % share in EU Country area (sq km) % share in EU Inhabitants (million) % share in EU GDP % share in EU EU 1 Germany 15,24 3% % 8,8 16% 2,624 2% 2 Sweden 46,1 13% % 9,6 2% 314 2% 3 Italy 39,175 11% % 6,8 12% 1,541 12% 4 Hungary 36,31 1% % 9,9 2% 17 1% 5 France 29,275 8% % 65,8 13% 1,83 14% 6 Austria 17,92 5% % 8,5 2% 281 2% 7 United Kingdom 16,97 5% % 64,3 13% 1,742 13% 8 Netherlands 11,38 3% % 16,8 3% 548 4% 9 Denmark 1,77 3% % 5,6 1% 18 1% 1 Belgium 8,635 2% % 11,2 2% 339 3% 11 Bulgaria 7,41 2% % 7,2 1% 87 1% 12 Greece 3,72 1% % 1,9 2% 213 2% 13 Poland 3,445 1% % 38, 8% 673 5% 14 Spain 3,365 1% % 46,5 9% 1,125 9% 15 Finland 2,1 1% % 5,5 1% 156 1% 16 Cyprus 855 % %,9 % 19 % 17 Romania 855 % % 19,9 4% 278 2% 18 Ireland 85 % % 4,6 1% 149 1% 19 Malta 715 % 316 %,4 % 1 % 2 Luxembourg 61 % %,5 % 37 % 21 Czech Republic 57 % % 1,5 2% 216 2% 22 Portugal 275 % % 1,4 2% 23 2% 23 Lithuania 245 % % 2,9 1% 56 % 24 Latvia 22 % % 2, % 35 % 25 Slovenia 19 % % 2,1 % 44 % 26 Croatia 185 % % 4,2 1% 66 1% 27 Slovak Republic 125 % % 5,4 1% 16 1% 28 Estonia 9 % % 1,3 % 25 % EU - Total 347,6 1% % 56,8 1% 13, % Not EU Switzerland 12,6 4% % 8,1 2% 326 2% Norway 5,895 2% % 5,1 1% 25 2% Not EU - Total 18,495 5% % 13,2 3% % Table 1 shows the number of first asylum applications, country area size, population and GDP in the 2nd half 214 in Europe. Table 1 is arranged by the number of asylum applications in decreasing order. Germany registered the highest number of applications, followed by Sweden and Italy. The Netherlands ranked 8th within the EU. It is clear from table 1 that the ranking of countries when compared by the three indicators of country size is not the same as the ranking ordered by the number of asylum applications. There are substantial differences for most European countries between their share of the EU-28 total of asylum applications, country area, inhabitants and GDP. In the next subsection, the different indicators of country size will be related to the number of asylum applications in more detail. 13

14 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends First Asylum Applications in Europe (2nd half of 214) related to area size Source: EUROSTAT, situation by 2nd Table 2: Number of first asylum applications 2nd half of 214 related to country area size Rank Country of asylum Application per 1 sq km In relation to Total EU 28 = 1 Number of Applications Country area (sq km) 1 Malta , Hungary 39 5, 36, Germany 295 3,8 15, Belgium 283 3,6 8, Netherlands 274 3,5 11, Denmark 251 3,2 1, Luxembourg 236 3, Austria 214 2,8 17, Italy 13 1,7 39, Sweden 15 1,4 46, Cyprus 92 1, TOTAL EU , 347, United Kingdom 68,9 16, Bulgaria 67,9 7, France 54,7 29, Greece 28,4 3, Ireland 12, Poland 11,1 3, Slovenia 9, Czech Republic 7, Spain 7,1 3, Finland 6,1 2, Lithuania 4, Romania 4, Latvia 3, Portugal 3, Slovak Republic 3, Croatia 2, Estonia 2, Norway 18,2 5, Switzerland 35 3,9 12, Table 2 relates the number of first asylum applications in the 2nd half of 214 to the area size of the European countries and is arranged in decreasing order. By taking the Total EU-28 figure = 1, it shows how many times more or less applications a country received. The largest number of asylum applications in Europe in relation to its area size is Malta with per 1. sq km, 29,2 times more than the EU average (79 per 1. sq km). Hungary and Germany ranked second and third at some distance with 5, and 3,8 times more applications than the EU average. The Netherlands is ranked 5th in the EU with 3,5 times more applications than the EU average. 14

15 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends First Asylum Applications in Europe (2nd half of 214) related to population size Source: EUROSTAT, situation by 2nd Table 3: Number of first asylum applications 2nd half of 214 related to population size Rank Country of asylum Application per million inhabitants In relation to Total EU 28 = 1 Number of Applications Inhabitants (million) 1 Sweden 4,78 7, 46,1 9,6 2 Hungary 3,676 5,4 36,31 9,9 3 Austria 2,17 3,1 17,92 8,5 4 Denmark 1,914 2,8 1,77 5,6 5 Malta 1,681 2,5 715,4 6 Germany 1,33 1,9 15,24 8,8 7 Luxembourg 1,11 1,6 61,5 8 Bulgaria 1,23 1,5 7,41 7,2 9 Cyprus 997 1,5 855,9 1 Belgium 771 1,1 8,635 11,2 TOTAL EU , 347,6 56,8 11 Netherlands 676 1, 11,38 16,8 12 Italy 645,9 39,175 6,8 13 France 445,6 29,275 65,8 14 Finland 385,6 2,1 5,5 15 Greece 34,5 3,72 1,9 16 United Kingdom 264,4 16,97 64,3 17 Ireland 185,3 85 4,6 18 Latvia 11,2 22 2, 19 Slovenia 92,1 19 2,1 2 Poland 91,1 3,445 38, 21 Lithuania 83, ,9 22 Spain 72,1 3,365 46,5 23 Estonia 68,1 9 1,3 24 Czech Republic 54,1 57 1,5 25 Croatia 44, ,2 26 Romania 43, ,9 27 Portugal 26, 275 1,4 28 Slovak Republic 23, 125 5,4 Norway 1,154 1,7 5,895 5,1 Switzerland 1,548 2,3 12,6 8,1 Table 3 provides an overview of the number of first asylum applications in the 2nd half of 214 in relation to population size and is arranged in decreasing order. Sweden received the most applications in the EU in relation to its population size: 4.78 applications per million inhabitants, 7, times more than the EU average (686 applications per million inhabitants). Hungary and Austria ranked second and third at some distance (5,4 and 3,1 times more than the EU average). The Netherlands ranked 11th in the EU with 676 applications per million inhabitants (rounded to 1, times the EU average). Italy (3rd place in absolute number of applications) received slightly less applications per million inhabitants than the EU average in relation to population size. 15

16 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends First Asylum Applications in Europe (2nd half of 214) related to GDP size Source: EUROSTAT, situation by 2nd Table 4: Number of first asylum applications 2nd half of 214 related to GDP size Rank Country of asylum Application per billion PPS In relation to Total EU 28 = 1 Number of Applications GDP 1 Hungary 213,5 8, 36, Sweden 147, 5,5 46, Bulgaria 85,2 3,2 7, Malta 74,4 2, Austria 63,8 2,4 17, Denmark 59,7 2,2 1, Cyprus 44,5 1, Germany 4,1 1,5 15,24 2,624 TOTAL EU-28 27, 1, 347,6 13,69 9 Belgium 25,5 1, 8, Italy 25,4 1, 39,175 1, Netherlands 2,8,8 11, Greece 17,5,7 3, Luxembourg 16,5, France 16,,6 29,275 1,83 15 Finland 13,4,5 2, United Kingdom 9,7,4 16,97 1, Latvia 6,3, Ireland 5,7, Poland 5,1,2 3, Slovenia 4,3, Lithuania 4,3, Estonia 3,6, Romania 3,1, Spain 3,,1 3,365 1, Croatia 2,8, Czech Republic 2,6, Portugal 1,4, Slovak Republic 1,2, Norway 23,6,9 5, Switzerland 38,7 1,5 12,6 326 Table 4 shows the number of first asylum applications in the 2nd half of 214 related to GDP size (in PPS) arranged in decreasing order (PPS stands for Purchasing Power Standard). This is a mathematical currency used to compare GDP sizes of different countries by eliminating the different price levels). Due to rounding in the calculation of the results for TOTAL EU-28 the value can diverge somewhat from the expected (non-rounded) result. We are working on a solution. Hungary, Sweden and Bulgaria were the number one, two and three with respectively 8,, 5,5 and 3,2 times more applications in relation to GDP size than the EU average. The Netherlands ranked 11th with,8 times more applications in relation to GDP size than the EU average. 16

17 IND Business Information Centre (BIC) Asylum Trends Overview of indicators: Area, Population and GDP Source: EUROSTAT, situation by 2nd Table 5: Overview of all indicators of country size related to number of first asylum applications 2nd half of 214 Rank Country of asylum Average Index figure area In relation to Total EU 28 = 1 Index figure population In relation to Total EU 28 = 1 Index figure GDP In relation to Total EU 28 = 1 1 Malta 11,5 29,2 2,5 2,8 2 Hungary 6,1 5, 5,4 8, 3 Sweden 4,6 1,4 7, 5,5 4 Denmark 2,8 3,2 2,8 2,2 5 Austria 2,7 2,8 3,1 2,4 6 Germany 2,4 3,8 1,9 1,5 7 Belgium 1,9 3,6 1,1 1, 8 Bulgaria 1,9,9 1,5 3,2 9 Netherlands 1,8 3,5 1,,8 1 Luxembourg 1,8 3, 1,6,6 11 Cyprus 1,4 1,2 1,5 1,7 12 Italy 1,2 1,7,9 1, TOTAL EU-28 1, 1, 1, 1, 13 France,6,7,6,6 14 United Kingdom,5,9,4,4 15 Greece,5,4,5,7 16 Finland,4,1,6,5 17 Ireland,2,2,3,2 18 Poland,2,1,1,2 19 Latvia,1,,2,2 2 Slovenia,1,1,1,2 21 Lithuania,1,,1,2 22 Spain,1,1,1,1 23 Czech Republic,1,1,1,1 24 Estonia,1,,1,1 25 Romania,1,,1,1 26 Croatia,1,,1,1 27 Portugal,,,,1 28 Slovak Republic,,,, Norway,9,2 1,7,9 Switzerland 2,5 3,9 2,3 1,5 Table 5 shows an overview of asylum influx in relation to the three indicators of country size by taking the Total EU-28 figure = 1. These three different index figures were separately presented in tables 2-4. In addition to this overview, the average index figure is presented in table 5 (all three figures are equally weighed). It shows that in the 2nd half of 214, Malta received the largest number of asylum applications in relation to the three indicators of country size area, population and GDP taken together (11,5 times more than average in the EU). Hungary followed with 6,1 times more than average. The Netherlands ranked 9th, receiving an average of 1,8 times more applications in relation to the EU average based on the three indicators area, population and GDP taken together. 17