AT · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Austria, 2021
First-time asylum applications
37,830
Austria, 2021
▲ 182.0% vs 2020 (13,415)
Analysis
In 2021, Austria's first-time asylum applications increased by 182.0% compared to 2020, reaching 37,830.
Austria accounts for 7.1% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Austria ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.2% (from 39,905 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
7.1%
EU-27: 536,270
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm