DK · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Denmark, 2016
First-time asylum applications
6,070
Denmark, 2016
▼ 70.9% vs 2015 (20,850)
Analysis
In 2016, Denmark's first-time asylum applications decreased by 70.9% compared to 2015, reaching 6,070.
Denmark accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Denmark ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 52.1% (from 3,990 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.5%
EU-27: 1,167,070
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm