DK · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Denmark, 2017
In 2017, Denmark's first-time asylum applications decreased by 48.4% compared to 2016, reaching 3,135.
Denmark accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.
Denmark ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 48.4% (from 6,080 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.