DK · 2018 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Denmark, 2018
In 2018, Denmark's first-time asylum applications increased by 11.6% compared to 2017, reaching 3,500.
Denmark accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 564,900.
Denmark ranks 12th 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 51.6% (from 7,230 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.