FR · 2014 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
France, 2014
In 2014, France's first-time asylum applications decreased by 2.7% compared to 2013, reaching 58,850.
France accounts for 11.1% of the EU-27 total of 530,975.
France ranks 4th 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 39.9% (from 42,070 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.