FR · 2015 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
France, 2015
In 2015, France's first-time asylum applications increased by 19.9% compared to 2014, reaching 70,565.
France accounts for 5.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,217,180.
France ranks 6th 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 46.9% (from 48,025 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.