FR · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
France, 2016
In 2016, France's first-time asylum applications increased by 8.8% compared to 2015, reaching 76,785.
France accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
France ranks 3rd 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 47.3% (from 52,140 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.