FR · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
France, 2022
In 2022, France's first-time asylum applications increased by 32.6% compared to 2021, reaching 137,610.
France accounts for 15.7% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.
France ranks 2nd 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 49.6% (from 91,975 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.