DE · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Germany, 2019
In 2019, Germany's first-time asylum applications decreased by 12.0% compared to 2018, reaching 142,515.
Germany accounts for 22.6% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.
Germany ranks 1st 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 17.7% (from 173,075 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.