NL · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Netherlands, 2016
In 2016, Netherlands's first-time asylum applications decreased by 55.2% compared to 2015, reaching 19,290.
Netherlands accounts for 1.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Netherlands ranks 8th 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 66.9% (from 11,560 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.