PL · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Poland, 2016
In 2016, Poland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 4.5% compared to 2015, reaching 9,790.
Poland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Poland ranks 12th 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 96.4% (from 4,985 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.