PT · 2014 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Portugal, 2014
In 2014, Portugal's first-time asylum applications decreased by 13.7% compared to 2013, reaching 440.
Portugal accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 530,975.
Portugal ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 225.9% (from 135 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.