PT · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Portugal, 2016
First-time asylum applications
715
Portugal, 2016
▼ 18.3% vs 2015 (875)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's first-time asylum applications decreased by 18.3% compared to 2015, reaching 715.
Portugal accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Portugal ranks 23rd 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 164.8% (from 270 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.1%
EU-27: 1,167,070
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm