Asylum seekers in the EU: Six things to know about 2024 report.
Asylum seekers in the EU: Six things to
know about 2024 report.
Report by. Chief Ikram Uddin
According to global Times news agency Europe,The European Union received roughly a million asylum applications last year, but far fewer than in 2023. Syrians, Afghans and Venezuelans were the top nationalities to ask for asylum. We summarized six key facts from the EU’s recent report on asylum seekers.
The European Union’s asylum agency recently released its annual report analyzing asylum trends for the EU, Norway and Switzerland (referred to together as EU+) over the past year.
The bloc received approximately one million applications for asylum in 2024, breaching the one million mark for the third year in a row. But there was a notable decrease of 11% percent in applications compared to the previous year.
InfoMigrants summarized key findings from the EU’s recent asylum report:
1. Top countries of origin stretch from Europe to South Asia
The top 10 countries of origin among asylum seekers in the EU+ included Syria, EU neighbors Turkey and Ukraine, and countries in Latin America, North Africa and Asia. The list below enumerates the number of asylum applications lodged in 2024 per country of origin and alongside it, which European countries typically received these applications.
Syria: 150,766 asylum applications lodged mostly in Germany, Greece, and Austria
Afghanistan: 87,382 asylum claims filed in Germany, Greece, and France
Venezuela: 73,817 claims submitted in Spain, Germany, and Italy
Turkey: 55,705 asylum claims filed in Germany, France, and Greece
Colombia: 51,529 applications filed in Spain, Germany, and Italy
Bangladesh: 43,236 applications in Italy, France, and Ireland
Ukraine: 27,437 bids for asylum in France, Poland, and Italy
Peru: 27,242 claims made in Italy, Spain, and France
Egypt: 25,434 applications in Italy, Greece, and Germany
Morocco: 25,347 applications in Italy, Spain, and Slovenia
A list of top countries and additional details regarding decisions and application status may be viewed in this table.
