Asylum Trends, First half 2014
Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries
Trends at a Glance
First half 2014 in review
700,000
24%
An estimated 330,700 new asylum
applications were recorded
between January and June 2014,
some 64,300 claims or 24 per cent
more than during the corresponding
period of 2013 (266,300 claims).
This figure is almost identical to
the figures recorded during the
preceding six months, July through
December 2013 (328,100).
If the observed historical
pattern of asylum applications
continues, it is estimated that
the number of asylum claims that
will be submitted in the
44 industrialized countries
covered by this report for
the whole of 2014 may reach
700,000. This would be the
highest number in some 20 years.
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Central Europe was the only
European region to experience
a fall in asylum applications
in the first six months of 2014,
compared to both the first and
second semesters of 2013. These
figures went down by 47 per cent
and 27 per cent, respectively, with
decreases particularly evident in
Hungary and Poland.
+24%
264,000
The 38 countries in Europe
recorded 264,000 asylum
applications during the first
six months of 2014. This is
an increase of 24 per cent
compared to the corresponding
period of 2013 (212,200) but
2 per cent fewer than during
the second semester of 2013
(270,600 claims). Europe
accounted for four-fifths (80%)
of all claims lodged in the 44
industrialized countries in the
first half of 2014.
47%
73%
The 28 Member States of the
European Union registered
216,300 asylum claims during
the first half of 2014, a 23 per
cent increase compared to
the corresponding period of
2013 (176,200). These 28 States
together accounted for 82 per
cent of all new asylum claims
registered in Europe.
Among the European regions, the
largest relative increase in midyear asylum levels was reported
by countries in Southern Europe.
These countries received 60,800
asylum requests during the
first half of 2014, a 73 per cent
increase compared to the first six
months of 2013 (35,200 claims).
This growth was mostly due
to the number of individuals
who requested international
protection in Italy and Turkey.
27%
In North America, an estimated
58,600 new asylum applications
were submitted during the
first six months of 2014, an
increase of 12,500 claims or
27 per cent compared to the
same period in 2013 (46,100
claims). Canada registered 5,800
new applications (+29%), while
the United States of America
recorded approximately 52,800
claims (+27%).
48,400
2,200
Japan registered 2,200 new
asylum applications during
the first half of 2014, while the
Republic of Korea recorded
1,000 claims. Although such
figures are the highest on
record in both countries,
these numbers continue to be
modest in comparison to other
industrialized countries.
5,700
4,600
65,700
With 65,700 new asylum
applications registered during
the first half of 2014, Germany
was the largest single recipient
of new asylum claims among the
group of industrialized countries.
(1) Henceforth referred to in this document
as “Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))”.
The reported number of new
asylum-seekers in Australia
decreased by 20 per cent
during the first half of 2014
(4,600 claims) compared to
the previous year (5,700). In
New Zealand, 140 asylum
applications were registered
during the reporting period.
1. GERmany
2. United states
3. FRAnce
4. Sweden
5. TURkey
62%
others 3 8 %
The United States of America
was second with 52,800 asylum
applications, followed by France
(29,000), Sweden (28,500), and
Turkey (27,700). The top five
receiving countries together
accounted for 62 per cent of all
asylum claims received by the
countries included in this report.
By and large, the Syrian Arab
Republic remained the main
country of origin of asylumseekers in industrialized
countries. Provisional data
indicate that some 48,400 Syrians
requested refugee status in the
first half of 2014, significantly
more than during the first half
(18,900 claims) or the second half
of 2013 (37,500). If current trends
continue, it is likely that the total
number of Syrians requesting
international protection among
the group of 44 industrialized
countries will surpass the 2013
level significantly.
Top
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1. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
2. IRAQ
3. afghanistan
4. eritrea
5. serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))
The Syrian Arab Republic
was followed by Iraq (21,300
claims), Afghanistan (19,300
claims), Eritrea (18,900 claims),
and Serbia (and Kosovo:
Security Council resolution
1244 (1999))(1) (12,300 claims).
Persons from these five countries
together accounted for 120,100
applications or 37 per cent of
all asylum claims submitted in
industrialized countries.
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Coming from a range of countries
in the Middle East and Africa, these
asylum-seekers and migrants disembark
on the Italian island of Sicily, relieved
to have made the journey alive. Many
have fled Libya, Somalia and the Syrian
Arab Republic, and UNHCR is present to
help determine who may be in need of
international protection.
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Asylum Trends, First half 2014
I
Introduction
This report summarizes patterns and trends in the number of individual asylum claims submitted
in Europe and selected non-European countries during the first six months of 2014. The data in
this report are based on information available as of 3 September 2014, unless otherwise indicated.
These data cover the 38 European and six non-European States that currently provide monthly
asylum statistics to UNHCR. Figures are mostly based on official asylum statistics, reflecting
national laws and procedures.
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he group of countries
analysed in this report is
collectively referred to as
“the 44 industrialized countries”,
and has been defined for the
purpose of this report only. The 44
countries are: the 28 Member States
of the European Union,(2) Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway,
Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244
(1999)), Switzerland, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
and Turkey, as well as Australia,
Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the
Republic of Korea, and the United
States of America. This group of
44 countries received an estimated
330,700 new asylum applications in
the first half of 2014.
The numbers in this report reflect new claims made at the first instance of asylum procedures. These
figures include neither applications
on appeal or review, nor information
on the outcome of asylum procedures or on the admission of refugees
through resettlement programmes.
To the extent possible, the statistics presented reflect the number of
individuals lodging an asylum application for the first time during the
first six months of 2014. However,
some of the figures quoted in this
report are likely to include repeat applications submitted in the same or
another country, and therefore may
not reflect the actual number of new
asylum-seekers during the period.(3)
All data refer to the number of individuals with the exception of asylum-seekers in the United States of
America, where figures are available
only for the number of cases (which
may include several individuals) submitted to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
However, applications submitted to
the Executive Office of Immigration
Review (EOIR) of the United States
Department of Justice are recorded
as individuals. To allow comparability across countries of asylum,
UNHCR uses an average figure of
1.356 individuals per case to estimate
the number of individuals reported
by DHS for 2013, because data suggest that, on average, one asylum case
involves 1.356 individuals. In the tables on country of origin, figures for
the United States of America are a
combination of the number of cases
(DHS) and the number of individuals (EOIR), owing to the large variation in family size by nationality.
All figures in this report should
be considered as provisional and
subject to change. Due to retroactive changes and adjustments, some
of the data included in this publication may differ slightly from that
reported in previous UNHCR documents, or from the official figures
published by States.
(2) See Annex Table 1 for a list of countries.
(3) According to EURODAC (an EU-wide fingerprint
database), 29.2 per cent of all asylum claims
registered in the system in 2013 were multiple claims,
i.e. the applicant had submitted at least one previous
application in the same or another Member State of
the European Union. This compares to 27.5 per cent
in 2012. See: http://goo.gl/SV7RJu.
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 5
This Syrian woman who has found
refuge in Turkey chats via Skype with
relatives in Australia. She is being
hosted, together with her family, in a
Syriac Christian community church.
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Asylum Trends, First half 2014
II
Overview of regional trends
War, armed conflict, and human rights concerns in a number of countries – notably the Syrian
Arab Republic and Ukraine – are among the principal reasons for the upsurge in the number of
asylum-seekers in industrialized countries observed during the first half of 2014. An estimated
330,700 new asylum applications were recorded between January and June 2014, some 64,300
claims or 24 per cent more than during the corresponding period of 2013 (266,300 claims). This
figure is almost identical to the figures recorded during the preceding six months of July through
December 2013 (328,100).
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f the observed historical pattern of asylum applications continues, it is
estimated that the number of
asylum claims that will be submitted in the 44 industrialized countries for the whole of 2014 may reach
700,000. This would be the highest
number in some 20 years.
The 38 European countries (4)
included in this report recorded
264,000 asylum applications during
the first six months of 2014. This figure was 24 per cent higher than during the corresponding period of 2013
(212,200 claims) but 2 per cent lower
than during the second semester of
2013 (270,600). Europe accounted for
four-fifths (80%) of all claims lodged
in the 44 industrialized countries in
the first half of 2014.
The 28 Member States of the European Union registered 216,300 asylum claims during the first half of
Fig. 1
New asylum claims lodged in
44 industrialized countries | 2011 - 2014
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May
2011
2012
Jun
Jul
2013
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014
(4) See notes in Annex Table 1 for a list of countries included under this regional grouping.
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2014, a 23 per cent increase compared
to the corresponding period of 2013
(176,200). These 28 States together accounted for 82 per cent of all new asylum claims registered in Europe.
Southern Europe reported the largest relative increase in mid-year asylum
levels among the European regions.(5)
This region received 60,800 asylum
requests during the first half of 2014,
a 73 per cent increase compared to the
first six months of 2013 (35,200 claims).
This increase was essentially in the
number of individuals who requested
international protection in Italy and
Turkey. The former registered 24,500
new asylum claims, many of whom arrived by boat, while the number of asylum applications registered by UNHCR
in Turkey exceeded 27,700 during the
reporting period.(6)
Central Europe(7) was the only European region to experience a fall in asylum applications in the first six months
of 2014, compared to both the first and
second semesters of 2013. These figures
went down by 47 per cent and 27 per
cent, respectively, with decreases being
particularly evident in Hungary and
Poland. Here, figures dropped from a
high of 11,600 (Hungary) and 9,700 applications (Poland) registered during the
first half of 2013 to 4,800 and 3,400, respectively. Overall, countries in Central
Europe registered 13,400 asylum applications during the first semester of 2014.
The Nordic region(8) remained a
major destination for asylum-seekers
in Europe, with 38,900 new asylum
applications registered during the first
half of 2014, some 10,300 claims or
36 per cent more than one year earlier
(28,600). The current reporting period,
however, falls short of the number re-
TABLE 1
New asylum claims lodged in selected
regions by semester | 2013 - 2014
Change
Regions
1st 2013
2nd 2013
1st 2014
Europe
212,200
270,600
264,000
24.4%
-2.4%
- EU-28
176,200
220,300
United States/Canada
46,100
48,700
Japan/ Rep. of Korea
2,100
2,700
Australia/ New Zealand
5,900
6,100
Total
266,300
328,100
See notes in A nnex Table 1 for list of countries included.
216,300
58,600
3,300
4,700
330,600
22.8%
27.1%
57.1%
-20.3%
24.1%
-1.8%
20.3%
22.2%
-23.0%
0.8%
corded in the second half of 2013, when
a total of 47,800 asylum applications
were registered across the region (-19%).
Sweden remained by far the largest recipient, with 28,500 asylum applications
registered in the first half of the year
compared to 18,900 applications a year
earlier (+51%). As such, Sweden accounted for three-quarters of all new asylum
claims recorded in the region.
The number of asylum claims
submitted in North America during
the first six months of 2014 (58,600)
increased by one quarter compared to
the corresponding period the previous year. The figures show a similar
trend for Canada and the United States
of America, albeit at a different scale.
The former registered 5,800 new applications during the reporting period,
almost one third (+29%) more than during the first half of 2013 (4,500). The
latter recorded approximately 52,800(9)
claims, an estimated 11,200 claims more
than in 2013 (+27%). China remained
the main country of origin of asylumseekers registered in both countries.
In Australia, close to 4,600 asylum
claims were registered during the
first half of 2014, down 20 per cent
1st 2013-1st 2014
2nd 2013-1st 2014
from the corresponding period of 2013
(5,700 claims).(10) One third of asylumseekers in Australia originated from
China or India. In New Zealand,
levels continue to be fairly low and
stable, with 140 asylum applications
filed during the first half of 2014.
Japan registered more than 2,200(11)
new asylum applications in the first
part of 2014, a 38 per cent increase
compared to the first half of 2013
(1,600 claims). The Republic of Korea
registered 1,000 claims between
January and June 2014, a doubling
compared to the first half of 2013 (510
claims). These are the highest levels on
record in both countries. Individuals
seeking international protection in
Japan were predominantly from Nepal
and Turkey, while Egypt, Pakistan,
and the Syrian Arab Republic were
the main countries of origin of asylumseekers in the Republic of Korea.
(5) Refers to Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey.
(6) This figure includes asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR as well as asylum-seekers who have been pre-registered but who are pending official registration with
UNHCR. As of early September 2014, there were some 832,000 registered Syrian refugees in Turkey covered by the Government’s Temporary Protection Regime. The number
of Syrian asylum-seekers included in this report covers only those who, for specific reasons, have been referred to UNHCR for further evaluation of their international
protection needs.
(7) Refers to Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
(8) Refers to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
(9) Estimated number of individuals based on the number of new cases (28,087) and multiplied by 1.356 to reflect the average number of individuals per case (Source: US
Department of Homeland Security), and the number of new ‘defensive’ asylum requests lodged with the Executive Office of Immigration Review (14,749 individuals).
(10) Australian figures are based on the number of applications lodged for protection visas.
(11) Monthly asylum data for Japan is available from 2002. Figures for Japan are UNHCR estimates.
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III
Countries of asylum
Having registered a combined 203,700 asylum claims during the first half of 2014, Germany,
the United States of America, France, Sweden, and Turkey were the top five receiving countries
during that period. Together they accounted for six out of ten (62%) asylum claims submitted in
the 44 industrialized countries covered by this report, a ranking identical to 2013. By comparison,
during the first half of 2013 some 151,500 claims were registered in these five countries.
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n 2013, Germany registered
1 0 9, 6 0 0 ne w a s ylu m
applications. This figure made
Germany, for the first time
since 1999, the largest single
recipient of new asylum claims
among industrialized countries as
well as worldwide. This high level
has continued into the first part
of 2014, with German authorities
registering 65,700 new asylum
applications, compared to 43,300
recorded during the corresponding
period of 2013 (+52%). At current
trends Germany is likely to exceed
last year’s figure, which would
constitute the seventh consecutive
annual increase.
Germany’s 2013 level is partly
attributable to a higher number
of individuals from the Syrian
Arab Republic, Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999)), Eritrea, and
Albania requesting international
protection. Reflecting the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the
Syrian Arab Republic, applications
from that country in Germany more
than doubled from 4,500 new asylum
claims in the first half of 2013 to almost 11,800 a year later. On average,
one out of every five asylum claims
in Germany was lodged by Syrians.
Applications in Germany lodged
by individuals from Serbia (and
Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)) also
more than doubled, from 3,700
to 8,000. Eritrean and Albanian
asylum claims likewise increased
12-fold, from 310 to 3,800 each
during the same period. In contrast,
asylum applications from the
Russian Federation plummeted
from 10,000 during the first
part of 2013 to 2,200 a year later.
Overall, the Syrian Arab Republic
was the top country of origin of
asylum-seekers in Germany,
followed by Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999)) and Eritrea. On
average, every fifth application in
the 44 industrialized countries was
received by Germany.
The United States of America was
the second largest single recipient of
new asylum claims during the first
six months of 2014, with an estimated
52,800 (12) asylum claims registered,
despite a 27 per cent increase
(+11,200 claims) compared to the
corresponding period the previous
year. Asylum-seekers from Mexico
and Central America primarily
accounted for this increase, together
totalling 16,000 or 38 per cent of all
applications. This proportion has
consistently increased in recent
years, reflecting the deteriorating
situation in the region as a result of
(12) Figures include statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), based on the number of
cases and multiplied by 1.356 to reflect the estimated number of individuals, and the number of new (‘defensive’)
requests lodged with the US Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), based on
the number of individuals. DHS data for 2013 and 2014 is based on the number of cases and multiplied by 1.356 to
reflect the estimated number of individuals during this period.
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Trends in asylum claims lodged in 44 industrialized countries
Absolute and relative increase or decrease in first half 2014 compared to first half 2013
Map 1
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+290
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+1,300
+90
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+120
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of asylum claims
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Note: This map is limited to the 44 countries
which provide monthly asylum statistics to UNHCR.
All figures are rounded off to the closest ten.
Colour shadings show relative increase /decrease
whereas values show absolute increase/decrease.
-1,160
-10
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Asylum Trends, First half 2014
violence generated by transnational
organized crime, gang-related
violence, and drug cartels in some
parts of Central America. Still, China
remained the main country of origin
of asylum-seekers with more than
6,400 claims registered in the first
half of the year, virtually unchanged
from the corresponding period
in 2013 (6,300 claims). China was
followed by Mexico (6,200 claims),
El Salvador (3,800), Guatemala (3,800),
and Honduras (2,300).
France ranked third among the
44 industrialized countries, with 29,000
new asylum applications registered during the first half of 2014. In contrast to
many other European countries, this
figure constituted a decrease of 4 per
cent compared to the corresponding
period of 2013 (30,300). This decrease
was partly attributable to a halving of
asylum claims from Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999)), from 3,100 in the
first half of 2013 to about 1,600 claims a
year later. Similarly, asylum claims from
the Russian Federation and Albania
dropped to 1,800 (-26%) and 1,600 (-31%),
respectively. Following the trend in
other European countries, the number
of Syrian asylum applications more than
doubled, from 600 to 1,400 during the
same period. The Democratic Republic
of the Congo remained the top country
of origin of asylum-seekers in France
with close to 3,100 asylum claims
+10,300
+240
With the number of boat arrivals in Italy remaining very
high, new asylum applications registered in that country
during the first half of 2014 continued to grow. About 24,500
claims were registered during the first six months of the year,
almost identical to the total number of applications lodged
during the entire previous year (25,700).
New asylum claims lodged
in 10 major receiving countries | First half 2014
Fig. 2
110,000
1st half 2014
100,000
2013 (total)
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
With the number of boat arrivals in
Italy remaining very high, new asylum
applications registered in that country during the first half of 2014 continued to grow. About 24,500 claims were
registered during the first six months
of the year, almost identical to the
total number of applications lodged during the entire previous year (25,700).
Italy was thus the sixth largest receiving country during the reporting
period. Malian, Nigerian, Gambian, and
Senegalese asylum-seekers primarily accounted for this rise, due to a sevenfold
(Mali, Gambia, and Senegal) and fourfold
(Nigeria) increase in asylum claims. Mali
was the leading country of origin of asylum-seekers in Italy during the reporting
period (4,700 claims), followed by Nigeria
(3,400 claims) and Gambia (3,300 claims).
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an increase of 19 per cent.
Sweden ranked fourth among the 44
industrialized countries, with 28,500
new asylum applications received during the first six months of 2014. This
corresponded to increases of 51 and 75
per cent, respectively, compared to the
first semesters of 2013 and 2012. Nevertheless, the first half of 2014 recorded
6,900 fewer asylum claims than the second half of 2013 (-19%). Still, the consistently high number of Syrian asylum applications contributed to the high number of asylum-seekers in Sweden. Some
11,600 Syrians requested refugee status
during the reporting period, identical to
the second half of 2013 but a more than
doubling compared to the first half of
last year (4,700 claims). Eritreans lodged
3,400 asylum applications during the reporting period, three times more than
during the corresponding period a year
earlier (1,200). The number of asylum
applicants reported as being stateless
by the Swedish Migration Board more
than doubled, from 1,200 to 2,500 applications during the same period.
Turkey was the fifth largest recipient
of applications among the 44 industrialized countries, with 27,700 new asylum
requests registered during the first half
of 2014.(13) This is a 59 per cent increase
compared to the first half of 2013 (17,400
claims) and the highest half-year value
on record. Iraqi asylum-seekers primarily accounted for this increase, with their
number almost doubling from 8,000 in
the first half of 2013 to 15,700 a year later.
As a consequence, Iraqis lodged more
than half (57%) of all asylum claims registered by UNHCR in Turkey. Other
important source countries of asylum
applicants in Turkey were Afghanistan
(4,300 claims) and the Islamic Republic
of Iran (2,700 claims).
As recipients of asylum applications during the first half of 2014, Italy
was followed by the United Kingdom
(14,300 claims), the Netherlands (12,300),
Switzerland (9,500), and Austria (8,400).
With the exception of the Netherlands,
the number of new asylum applications
remained relatively stable in the other
three countries during the first half
of 2014 compared to its corresponding
period of 2013. The Dutch authorities
reported a doubling of new asylum
claims during the first half of the
year, largely accounted for by Eritrean
and Syrian asylum-seekers. Eritreans
lodged 3,500 asylum claims in the first
six months of 2014 (up from 260 one year
earlier), while Syrians submitted 3,700
new applications (up from 760).
(13) Figures include asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR as well as asylum-seekers who have been preregistered but who are pending official registration with UNHCR.
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 11
This Syrian refugee woman, who is almost
blind, escaped the war with her two young sons.
Reflecting on their arrival in Greece almost one
year ago, they gaze out into the same waters that
they traversed to reach Europe.
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Asylum Trends, First half 2014
IV
Origin of asylum-seekers
The Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244
(1999)) were the top five source countries of asylum-seekers in the 44 industrialized countries in
the first half of 2014. Combined, persons originating from these five countries lodged 120,100
claims, accounting for 37 per cent of all claims submitted during this period. With the exception
of the Russian Federation, this ranking is comparable to the first half of 2013, when the Russian
Federation, the Syrian Arab Republic, Afghanistan, Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)),
and Iraq were the top-ranking source countries. Among the top five countries of origin in 2014,
four are currently experiencing violence, conflict, or human rights concerns.
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y and large, the Syrian Arab Republic remained the main country
of origin of asylum-seekers
in industrialized countries,
as the armed conflict further deteriorated in the course of 2014. Provisional data indicate that some 48,400
Syrians requested refugee status in
the first half of 2014, significantly
more than during the first half
(18,900 claims) or second half of 2013
(37,500). At current trend, it is likely
that the total number of Syrians requesting international protection
among the group of 44 industrialized
countries will surpass the 2013 level
significantly. Last year, some 56,300
Syrians lodged new asylum claims.
Syrians lodged asylum claims
in all but one of the 44 industrialized countries (Lithuania) during
the first half of 2014. As such, they
accounted on average for one out of
Fig. 3
Main nationalities of asylum-seekers | First half 2014
Syrian Arab Republic
15%
Iraq
6%
Other
6%
53%
Afghanistan
6%
Eritrea
4%
3%
3%
4%
Serbia *
Pakistan
China
Somalia
* Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 13
This Syrian asylum-seeker
represents one of thousands of
“red card holders” living in Greece
without State support. Unable to
see the way forward, he struggles
to care for his wife and two
children one day at a time.
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Asylum Trends, First half 2014
Despite the fact that Syrians constituted
the largest group of asylum-seekers among
industrialized countries in 2014, their number
remains modest compared to the number
of Syrian refugees hosted by countries in the
Middle East. The total number registered or
awaiting registration in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, and Turkey had surpassed the 3 million
mark at the time of writing this report.
New Syrian asylum applications lodged in
44 industrialized countries | April 2011 - June 2014
Fig. 4
•
Syrian asylum applications lodged per month
% of Syrian claims in total number of claims
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20%
10,000
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period of 2013 (13,600 claims) but 10 per
cent lower than during the second half
of 2013 (23,700). Turkey remained the
main destination country for Iraqi asylum-seekers, with three-quarters of all
Iraqi asylum claims lodged during the
first half of 2014 having been registered
in that country. Other important destination countries were Germany (1,800
claims) and Italy (460).
Eritrean asylum claims lodged
in 44 industrialized countries | 1990 - 2014
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every seven new asylum claims, as compared to one in every 10 during 2013.
These levels continued to be highest in
Germany (11,800 claims) and Sweden
(11,600), where figures more than doubled compared to the first half of 2013.
Other important destination countries
were the Netherlands (3,700 claims),
Switzerland (2,200), Austria (2,200), and
Bulgaria (2,100).(14) In contrast to many
other countries that reported increases
in Syrian asylum-seekers between the
first and second half of 2013 and on into
the first half of 2014, a reverse trend
was observed in Bulgaria. While figures increased from 720 to 3,700 asylum applications between the first and
second half of 2013, they subsequently
dropped to 2,100 claims in the current
reporting period.
Iraq was the second largest source
of asylum-seekers among the 44 industrialized countries. With 21,300
Iraqi asylum claims lodged during the
first half of 2014, figures are 56 per cent
higher than during the corresponding
Afghanistan was the third largest
country of origin of asylum-seekers in
industrialized countries in the first half
of 2014. Afghans lodged some 19,300 asylum claims during the first two quarters of 2014, roughly 2,500 more than
during the same period in 2013 (+15%)
but virtually identical to the number
during the second half of 2013 (19,200
claims). Turkey remained the prime
destination for Afghan asylum-seekers
with 4,300 claims registered during the
first half of 2014, a figure that remained
constant compared to the previous two
semesters in 2013 (4,300 and 4,400 applications, respectively). Germany and
Hungary were other important destination countries for Afghan asylumseekers, with 4,100 and 2,000 new
asylum applications, respectively.
The number of Eritrean asylumseekers reached unprecedented levels
among the group of 44 industrialized
countries. The figure was at its highest with close to 19,000 asylum applications registered during the first half
of 2014, more than three times more
(14) In addition, Turkey registered about 2,500
Syrian asylum applications. This number covers only
those who, for specific reasons, have been referred to
UNHCR for further evaluation of their international
protection needs. As of early September 2014, there
were some 832,000 registered Syrian refugees in
Turkey covered by the Government’s Temporary
Protection Regime.
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 15
© U N H C R / C h eil W o rl d w i d e
Refugees have for decades remained largely invisible to the people of the Republic of Korea. By the end of 2013, more
than 6,600 people had sought asylum in the Republic of Korea from countries such as Myanmar, Pakistan and the Syrian
Arab Republic. To shed light on their struggle and inspire people to support the refugee cause, UNHCR, the company Cheil
Worldwide and the Seoul Museum of Art joined together earlier this year to hold a 3D refugee figurine exhibit in Seoul.
(+229%) than during the first two quarters of 2013 (5,700 claims) and 18 per cent
higher than during the last two quarters of 2013 (16,000). The increase in
Eritrean asylum claims was particularly significant during the last quarter
of 2014, when 14,600 applied for asylum
in the 44 industrialized countries, the
highest quarterly level for this nationality ever recorded.
Although Eritreans lodged asylum
applications in 34 out of the 44 industrialized countries, the distribution of
claims is not spread equally across all
countries. Roughly three quarters of all
Eritrean claims were submitted in just
four countries: Sweden (4,200), Germany
(3,800), the Netherlands (3,500), and
Switzerland (2,200).
In contrast to the four countries of
origin of asylum-seekers previously
discussed, those originating from
Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))
lodged fewer asylum claims during
the first half of 2014 than during the
corresponding period last year. Some
12,300 asylum claims were recorded,
roughly 3,500 claims fewer than during the first half of 2013 and 6,500 fewer
16
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
than during the second half of 2013.
Figures have plummeted in particular in
Hungary, which reported registering
5,300 asylum applications from Serbia
(and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)) in the
first half of 2013 but only 450 claims one
year later. Germany was the main recipient of asylum-seekers from Serbia
(and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)) during
the reporting period with 8,000 asylum
applications, followed by France (1,600)
and Sweden (800).
With 11,900 applications submitted
by asylum-seekers from Pakistan during the first two quarters of 2014, this
figure is at par with the first half of 2013,
when 12,100 applications were lodged.
This is the third highest semester
value on record, making Pakistan the
sixth largest source country of asylumseekers in the industrialized world.
With 2,900 claims, Italy registered one
quarter of all asylum-seekers from
Pakistan during the reporting period,
as compared to 1,200 claims one year
earlier (+139%). The United Kingdom
and Germany were the other two main
destination countries, with some 2,100
asylum applications registered in the
former (-9%) and 1,800 claims in the
latter (+4%).
Pakistan was followed by China, the
country of origin of 10,600 applications
during the first semester of 2014, as well
as Somalia (9,100), Nigeria (8,900), and
the Russian Federation (8,600). Other
important source countries of asylumseekers in the 44 industrialized countries during the first half of 2014 were
Albania (8,400 claims), the Islamic
Republic of Iran (8,000), Mali (6,500),
and Mexico (6,300).
In total, 27 of the top 40 countries
of origin showed an increase in applications from the first semester of
2013 to the first semester of 2014. The
highest relative increase was recorded
for Ukrainians, whose asylum claims
increased from 700 to 4,100, reflecting
the outbreak of conflict in that country.
Indeed, the first half of 2014 saw more
Ukrainians lodging asylum claims
than during the three preceding years
together. About 820 Ukrainians lodged
asylum applications in Poland during
the reporting period, while the United
States of America and Italy recorded 520
and 350 applications, respectively.
V
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 17
TABLE 1
Quarterly asylum applications lodged in 44 industrialized countries
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
See footnotes on page 19.
2012
Country/region
of asylum
2013
First semester change
Q1
Q2
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
‘13-’12
3,346
3,527
5,092
5
166
5,527
122
373
138
1,173
16
578
13,715
12,300
1,948
457
13
239
3,748
514
64
14
86
559
123
98
2,656
85
1,947
1,429
68
419
682
5
4,552
3,813
4,299
155
5,091
291
403
127
1,492
42
613
12,235
11,000
2,411
363
23
210
3,605
567
61
12
151
640
809
356
1,914
78
2,069
1,696
84
248
775
5
4,418
5,184
4,689
13
267
4,560
360
470
110
1,586
10
888
13,613
17,163
2,084
537
47
242
4,530
648
36
24
153
497
693
499
2,217
82
2,631
2,935
95
242
740
6
3,680
4,891
4,444
35
641
5,323
421
384
142
1,890
9
843
15,692
24,076
3,134
799
32
248
5,469
814
28
24
139
356
431
578
2,877
79
2,614
3,122
48
234
313
12
3,133
3,591
3,338
12
868
2,143
483
317
129
1,951
24
686
15,099
19,315
2,069
2,269
73
227
4,668
848
24
17
59
213
104
355
3,237
77
2,390
2,598
71
224
340
71
2,612
4,649
2,940
44
936
2,337
238
238
116
1,623
30
656
15,154
23,996
1,874
9,338
32
242
5,426
776
35
33
50
239
343
712
2,984
68
2,379
7,068
131
287
371
122
3,478
4,499
3,303
15
2,066
2,853
175
292
138
2,033
20
905
14,670
31,365
2,060
4,312
32
215
7,232
738
91
30
84
279
1,459
1,644
3,766
74
4,111
3,077
123
412
462
21
2,517
4,764
2,922
29
3,109
3,049
193
399
120
1,933
23
775
15,538
34,904
2,222
2,654
35
258
8,394
890
35
13
84
257
294
843
4,412
73
2,583
1,240
181
651
326
46
2,216
3,610
2,615
9
1,969
2,975
127
381
153
1,522
22
688
15,161
32,223
2,446
2,437
30
290
10,345
1,109
69
19
73
215
180
118
4,423
75
1,913
1,700
65
389
350
21
2,373
4,785
2,805
16
1,419
2,806
102
417
198
2,348
32
719
13,848
33,436
2,417
2,399
39
301
14,136
1,139
76
17
64
175
383
392
7,866
65
3,150
1,646
101
650
314
1560%
-27%
12%
-33%
1020%
462%
-58%
75%
-28%
-8%
34%
-7%
13%
17%
86%
-10%
1315%
192%
4%
37%
50%
-53%
92%
-54%
-62%
-52%
135%
36%
-11%
19%
209%
33%
-23%
-51%
-19%
-20%
2%
-14%
-55%
88%
29%
-68%
44%
43%
8%
0%
5%
-4%
52%
23%
-58%
-34%
26%
143%
38%
146%
-28%
26%
-14%
26%
-52%
98%
-3%
6%
-65%
-18%
103%
-7%
1240%
-42%
14%
-42%
400%
955%
-46%
-45%
3%
32%
45%
-7%
18%
12%
182%
12%
490%
92%
32%
233%
108%
16%
38%
-42%
-67%
-40%
12%
169%
-14%
26%
7%
9%
56%
-54%
392
604
841
931
749
1,155
1,352
1,872
2,069
2,231
91%
126%
332%
33%
14
40
42
643
7,553
6,157
8
129
48
652
8,785
6,608
9
220
67
600
13,380
7,312
14
159
107
684
14,169
5,871
18
41
94
1,171
9,736
5,247
23
92
73
1,305
9,123
4,806
21
62
43
1,086
16,626
4,400
86
32
939
18,774
4,987
14
56
71
1,044
11,285
4,475
29
48
95
1,130
17,226
5,040
86%
-21%
86%
91%
15%
-21%
5%
-22%
-1%
-12%
51%
-5%
95%
-38%
84%
68%
75%
-25%
105%
-30%
121%
7%
-19%
1%
52
249
152
185
112
411
594
226
192
248
74%
-16%
46%
-46%
3,152
6,192
17,497
4,724
6,224
19,076
8,234
7,248
17,183
10,360
7,746
17,011
7,472
6,976
19,383
9,954
7,189
22,227
12,732
7,561
21,420
14,649
7,459
21,366
11,066
7,426
24,375
16,663
6,857
28,460
121%
14%
14%
59%
1%
27%
252%
15%
44%
1%
-5%
23%
EU-Total (28)
Nordic region (5)
Central Europe (11)
Southern Europe (8)
Europe (38)
63,729
11,264
3,242
10,055
75,559
63,027
12,982
3,838
12,693
77,677
80,614
18,532
5,435
16,711
100,372
93,262
19,548
5,880
20,516
113,898
79,698
14,836
6,929
15,884
96,137
96,459
13,813
18,347
19,342
116,056
108,004
23,707
10,530
25,106
133,036
112,327
24,100
7,902
27,099
137,585
100,946
15,438
7,027
25,573
120,883
115,343
23,482
6,393
35,268
143,160
39%
18%
257%
55%
38%
23%
36%
-47%
73%
24%
71%
61%
90%
167%
72%
-2%
-19%
-27%
17%
-2%
27,388
23,024
3,431
933
102,947
29,612
24,167
4,630
815
107,289
27,133
21,743
4,500
890
127,505
27,141
22,334
3,759
1,048
141,039
25,808
21,526
3,210
1,072
121,945
28,307
24,564
2,680
1,063
144,363
28,975
24,273
3,552
1,150
162,011
28,546
24,415
2,590
1,541
166,131
31,139
27,350
2,291
1,498
152,022
35,493
31,266
2,438
1,789
178,653
-5%
-2%
-27%
22%
27%
23%
27%
-20%
54%
24%
17%
24%
-41%
88%
57%
16%
20%
-23%
22%
1%
Notes
A dash (“-”) indicates that the value is zero or not available.
Source: Governments, UNHCR. All figures are provisional and subject to change. Figures are based on monthly data.
May differ from final annual figures published by States due to retroactive changes.
18
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
‘14-13
‘14-’12
‘14-’13
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
Albania
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Rep. of Korea
Romania
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
- of which Kosovo
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Non-Europe (6)
North America (2)
Australia/New Zealand (2)
Japan/Rep. of Korea (2)
Total (44)
Q3
2014
-53%
-23%
-9%
-13%
-43%
-35%
-2%
-38%
15%
36%
-2%
26%
-16%
-4%
-1%
14%
-31%
3%
25%
57%
38%
15%
-16%
-18%
-27%
-68%
-79%
50%
-5%
-24%
-22%
-45%
-2%
-16%
Notes
United States of America. Figures include (1) statistics from the US Department of
a. Country notes
Homeland Security (DHS), based on the number of cases and multiplied by 1.356 to reflect
the estimated number of individuals; and (2) the number of new (“defensive”) requests
lodged with the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR),
based on the number of individuals. DHS data for 2013 and 2014 is based on the number
of cases and multiplied by 1.356 to reflect the estimated number of individuals during this
period. A factor of 1.106 has been applied for 2012 data.
Australia. Australian figures are based on the number of applications lodged for
protection visas.
Belgium. Figures include accompanying children but exclude repeat applications.
Canada. Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Cyprus. In addition, UNHCR registered asylum applications in the northern part of Cyprus
in 2012 (96), 2013 (113) and 2014 (15).
France. Includes asylum applications of minors.
Japan. Figures are UNHCR estimates.
Luxembourg. Data prior to 2013 includes repeat applications.
Spain. Includes applications lodged at Spanish embassies.
Sweden. Data prior to 2014 includes repeat applications.
Turkey. UNHCR is the source of the data. The 2012 figure has been revised to include all
asylum-seekers, both those pre-registered and those registered on a monthly basis. The
2013 figure includes asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR as well as asylum-seekers who
have been pre-registered but who are pending official registration with UNHCR. As of early
September 2014, there were some 832,000 registered Syrian refugees in Turkey covered
by the Government’s Temporary Protection Regime. The number of Syrian asylum-seekers
included in the annex tables covers only those who for specific reasons have been referred
to UNHCR for further evaluation of their international protection needs.
TABLE 2
b. Regional classification
EU-Total (28). All Member States of the European Union as at 1 July 2013.
Nordic region (5). Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Central Europe (11). Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Southern Europe (8). Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
Europe (38). All 38 European countries listed.
Non-Europe (6). All 6 non-European countries listed.
North America (2). Canada and United States of America.
Total (44). All countries listed.
Asylum applications lodged in industrialized countries by origin
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
Covering all 44 asylum countries listed in Table 1. Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
Totals between this table and Table 1 differ because figures for the United States (DHS) by origin reflect the number of cases.
2012
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
China
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Nigeria
Somalia
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mali
Albania
Russian Federation
Mexico
Stateless
Ukraine
Gambia
India
Bangladesh
El Salvador
Guatemala
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Georgia
Sudan
Algeria
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Egypt
Guinea
Turkey
Honduras
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Ethiopia
Armenia
Morocco
Haiti
Ghana
Ecuador
Venezuela (Boliv. Rep. of)
Other
Total
Q1
Q2
2,914
2,430
4,839
8,529
5,023
6,105
3,736
2,616
4,911
9,707
5,385
6,397
2013
Q3
Q4
8,286
3,306
5,291
14,045
6,469
6,088
10,282
3,919
5,942
15,203
6,761
5,691
Q1
Q2
9,437
2,969
6,414
8,279
5,099
4,598
9,480
2,763
7,194
8,602
6,976
5,299
2014
Q3
15,674
7,859
10,545
9,328
7,317
5,271
Q4
First semester change
‘13-’12
‘14-’13
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
Q1
Q2
21,728
8,148
13,154
9,836
5,806
5,028
21,890
4,278
9,205
8,990
6,060
5,118
26,486
14,577
12,065
10,351
5,798
5,457
184%
14%
40%
-7%
16%
-21%
156%
229%
56%
15%
-2%
7%
627%
274%
118%
6%
14%
-15%
29%
18%
-10%
1%
-10%
3%
4,950
3,293
6,713
9,560
5,515
10,302
9,522
9,274
6,910
5,386
92%
-22%
49%
-35%
2,526
3,689
4,195
447
1,000
4,590
2,662
711
339
503
1,830
1,787
1,364
1,073
2,343
2,081
710
1,517
816
2,378
693
1,538
1,315
1,787
585
2,529
4,911
4,553
628
2,129
4,091
3,220
954
365
540
1,826
1,545
1,379
1,121
2,111
2,462
794
1,711
838
2,713
977
1,277
1,273
1,675
653
3,002
4,703
5,329
795
2,033
6,033
2,932
1,226
379
561
1,715
1,444
1,146
992
2,029
3,357
947
1,665
512
2,873
1,990
1,293
1,205
1,595
622
3,139
5,325
5,833
1,082
2,564
7,846
2,663
1,465
379
778
1,626
1,804
1,234
1,121
2,168
3,053
968
1,841
681
2,446
2,313
1,572
1,430
1,883
636
3,295
4,440
4,729
2,156
2,257
8,125
2,520
1,199
342
798
1,336
1,581
1,168
1,079
2,073
2,333
967
2,121
632
2,216
881
1,778
1,507
1,948
639
3,314
5,514
5,421
1,999
2,626
16,543
2,710
1,310
352
921
1,513
2,765
1,523
1,262
2,072
2,036
1,017
2,736
634
1,952
815
1,944
1,473
1,611
876
3,870
6,936
5,273
1,860
2,652
9,825
2,502
4,177
372
1,115
1,698
2,727
1,709
1,307
2,067
2,333
1,144
2,228
912
1,802
1,723
3,079
1,674
1,345
944
4,055
6,066
5,034
1,433
3,760
5,313
2,495
4,017
365
1,384
1,797
2,269
1,570
1,324
2,355
2,380
1,396
1,744
1,183
1,789
2,242
2,914
1,685
1,518
916
3,753
4,343
3,665
2,417
4,388
4,770
2,927
1,991
1,128
2,113
2,058
2,088
1,870
1,783
2,336
2,049
1,167
1,633
1,423
1,965
2,022
1,780
1,637
1,676
1,153
5,188
4,738
4,292
4,129
4,038
3,857
3,354
3,277
2,969
2,799
2,284
2,168
2,112
1,994
1,962
1,957
1,674
1,644
1,569
1,560
1,506
1,439
1,401
1,374
1,310
31%
16%
16%
287%
56%
184%
-11%
51%
-1%
65%
-22%
30%
-2%
7%
-7%
-4%
32%
50%
-23%
-18%
2%
32%
15%
3%
22%
35%
-9%
-22%
58%
73%
-65%
20%
110%
490%
186%
52%
-2%
48%
61%
4%
-8%
43%
-33%
136%
-15%
108%
-14%
2%
-14%
63%
77%
6%
-9%
509%
169%
-1%
7%
216%
482%
371%
19%
28%
45%
72%
-4%
-12%
89%
2%
81%
-31%
111%
14%
17%
-12%
99%
13%
-30%
-23%
99%
31%
-43%
26%
-36%
456%
97%
24%
-15%
21%
44%
-3%
-15%
12%
-17%
43%
-2%
-11%
-46%
-10%
7%
32%
1,062
1,109
3,218
2,583
897
1,339
2,614
2,879
1,839
1,167
3%
34%
38%
-45%
766
1,361
837
1,072
576
275
199
18,465
101,882
854
887
981
951
650
398
231
17,696
106,077
935
1,201
959
747
837
397
226
17,262
126,358
1,058
1,368
1,182
891
683
378
246
18,303
139,900
878
1,316
1,320
918
602
427
190
17,221
118,200
945
1,170
1,704
974
710
510
255
17,014
140,176
1,364
1,037
1,526
861
779
433
258
18,282
157,944
1,232
1,318
1,313
954
805
517
312
18,669
161,977
1,026
1,192
1,169
1,120
834
676
502
18,644
147,588
1,164
1,090
1,051
966
965
893
846
20,231
173,088
13%
11%
66%
-6%
7%
39%
3%
-5%
24%
20%
-8%
-27%
10%
37%
67%
203%
14%
24%
35%
2%
22%
3%
47%
133%
213%
8%
54%
-16%
-3%
-22%
15%
14%
65%
136%
5%
0%
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 19
TABLE 3
Asylum applications lodged in Europe by origin | First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
Covering all 38 European asylum countries listed in Table 1. Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
2012
20
First semester change
‘14-’13
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
2,612
2,303
4,451
7,581
3,497
2,538
4,565
8,300
7,965
3,210
4,893
13,338
9,776
3,808
5,519
14,618
8,860
2,858
6,073
7,938
8,843
2,619
6,818
8,420
15,066
7,703
10,111
9,081
21,006
7,991
12,737
9,627
21,259
4,101
8,789
8,823
25,870
14,394
11,655
10,093
190%
13%
43%
3%
166%
238%
59%
16%
671%
282%
127%
19%
31%
18%
-11%
1%
4,843
3,162
6,629
9,444
5,434
10,215
9,471
9,196
6,824
5,265
95%
-23%
51%
-35%
4,150
2,201
3,527
376
3,621
857
4,279
583
402
252
2,053
2,213
1,468
1,619
647
769
660
1,232
1,338
1,838
4,478
2,237
4,751
543
3,795
1,992
3,701
682
456
214
2,436
1,988
1,671
1,353
742
788
950
1,207
1,420
1,728
5,595
2,640
4,530
713
4,506
1,897
5,707
1,072
481
275
3,321
1,876
1,622
1,235
844
463
1,975
1,126
1,323
1,545
5,917
2,799
5,117
1,015
5,017
2,389
7,539
1,358
701
281
3,029
2,011
1,780
1,579
889
635
2,300
1,365
1,352
1,592
4,425
3,094
4,323
2,066
4,144
2,156
7,873
1,085
730
234
2,312
1,940
2,091
1,424
909
598
876
1,447
1,284
1,591
6,332
3,069
5,352
1,924
4,909
2,521
16,237
1,188
839
197
2,010
1,912
2,715
2,454
971
609
810
1,433
1,376
1,592
6,576
3,575
6,757
1,795
4,516
2,537
9,575
3,925
1,059
272
2,314
1,907
2,183
2,382
1,076
892
1,713
1,610
1,519
1,493
5,019
3,676
5,895
1,403
4,630
3,669
5,041
3,928
1,331
256
2,343
2,237
1,711
1,979
1,322
1,146
2,234
1,612
1,321
1,484
5,359
3,436
4,126
2,376
3,327
4,247
4,515
1,937
2,042
897
2,017
2,202
1,608
1,726
1,100
1,389
2,017
1,564
1,353
1,651
5,137
4,820
4,596
4,083
3,887
3,886
3,545
3,200
2,717
2,500
1,914
1,822
1,628
1,621
1,599
1,517
1,499
1,339
1,311
1,285
25%
39%
17%
334%
22%
64%
202%
80%
83%
-8%
-4%
-8%
53%
30%
35%
-22%
5%
18%
-4%
-11%
-2%
34%
-10%
62%
-20%
74%
-67%
126%
203%
688%
-9%
4%
-33%
-14%
44%
141%
109%
1%
0%
-8%
22%
86%
5%
603%
-3%
185%
1%
306%
455%
629%
-12%
-4%
3%
13%
94%
87%
118%
19%
-3%
-18%
-9%
14%
-31%
102%
-21%
31%
-45%
-35%
99%
543%
-16%
-3%
-17%
-23%
13%
43%
-11%
-10%
-6%
-1%
1,055
1,099
3,208
2,570
886
1,338
2,609
2,874
1,832
1,156
3%
34%
39%
-46%
1,504
1,308
815
756
822
503
657
451
1,182
415
428
600
195
546
8,447
75,559
1,438
857
957
746
629
597
633
510
1,185
428
411
419
338
454
7,782
77,677
1,355
1,165
937
820
688
717
685
545
1,017
435
354
485
237
297
8,646
100,372
1,628
1,315
1,161
822
678
577
706
635
1,110
437
417
581
248
333
8,850
113,898
1,664
1,268
1,310
707
707
519
702
533
1,288
511
480
583
389
383
8,442
96,137
1,398
1,131
1,694
841
943
640
727
541
1,239
427
471
470
420
426
7,985
116,056
1,132
987
1,523
867
2,028
694
684
802
883
498
500
612
507
309
9,293
133,036
1,228
1,263
1,295
738
1,968
700
586
747
953
680
555
772
414
381
9,637
137,585
1,320
1,136
1,152
738
1,105
727
675
590
684
552
561
661
417
398
9,650
120,883
1,058
1,040
1,026
910
891
857
734
709
661
573
514
484
442
416
10,506
143,160
4%
11%
70%
3%
14%
5%
11%
12%
7%
11%
13%
3%
52%
-19%
1%
38%
-22%
-9%
-27%
6%
21%
37%
-1%
21%
-47%
20%
13%
9%
6%
1%
23%
24%
-19%
1%
23%
10%
38%
44%
9%
35%
-43%
33%
28%
12%
61%
-19%
24%
72%
1%
-3%
-23%
3%
-50%
14%
11%
-16%
-27%
-4%
2%
-17%
-7%
18%
6%
-2%
Q1
Total
2014
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Iraq
Afghanistan
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Pakistan
Nigeria
Somalia
Mali
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Albania
Russian Federation
Stateless
Gambia
Ukraine
Georgia
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Algeria
Bangladesh
Sudan
Senegal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Guinea
China
Sri Lanka
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
Armenia
Morocco
India
Egypt
Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Libya
Cameroon
Azerbaijan
Palestinian
Haiti
Other
2013
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
‘13-’12
TABLE 4
Asylum applications lodged in the European Union (28) by origin
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
2012
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Afghanistan
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Pakistan
Nigeria
Mali
Albania
Somalia
Russian Federation
Stateless
Gambia
Ukraine
Iraq
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Georgia
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Bangladesh
Algeria
Senegal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sudan
Guinea
China
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Sri Lanka
Turkey
Armenia
India
Morocco
Egypt
Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Libya
Tunisia
Azerbaijan
Cameroon
Haiti
Montenegro
Other
Total
2013
2014
First semester change
‘14-’13
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
‘13-’12
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
2,303
1,014
6,304
3,140
1,091
6,001
7,449
1,714
6,930
9,096
2,429
6,966
8,287
1,845
5,418
8,085
1,467
5,511
13,690
5,096
5,747
18,815
5,978
7,166
17,354
2,878
7,249
21,866
11,046
6,316
201%
57%
-11%
140%
320%
24%
621%
561%
10%
21%
26%
5%
4,110
2,755
5,684
9,205
5,180
9,913
9,083
8,985
6,666
5,128
120%
-22%
72%
-35%
4,046
1,641
355
828
2,703
4,178
523
302
238
2,976
2,629
1,941
2,123
1,558
1,235
677
561
549
1,145
1,145
4,301
1,578
473
1,928
3,458
3,572
612
329
197
2,669
2,696
2,279
1,905
1,233
1,131
693
873
580
1,106
1,180
5,297
1,848
642
1,832
3,494
5,556
988
324
250
3,132
3,306
3,088
1,802
1,094
1,095
393
1,749
649
1,019
1,089
5,635
2,063
905
2,295
4,025
7,323
1,300
497
272
3,110
3,929
2,802
1,914
1,469
1,179
528
2,223
626
1,267
1,136
4,220
2,254
1,837
2,086
3,417
7,682
991
525
219
2,507
2,979
2,117
1,851
1,366
1,641
429
800
666
1,338
1,085
5,815
2,396
1,713
2,457
4,240
16,077
1,110
696
184
2,064
2,960
1,871
1,831
2,262
2,080
510
767
709
1,325
1,201
5,618
3,043
1,654
2,473
5,508
9,358
3,698
960
256
2,647
2,770
2,163
1,832
2,250
1,670
826
1,671
739
1,487
1,273
4,545
3,260
1,293
3,570
4,916
4,897
3,773
1,250
244
2,645
2,925
2,194
2,154
1,870
1,414
1,068
2,171
978
1,512
1,175
4,965
3,051
2,231
4,187
3,555
4,406
1,815
1,956
859
2,276
2,082
1,900
2,136
1,598
1,480
1,319
1,981
893
1,475
1,237
4,672
4,470
3,996
3,818
3,727
3,464
3,019
2,592
2,443
2,279
2,248
1,801
1,726
1,533
1,519
1,474
1,442
1,343
1,279
1,186
20%
44%
329%
65%
24%
207%
85%
94%
-7%
-19%
12%
-5%
-9%
30%
57%
-31%
9%
22%
18%
-2%
-4%
62%
75%
76%
-5%
-67%
130%
272%
719%
0%
-27%
-7%
5%
-14%
-19%
197%
118%
63%
3%
6%
15%
134%
652%
190%
18%
2%
326%
621%
659%
-19%
-19%
-12%
-4%
12%
27%
104%
139%
98%
22%
4%
-5%
19%
111%
32%
-30%
-45%
-35%
106%
560%
-14%
-24%
-15%
-3%
-24%
-3%
47%
-11%
30%
-8%
-1%
777
833
2,728
2,532
856
1,322
2,573
2,843
1,811
1,131
35%
35%
83%
-46%
1,712
1,369
1,278
746
566
770
417
613
328
350
598
587
404
546
354
7,230
63,729
1,604
1,291
831
735
631
558
492
588
396
335
558
400
390
454
280
6,871
63,027
1,421
1,224
1,133
800
643
632
616
643
377
364
538
465
331
293
221
7,761
80,614
1,488
1,484
1,278
791
763
618
495
665
512
365
526
578
381
329
284
7,979
93,262
1,500
1,513
1,221
694
933
644
430
633
392
446
601
572
424
383
142
7,574
79,698
1,493
1,282
1,085
824
1,212
837
564
644
401
365
665
442
424
426
192
7,037
96,459
1,391
1,048
952
851
1,127
1,910
597
585
607
433
567
594
433
308
205
8,311
108,004
1,296
1,139
1,235
719
990
1,882
609
521
612
621
675
764
454
381
250
8,538
112,327
1,458
1,242
1,104
714
926
1,017
618
626
446
502
444
641
519
398
387
8,544
100,946
1,119
999
994
888
855
834
779
698
532
509
485
479
466
416
403
9,369
115,343
-10%
5%
9%
2%
79%
12%
9%
6%
10%
18%
10%
3%
7%
-19%
-47%
4%
39%
-14%
-20%
-9%
6%
-17%
25%
41%
4%
23%
25%
-27%
10%
16%
1%
137%
23%
23%
-22%
-16%
-1%
8%
49%
39%
54%
10%
35%
48%
-20%
13%
24%
-19%
25%
27%
71%
-4%
2%
-4%
2%
-16%
-51%
16%
20%
-20%
-4%
-25%
-18%
11%
18%
74%
6%
-2%
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 21
TABLE 5
Asylum applications lodged in the Nordic region* by origin
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
* See
Table 1 for the 5 countries included. Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
2012
Total
22
2014
First semester change
‘14-’13
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
749
568
336
1,907
1,411
161
1,016
536
443
2,132
1,416
869
3,484
1,177
830
2,063
1,961
331
3,968
1,289
1,005
2,738
1,691
364
2,888
1,060
778
1,758
1,103
236
2,683
966
752
1,642
1,001
373
5,722
3,468
3,315
1,835
1,080
377
7,720
2,669
3,048
1,444
1,112
488
5,573
1,225
1,132
967
810
367
8,180
5,014
1,939
1,356
790
515
216%
84%
96%
-16%
-26%
-41%
147%
208%
101%
-32%
-24%
45%
679%
465%
294%
-42%
-43%
-14%
2%
2%
-52%
-29%
-27%
2%
1,000
686
1,313
1,713
1,043
764
1,023
1,021
552
479
7%
-43%
-39%
-50%
502
366
45
465
220
107
136
146
91
240
143
83
585
351
39
530
236
162
273
114
133
623
174
82
692
524
45
834
266
179
340
122
239
711
166
220
657
704
64
802
335
217
216
167
261
149
173
133
532
530
49
511
412
207
167
146
229
120
146
117
560
481
52
467
394
231
153
128
234
118
155
122
706
884
76
529
336
248
218
226
218
201
167
139
728
672
63
436
286
305
239
210
195
190
214
139
429
375
134
234
253
252
183
160
143
100
151
142
471
419
324
294
281
267
221
205
204
143
133
126
0%
41%
20%
-2%
77%
63%
-22%
5%
107%
-72%
-5%
45%
-18%
-21%
353%
-46%
-34%
18%
26%
33%
-25%
2%
-6%
12%
-17%
11%
445%
-47%
17%
93%
-1%
40%
55%
-72%
-10%
62%
-37%
-49%
229%
-45%
-14%
-6%
-12%
-16%
-16%
-38%
-25%
-4%
122
129
261
195
136
135
146
125
92
124
8%
-20%
-14%
-20%
116
48
166
94
83
242
73
87
97
132
42
30
46
39
39
99
80
53
27
32
841
11,264
138
47
146
87
58
150
73
157
56
132
36
36
83
61
49
133
83
68
16
29
815
12,982
124
62
74
77
78
187
145
82
102
135
46
46
90
130
51
126
88
79
18
23
1,011
18,532
129
49
101
110
78
175
131
108
91
106
58
54
79
98
65
113
68
132
9
16
937
19,548
134
93
167
136
96
144
109
88
63
128
65
41
81
55
36
50
80
62
21
17
1,002
14,836
112
52
101
89
96
102
110
79
97
125
66
69
85
70
32
67
62
96
11
14
867
13,813
123
138
121
130
98
100
158
98
122
94
63
84
80
149
54
74
50
50
14
31
962
23,707
184
134
104
125
102
133
155
93
115
125
77
77
78
74
30
84
91
47
7
12
949
24,100
136
185
154
81
62
85
110
86
74
106
57
43
73
42
27
40
36
44
11
14
698
15,438
124
115
112
103
96
83
83
77
75
72
65
62
61
61
41
36
35
35
33
31
597
23,482
-3%
53%
-14%
24%
36%
-37%
50%
-32%
5%
-4%
68%
67%
29%
25%
-23%
-50%
-13%
31%
-26%
-49%
13%
18%
6%
107%
-1%
-18%
-18%
-32%
-12%
-2%
-7%
-30%
-7%
-5%
-19%
-18%
0%
-35%
-50%
-50%
38%
45%
-31%
36%
2%
216%
-15%
2%
12%
-57%
32%
-33%
-3%
-33%
56%
59%
4%
3%
-23%
-67%
-56%
-35%
2%
-26%
-22%
61%
-15%
10%
18%
-28%
-21%
-28%
-38%
-15%
-37%
-19%
-13%
-35%
-15%
-54%
-19%
-52%
-50%
-19%
110%
5%
-32%
-19%
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Stateless
Somalia
Afghanistan
Albania
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Iraq
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Nigeria
Morocco
Georgia
Ethiopia
Sudan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Algeria
Pakistan
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Libya
Egypt
Mongolia
Armenia
Tunisia
Belarus
Lebanon
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Gambia
Jordan
Turkey
Uganda
China
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Yemen
El Salvador
Kenya
Other
2013
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
‘13-’12
TABLE 6
Asylum applications lodged in Central Europe* by origin
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
*See
Table 1 for the 11 countries included. Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
2012
Origin
Total
2014
First semester change
‘14-’13
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q4
Q1
Q2
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
98
390
49
807
142
397
46
808
298
485
51
1,379
613
559
36
2,074
872
501
40
1,940
1,071
583
28
6,674
2,010
510
31
2,660
3,100
1,408
30
801
2,231
1,533
262
1,131
1,507
1,313
806
732
710%
38%
-28%
433%
92%
163%
1471%
-78%
1458%
262%
1024%
15%
-27%
48%
1651%
-46%
60
69
40
140
432
4,883
737
176
153
330
4020%
-91%
274%
-47%
549
110
287
37
114
69
19
31
3
18
6
21
26
121
1
3
63
39
31
3
12
5
11
6
45
8
20
5
2
17
39
2
12
2
208
3,242
803
92
214
28
138
194
51
31
3
23
8
15
13
166
1
13
55
78
26
5
8
26
43
18
53
2
7
12
9
49
34
9
31
271
3,838
1,263
99
243
38
341
201
24
39
2
21
4
57
17
106
3
30
12
199
30
3
13
14
96
13
52
15
7
15
2
28
23
22
30
1
262
5,435
848
104
175
38
218
166
16
99
4
28
14
55
10
78
7
1
16
119
44
13
17
41
41
13
27
10
15
10
12
4
31
17
10
16
266
5,880
490
68
601
34
424
99
32
62
11
18
19
41
24
187
23
17
19
79
46
109
41
37
39
5
91
168
15
9
41
5
39
20
8
9
1
528
6,929
301
77
594
37
1,568
167
43
138
104
131
16
27
50
258
37
4
17
37
49
141
36
59
55
9
116
173
9
9
64
29
235
14
5
6
27
1,037
18,347
324
132
467
54
1,146
96
35
155
136
275
39
28
40
202
16
14
43
41
30
65
40
23
64
18
94
102
27
4
29
13
328
15
11
16
58
1,005
10,530
308
80
39
54
89
122
31
246
92
88
18
34
29
30
7
5
21
63
33
35
34
56
43
32
77
56
6
13
68
6
126
6
18
10
16
721
7,902
218
75
74
56
100
67
28
122
67
35
40
25
25
32
17
15
39
46
32
44
53
22
22
39
24
50
3
8
31
4
25
19
9
2
9
400
7,027
195
127
118
88
81
76
71
59
55
55
40
39
37
34
32
31
31
29
28
28
25
24
24
23
22
22
20
19
18
17
13
12
12
10
10
333
6,393
-41%
-28%
139%
9%
690%
1%
7%
223%
1817%
263%
150%
89%
90%
55%
2900%
31%
-69%
-1%
67%
3025%
285%
210%
74%
-42%
111%
16950%
60%
-44%
650%
1600%
315%
-53%
18%
-65%
1300%
227%
257%
-48%
39%
-84%
103%
-91%
-46%
32%
-10%
6%
-40%
129%
-6%
-16%
-85%
-18%
119%
94%
-35%
-37%
-71%
1%
-52%
-51%
343%
-78%
-79%
-4%
50%
-53%
-38%
-86%
-9%
62%
-20%
-32%
-53%
-47%
-69%
0%
-62%
122%
-28%
-46%
41%
192%
1933%
120%
471%
78%
59%
-77%
2350%
188%
-41%
-36%
5%
800%
290%
48%
-15%
158%
-53%
3500%
53%
-16%
250%
950%
-42%
-58%
91%
-72%
850%
53%
90%
-35%
-5%
-62%
33%
-85%
-34%
50%
-55%
-46%
-75%
40%
3%
-10%
-72%
113%
142%
9%
-28%
-5%
-28%
5%
-42%
-57%
24%
-73%
-54%
-30%
59%
-49%
11%
-92%
48%
-28%
-54%
-74%
-58%
-27%
Q1
Syrian Arab Rep.
Afghanistan
Ukraine
Russian Federation
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Georgia
Iraq
Algeria
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Pakistan
Somalia
Palestinian
Stateless
Ghana
Nigeria
Cuba
Viet Nam
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Morocco
Gambia
Congo
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Turkey
Côte d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Eritrea
Egypt
Kyrgyzstan
Tunisia
Mali
Libya
China
Sudan
Albania
Bangladesh
Belarus
Lebanon
Rep. of Moldova
Comoros
Other
2013
Q3
‘13-’12
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 23
TABLE 7
Asylum applications lodged in Southern Europe* by origin
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
*See
Table 1 for the 8 countries included. Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
2012
Origin
Iraq
Afghanistan
Mali
Nigeria
Pakistan
Syrian Arab Rep.
Gambia
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Senegal
Somalia
Ukraine
Bangladesh
Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea
Egypt
Albania
Palestinian
Eritrea
Sudan
Uganda
Georgia
Morocco
Cameroon
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Turkey
Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia
Congo
Burkina Faso
India
Sri Lanka
Yemen
Sierra Leone
China
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Togo
Uzbekistan
Other
Total
24
2013
First semester change
‘14-’13
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
‘13-’12
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
2,516
7,643
427
682
1,641
598
179
1,020
234
696
30
576
234
255
117
170
115
103
832
39
1
234
120
67
126
222
37
165
13
142
47
30
101
36
8
72
35
3,617
2,655
899
643
985
714
185
1,206
178
771
14
450
98
135
75
148
111
262
489
83
50
164
115
82
149
145
35
178
13
113
75
35
42
34
25
27
68
4,760
3,175
890
574
1,289
691
305
1,981
147
1,434
17
479
119
118
86
302
152
263
304
84
28
128
134
101
181
143
48
126
24
130
40
22
32
57
83
18
46
7,474
3,456
918
1,032
1,238
672
541
1,746
307
2,139
16
257
158
124
120
531
249
301
1,355
109
53
193
148
105
147
125
45
107
50
210
35
16
29
61
59
36
58
10,180
2,786
679
1,558
1,732
857
801
1,831
597
1,005
26
287
244
116
104
497
197
214
659
218
97
164
145
108
168
154
67
117
62
73
38
27
50
39
58
48
69
6,650
2,228
1,673
1,260
2,128
2,201
1,493
1,447
991
523
94
420
226
207
209
371
286
223
299
156
114
147
138
81
136
104
72
154
78
75
110
32
45
61
49
52
77
9,617
4,445
3,405
2,465
2,304
2,062
1,904
1,820
1,101
479
450
396
367
344
260
242
217
216
205
187
169
134
132
130
128
122
109
108
106
85
84
67
65
65
59
57
54
148%
103%
517%
33%
1%
155%
292%
59%
-67%
54%
-28%
14%
-44%
-49%
-44%
-16%
15%
159%
220%
18%
609%
-46%
24%
39%
70%
-39%
17%
9%
-30%
38%
109%
-40%
-50%
-12%
192%
50%
-30%
94%
14%
184%
206%
95%
203%
593%
3%
544%
-55%
1655%
-12%
173%
118%
191%
36%
91%
-16%
-36%
105%
263%
-4%
8%
15%
-20%
-22%
118%
-14%
397%
-34%
69%
74%
49%
38%
0%
142%
15%
382%
132%
1651%
308%
97%
674%
2618%
63%
115%
-30%
1165%
0%
53%
12%
65%
14%
121%
116%
103%
143%
2473%
-48%
34%
60%
36%
-52%
155%
-6%
247%
-9%
253%
4%
-25%
22%
192%
263%
-19%
-8%
7%
218%
44%
49%
179%
153%
-9%
131%
-68%
1195%
50%
48%
130%
109%
-40%
13%
-15%
-75%
5%
89%
-21%
-8%
-1%
-16%
-19%
62%
17%
64%
-43%
166%
130%
39%
26%
-8%
30%
3%
65
74
58
61
27
84
74
48
65%
3%
69%
10%
42
25
897
16,711
29
22
828
20,516
32
25
701
15,884
28
46
696
19,342
26
49
784
25,106
34
75
834
27,099
35
25
829
25,573
47
45
968
35,268
46%
73%
-16%
55%
37%
-1%
29%
73%
100%
71%
8%
167%
37%
-44%
11%
17%
Q1
Q2
1,468
1,085
144
487
1,028
259
55
970
460
316
29
342
149
261
121
390
106
57
60
56
4
258
90
69
95
225
43
141
17
58
31
27
101
58
15
9
72
1,904
1,793
146
425
1,219
292
70
1,037
514
1,116
14
474
239
231
164
146
122
146
188
85
7
281
111
63
99
249
28
137
36
118
24
68
46
45
22
21
90
1,800
5,807
252
625
1,305
493
68
1,049
183
878
35
415
353
268
85
203
114
113
275
46
14
208
121
66
86
226
46
116
14
95
27
60
62
74
23
32
45
43
29
17
24
815
10,055
24
17
853
12,693
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
2014
Q3
TABLE 8
Asylum applications lodged in Canada and the United States by origin
| First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
Top-40 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
Totals between this Table and Table 1 differ because figures for the United States (DHS) by origin reflect the number of cases.
2012
Origin
China
Mexico
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Ecuador
Venezuela (Boliv. Rep. of)
Haiti
Syrian Arab Rep.
Ukraine
Ethiopia
Bangladesh
Egypt
Pakistan
Nepal
Colombia
Iraq
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Russian Federation
Nigeria
Kyrgyzstan
Cameroon
Afghanistan
Rep. of Moldova
Eritrea
Albania
Brazil
Somalia
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Kenya
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Peru
Jamaica
Slovakia
Uzbekistan
Romania
Sri Lanka
Nicaragua
Dominican Rep.
Other
Total
Q1
Q2
2013
2014
First semester change
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
5%
20%
48%
63%
62%
197%
69%
193%
17%
10%
154%
23%
233%
-42%
29%
-16%
27%
41%
3%
2%
62%
66%
19%
37%
-7%
42%
40%
56%
34%
-2%
24%
-24%
7%
45%
73%
104%
22%
133%
193%
24%
156%
186%
36%
183%
-24%
6%
-22%
-3%
102%
17%
-19%
-1%
85%
2%
34%
15%
75%
1%
-5%
10%
8%
-16%
8%
26%
20%
44%
32%
66%
65%
131%
13%
1%
222%
-8%
118%
-42%
-1%
-17%
-7%
-2%
-11%
11%
16%
122%
34%
-3%
145%
16%
47%
48%
3%
-5%
17%
-30%
23%
-14%
60%
-29%
-43%
-94%
41%
2%
-44%
-22%
-36%
-34%
-15%
45%
22%
1162%
17%
-41%
0%
18%
19%
9%
27%
3%
-31%
-23%
65%
-40%
-44%
-8%
-24%
-28%
8%
38%
2%
1459%
14%
26%
24%
21%
41%
10%
20%
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
4,426
2,912
1,094
982
607
596
385
204
450
228
103
368
100
525
307
500
294
213
246
316
253
42
149
149
52
95
128
133
166
147
127
4,074
2,641
1,204
1,106
625
545
374
217
558
384
93
395
99
747
450
403
324
213
291
304
267
77
163
175
40
102
170
109
204
150
134
3,036
2,501
1,120
1,063
630
322
418
170
535
458
105
330
64
798
240
380
254
210
268
250
141
83
160
126
87
109
91
83
110
121
85
3,587
2,697
1,484
1,257
860
346
498
231
548
537
152
368
126
760
284
377
266
275
291
295
174
152
169
111
202
137
103
75
151
144
95
3,293
2,481
1,652
1,298
929
464
428
238
552
485
96
484
131
844
296
429
344
361
379
241
214
82
139
166
64
150
98
78
171
157
94
3,141
2,482
1,536
1,315
894
729
512
270
573
596
107
449
159
708
388
340
364
342
273
263
228
94
153
169
46
152
87
88
168
116
97
3,279
2,905
1,807
1,780
1,134
946
671
423
722
562
207
416
254
525
335
298
326
364
265
255
258
142
185
132
87
176
133
109
212
125
105
3,665
3,339
2,034
1,990
1,279
1,036
877
750
550
533
446
440
379
373
341
339
332
322
313
302
253
248
206
193
183
173
139
137
137
134
119
-27%
-11%
-2%
7%
26%
-59%
38%
0%
6%
132%
13%
11%
-15%
32%
-18%
-7%
-24%
43%
13%
-21%
-39%
11%
-14%
-2%
24%
23%
-28%
-39%
-18%
10%
-33%
131
84
114
80
87
51
77
86
119
111
150
68
51
167
209
83
107
4,162
22,955
100
119
13
43
124
131
61
78
3,546
20,596
84
154
55
58
163
143
67
71
3,648
21,195
66
80
8
70
122
103
52
77
2,775
17,781
82
92
13
86
183
107
83
52
2,840
20,377
74
102
4
68
81
81
58
48
2,801
20,206
82
103
13
92
62
89
73
61
2,770
20,261
111
111
170
88
90
123
73
75
2,851
22,916
104
99
95
95
90
88
86
79
3,284
25,701
4,435
2,643
1,316
1,067
552
833
271
186
526
236
87
302
109
601
283
427
321
171
239
306
277
87
193
121
81
124
138
112
157
118
130
4,690
3,195
1,335
1,109
632
789
393
215
497
192
141
326
115
580
354
388
359
169
255
383
240
124
189
121
153
76
131
146
160
122
137
107
97
153
274
60
131
168
89
95
4,336
21,959
‘14-’13
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
‘13-’12
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 25
TABLE 9
Asylum applications lodged in Australia, New Zealand, Japan,
and the Republic of Korea by origin | First quarter 2012 to second quarter 2014
Top-20 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during second quarter of 2014.
2012
Origin
China
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Turkey
Viet Nam
Sri Lanka
Egypt
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Nigeria
Myanmar
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Iraq
Syrian Arab Rep.
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Fiji
Rep. of Korea
Cameroon
Other
Total
TABLE 10
2013
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
332
122
241
590
145
17
372
115
59
31
48
121
335
217
66
28
827
98
16
15
569
4,364
287
146
291
553
119
20
776
68
77
72
52
81
503
177
47
62
1,286
63
14
36
715
5,445
339
140
299
567
119
23
1,197
80
109
47
109
93
577
185
93
127
558
41
22
18
647
5,390
265
149
259
394
159
30
711
147
126
29
73
179
525
210
122
109
410
56
24
23
807
4,807
278
165
307
434
233
27
522
273
93
45
60
159
317
131
119
92
215
75
24
27
686
4,282
Q2
2014
Q3
336
209
326
360
159
29
253
241
185
46
71
109
221
101
100
92
71
66
22
92
654
3,743
Q4
459
269
367
445
166
64
228
207
214
65
81
80
378
73
123
88
81
203
44
39
1,028
4,702
566
294
330
399
216
43
216
238
131
55
151
105
131
75
126
78
40
106
29
24
778
4,131
First semester change
Q1
Q2
486
326
374
366
309
39
191
150
108
56
59
124
73
52
69
65
35
120
31
35
721
3,789
481
390
338
320
255
198
187
175
168
124
115
106
92
88
83
70
65
65
61
59
787
4,227
‘13-’12
-1%
40%
19%
-31%
48%
51%
-32%
181%
104%
-12%
31%
33%
-36%
-41%
94%
104%
-86%
-12%
53%
133%
4%
-18%
‘14-’13
‘14-’13
‘14-’12
Q1Q2/
Q3Q4
57%
91%
12%
-14%
44%
323%
-51%
-37%
-1%
98%
33%
-14%
-69%
-40%
-31%
-27%
-65%
31%
100%
-21%
13%
0%
56%
167%
34%
-40%
114%
541%
-67%
78%
103%
75%
74%
14%
-80%
-64%
35%
50%
-95%
15%
207%
84%
17%
-18%
-6%
27%
2%
-19%
48%
121%
-15%
-27%
-20%
50%
-25%
24%
-68%
-5%
-39%
-19%
-17%
-40%
26%
49%
-17%
-9%
Germany
Applications submitted by country of asylum and origin | First quarter 2014
Top-20 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during the first quarter. An asterisk (*) denotes a value between 1 and 4.
Origin
Albania
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
Afghanistan
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Pakistan
China
Russian Federation
Albania
Somalia
Eritrea
Nigeria
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mexico
Mali
Dem. Rep.
of the Congo
Gambia
Bangladesh
India
Georgia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech
Rep.
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
-
17
49
31
948
114
566
350
81
179
*
-
1,303
23
281
131
83
72
19
*
*
210
6
-
22
6
*
488
45
71
-
43
176
32
770
52
157
5,071
956
2,335
5
-
131
130
-
-
17
*
-
5
34
*
42
890
4,679
41
-
246
456
8
*
*
10
54
-
103
12
442
5
92
13
108
110
*
28
22
143
94
40
14
29
27
*
15
-
29
*
*
*
13
26
170
266
13
22
63
59
143
38
28
6
10
*
*
*
9
*
6
23
11
7
12
*
*
7
*
-
20
5
172
19
150
26
17
58
*
*
-
13
*
39
30
52
*
49
25
*
498
684
966
952
159
135
319
29
350
984
89
1,297
1,931
1,390
888
679
682
*
119
-
-
*
193
-
*
73
*
*
*
*
-
*
1,671
63
-
65
309
-
*
*
78
78
9
21
7
66
*
-
9
*
-
6
75
77
17
*
7
-
20
9
*
*
5
*
14
7
15
*
*
8
*
*
22
644
7
444
271
193
327
669
-
-
*
12
-
-
*
*
-
-
*
-
-
296
1,443
…/…
26
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
TABLE 10
Applications submitted by country of asylum and origin | First quarter 2014 (ctnd)
Top-20 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during the first quarter. An asterisk (*) denotes a value between 1 and 4.
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
Afghanistan
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Pakistan
China
Russian Federation
Albania
Somalia
Eritrea
Nigeria
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mexico
Mali
Dem. Rep.
of the Congo
Gambia
Bangladesh
India
Georgia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
Afghanistan
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Pakistan
China
Russian Federation
Albania
Somalia
Eritrea
Nigeria
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mexico
Mali
Dem. Rep.
of the Congo
Gambia
Bangladesh
India
Georgia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland
161
34
421
615
16
1,163
*
*
9
8
8
New
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands Zealand
Italy
Japan (1)
Latvia
168
188
820
*
*
*
*
-
*
-
11
*
*
63
*
-
36
7
1,383
190
133
*
*
*
Norway
282
44
111
*
136
-
*
62
-
-
5
-
31
-
*
68
-
45
399
31
5
246
43
78
95
93
12
23
*
*
*
51
17
11
29
18
*
*
*
*
*
*
-
33
5
*
21
*
*
30
7
-
1,425
14
16
39
284
189
1,100
139
1,486
48
15
*
17
16
*
*
-
*
*
*
-
*
10
*
*
-
*
*
27
*
*
9
-
*
*
11
11
*
*
*
11
18
*
-
42
45
51
25
575
349
42
169
9
8
*
*
*
*
-
28
7
51
27
185
431
95
26
5
27
15
-
17
19
7
*
-
-
-
*
-
*
-
-
10
125
14
130
6
*
*
5
-
8
*
*
1,477
191
13
13
*
41
62
-
*
50
-
*
27
5
-
-
*
*
6
82
*
*
*
*
*
13
13
*
-
-
-
-
48
-
-
-
-
34
-
-
42
-
5
Serbia(2)
Poland
Portugal
Rep. of
Korea
Romania
35
7
18
*
*
-
50
*
*
200
15
30
956
7
250
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzeland
TfYR of
Macedonia(3)
Turkey(4)
22
*
15
12
*
21
230
12
32
4,760
162
595
1,177
52
175
86
74
1,367
6,408
955
United United
Kingdom States(5)
456
171
366
431
281
60
-
-
-
*
-
-
5
6
431
101
-
-
5
69
14
1,100
*
*
*
6
-
*
*
*
*
10
64
13
32
*
-
10
*
*
*
6
5
-
80
*
72
237
40
8
83
*
6
*
*
-
11
*
*
*
-
37
*
9
*
8
*
32
12
5
159
81
14
110
290
579
764
90
122
8
7
37
79
53
25
125
503
231
32
51
9
6
*
*
237
29
175
27
15
1,135
*
1,171
302
23
503
100
387
399
526
*
*
165
3,013
242
111
149
117
115
227
2,877
33
*
*
*
-
5
-
-
9
16
44
-
17
80
52
12
*
125
*
-
*
*
*
-
*
20
24
-
*
-
-
*
13
*
*
44
56
8
163
62
15
*
115
5
-
*
69
7
-
85
277
224
9
59
179
869
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
-
94
31
-
-
*
*
Notes
(1) UNHCR estimate.
(2) Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)).
(3) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(4) The figure includes asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR as well as asylum-seekers who have been pre-registered
but who are pending official registration with UNHCR. As of early September 2014, there were some 832,000
registered Syrian refugees in Turkey covered by the Government’s Temporary Protection Regime. The number of Syrian
asylum-seekers included in this table covers only those who for specific reasons have been referred to UNHCR for
further evaluation of their international protection needs.
(5) Combination of number of persons (EOIR) and cases (DHS).
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 27
TABLE 11
Applications submitted by country of asylum and origin
| Second quarter 2014
Top-20 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during the second quarter. An asterisk (*) denotes a value between 1 and 4.
Origin
Albania Australia
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
China
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Nigeria
Somalia
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mali
Albania
Russian Federation
Mexico
Stateless
Ukraine
Gambia
India
Bangladesh
El Salvador
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
China
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Nigeria
Somalia
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mali
Albania
Russian Federation
Mexico
Stateless
Ukraine
Gambia
India
Bangladesh
El Salvador
Austria
Bosnia and
Belgium Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
*
9
*
-
19
9
81
36
198
398
1,221
126
743
199
-
365
186
129
116
30
33
*
-
765
*
44
332
19
-
116
60
84
134
170
225
25
*
8
7
-
264
6
13
*
Czech Rep.
19
*
*
902
238
19
80
16
11
*
*
-
21
174
39
5
*
661
152
30
159
503
662
6,705
2,961
819
1,716
816
143
-
*
151
98
-
-
10
*
-
*
37
-
24
668
3,342
*
*
*
*
-
33
5
74
13
9
*
17
17
*
275
95
*
141
403
108
355
117
111
95
-
33
54
27
14
118
142
201
12
22
11
5
*
*
*
-
*
*
37
*
*
49
5
5
-
119
40
39
5
23
19
21
23
87
58
91
30
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-
*
7
9
25
23
-
*
*
5
6
106
-
32
215
59
14
208
174
7
*
7
6
-
*
*
*
10
-
39
64
15
*
21
27
10
48
23
*
-
319
171
35
387
648
807
92
205
18
17
730
-
887
1,264
793
141
1,911
937
*
282
255
488
434
136
*
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan (1)
Latvia
139
73
31
431
404
19
514
17
29
875
18
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
50
6
122
90
271
649
1,521
22
*
13
43
19
15
5
-
*
*
-
319
-
*
46
-
-
98
36
112
19
185
11
9
10
7
20
140
-
44
58
26
18
*
7
11
31
*
-
*
*
*
*
*
*
-
22
7
16
*
*
16
-
2,274
176
99
3,169
25
22
*
297
1,848
13
210
26
17
12
*
*
6
*
56
59
-
*
*
6
-
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg
Malta
14
*
-
24
11
*
*
*
-
70
10
-
*
-
19
-
*
*
*
-
8
19
-
*
*
23
*
5
*
-
32
84
28
6
40
-
Germany
New
Montenegro Netherlands Zealand Norway
147
125
*
*
7
-
2,300
3,146
160
141
29
26
*
*
*
*
10
417
1,370
26
97
12
8
-
24
-
45
*
14
*
*
5
-
63
202
129
9
9
46
*
580
41
6
5
*
-
*
*
7
*
-
107
208
19
*
45
30
160
32
5
5
28
6
…/…
28
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
TABLE 11
Applications submitted by country of asylum and origin
| Second quarter 2014 (ctnd)
Top-20 ranking of countries based on applications lodged during the second quarter. An asterisk (*) denotes a value between 1 and 4.
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
China
Serbia (and Kosovo:
S/RES/1244 (1999))
Nigeria
Somalia
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mali
Albania
Russian Federation
Mexico
Stateless
Ukraine
Gambia
India
Bangladesh
El Salvador
Rep. of
Korea Romania Serbia(2) Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
TfYR of
Macedonia(3)
Turkey(4)
United
Kingdom
279
*
19
21
25
*
6,839
3,406
252
574
93
18
1,042
1,652
39
110
19
109
169
53
8
-
1,183
21
9,288
3,344
335
5
440
746
110
331
881
217
417
113
238
59
171
3,440
*
*
373
89
*
-
11
109
*
7
9
*
5
*
-
40
17
10
184
7
9
*
111
8
5
*
10
99
869
200
6
433
151
*
1,595
235
34
11
40
27
170
198
23
38
20
42
21
20
95
*
5
-
*
8
*
*
*
-
20
155
1,585
*
*
21
-
332
88
555
8
391
15
*
101
76
72
228
199
-
134
97
274
38
116
283
3,318
35
359
77
978
288
2,004
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
17
*
*
5
16
7
*
*
*
5
*
59
*
*
12
75
54
113
47
44
7
5
1,042
171
22
170
83
-
*
*
*
22
*
-
34
8
11
*
*
-
-
*
-
-
*
*
*
695
*
636
*
*
-
*
6
*
*
*
16
*
-
65
*
*
*
12
*
*
11
13
5
*
*
*
*
*
-
47
278
7
44
*
20
6
29
-
*
*
*
*
-
Spain
United
States(5)
Notes
(1) UNHCR estimate.
(2) Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)).
(3) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(4) The figure includes asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR as well as asylum-seekers who have been pre-registered
but who are pending official registration with UNHCR. As of early September 2014, there were some 832,000
registered Syrian refugees in Turkey covered by the Government’s Temporary Protection Regime. The number of Syrian
asylum-seekers included in this table covers only those who for specific reasons have been referred to UNHCR for
further evaluation of their international protection needs.
(5) Combination of number of persons (EOIR) and cases (DHS).
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 29
Top-10 nationalities of asylum applicants by country of asylum | Second quarter 2014
TABLE 12
Covering 44 industrialized countries which provided monthly data to UNHCR.
An asterisk (*) denotes a value between 1 and 4.
Albania
Eritrea
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Somalia
Syrian Arab Rep.
Mali
Ukraine
Senegal
Pakistan
Australia
9
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
China
India
Pakistan
Viet Nam
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Iraq
Nepal
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Lebanon
Bulgaria
Syrian Arab Rep.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Stateless
Iraq
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Morocco
Pakistan
Turkey
Cameroon
Russian Federation
Stateless
Afghanistan
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Morocco
Ethiopia
Serbia(2)
China
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Colombia
Nigeria
Syrian Arab Rep.
Slovakia
Bangladesh
Ukraine
Iraq
902
238
215
208
174
80
59
43
38
37
Ukraine
Sudan
Russian Federation
Algeria
Egypt
Syrian Arab Rep.
Albania
Cameroon
Nigeria
Belarus
225
170
134
124
119
116
93
91
87
84
Syrian Arab Rep.
Algeria
Tunisia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Morocco
Libya
Somalia
Russian Federation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium
1,221
787
743
403
355
199
151
141
126
117
Syrian Arab Rep.
Ukraine
Eritrea
Guinea
Russian Federation
Iraq
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Albania
Afghanistan
Serbia(2)
Croatia
Estonia
Greece
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Albania
Bangladesh
Syrian Arab Rep.
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Georgia
Nigeria
Serbia (2)
Nigeria
Iraq
Stateless
Somalia
Russian Federation
Pakistan
Canada
765
332
90
49
44
37
20
19
6
5
Denmark
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Somalia
Austria
Syrian Arab Rep.
Various/unknown
Afghanistan
398
275
198
133
124
95
81
80
74
69
Iraq
Somalia
Ukraine
Nigeria
Afghanistan
Russian Federation
875
514
319
65
58
48
44
32
Georgia
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Belarus
Albania
Serbia(2)
Gambia
Syrian Arab Rep.
Albania
Hungary
174
64
48
39
39
27
24
23
21
21
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 1,390
Russian Federation
807
Bangladesh
730
668
Serbia(2)
China
662
Syrian Arab Rep.
661
Albania
648
Sri Lanka
537
Guinea
510
Pakistan
503
90
Cuba
31
Denmark
*
Egypt
89
Gambia
31
Ethiopia
*
45
15
6
Somalia
Russian Federation
*
*
*
Ukraine
Georgia
Afghanistan
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Russian Federation
Pakistan
Niger
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Kazakhstan
Japan (1)
Nepal
Turkey
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Viet Nam
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Cameroon
China
Serbia (2)
Palestinian
Somalia
Ghana
Nigeria
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Latvia
295
218
129
87
65
59
56
43
23
19
Georgia
Syrian Arab Rep.
Ukraine
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Cameroon
Russian Federation
Somalia
TfYR Macedonia(3)
China
Morocco
5
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Liechtenstein
5
*
*
*
*
Serbia(2)
Croatia
Syrian Arab Rep.
China
Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
Various/unknown
Ukraine
Syrian Arab Rep.
Viet Nam
Belarus
Cuba
Stateless
Russian Federation
106
19
8
7
6
6
5
*
*
*
Serbia (2)
China
Nigeria
Germany
Syrian Arab Rep.
6,705
3,342
2,961
1,911
1,716
Afghanistan
Somalia
1,264
Various/unknown
1,063
Bosnia and Herzegovina 965
Russian Federation
937
Nigeria
887
Serbia (2)
Eritrea
Albania
Ireland
Sudan
Afghanistan
Syrian Arab Rep.
264
25
23
23
18
13
11
9
7
6
France
Iceland
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Cameroon
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Somalia
Palestinian
Morocco
Algeria
Congo
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Czech Republic
Syrian Arab Rep.
India
Bangladesh
Viet Nam
Philippines
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Ukraine
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
Algeria
Malawi
Nigeria
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Albania
Venezuela
(Boliv. Rep. of)
Cameroon
431
404
185
140
139
112
111
98
Sudan
Cyprus
25
11
9
8
7
6
5
*
*
*
Finland
10
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Bosnia and Herzegovina
365
201
186
147
142
129
126
118
116
98
Italy
50
28
26
22
20
18
16
16
Mali
Nigeria
Gambia
Pakistan
Senegal
Afghanistan
Ghana
Ukraine
15
Côte d'Ivoire
294
10
Iraq
271
Lithuania
3,169
2,274
1,848
1,521
1,038
649
345
297
Luxembourg
19
18
14
8
*
*
*
*
Montenegro
Syrian Arab Rep.
Albania
27
24
23
Serbia(2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eritrea
Tunisia
19
14
11
8
5
5
*
Algeria
Ukraine
Cameroon
…/…
30
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
Top-10 nationalities of asylum applicants by country of asylum | Second quarter 2014 (ctnd)
TABLE 12
Covering 44 industrialized countries which provided monthly data to UNHCR.
An asterisk (*) denotes a value between 1 and 4.
Malta
Somalia
Libya
Syrian Arab Rep.
Gambia
Nigeria
Mali
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Senegal
Ukraine
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Sudan
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Somalia
Morocco
Congo
Pakistan
Algeria
Tunisia
Poland
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Syrian Arab Rep.
Pakistan
Viet Nam
Tajikistan
Syrian Arab Rep.
Somalia
Sudan
147
125
21
21
14
9
8
7
6
5
Somalia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mongolia
Georgia
Nigeria
695
636
123
28
23
22
17
16
15
8
Ukraine
Sierra Leone
Morocco
Angola
Sri Lanka
Somalia
Côte d'Ivoire
Pakistan
Libya
Islamic Rep. of Iran
22
9
*
*
*
*
Syrian Arab Rep.
Pakistan
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Afghanistan
Somalia
Ukraine
16
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
*
Egypt
Pakistan
Nigeria
Syrian Arab Rep.
China
Yemen
Cameroon
Uganda
South Africa
Liberia
34
11
9
8
7
5
Syrian Arab Rep.
Mali
Ukraine
Algeria
Palestinian
Nigeria
Venezuela
(Boliv. Rep. of)
Slovenia
Myanmar
*
Pakistan
Nigeria
Benin
*
*
*
Cuba
Russian Federation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
*
*
*
Colombia
Cameroon
Pakistan
Turkey(4)
169
53
8
8
*
*
*
Iraq
Afghanistan
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Syrian Arab Rep.
Pakistan
Uganda
Somalia
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Islamic Rep. of Iran
113
75
65
59
54
52
35
22
22
22
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
Afghanistan
Albania
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Pakistan
Rep. of Moldova
Turkey
Russian Federation
China
Eritrea
Syrian Arab Rep.
Somalia
Stateless
Sudan
Nigeria
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Serbia (2)
Albania
Syrian Arab Rep.
Eritrea
Stateless
Somalia
Afghanistan
Albania
1,370
417
208
160
115
107
97
79
45
45
Serbia(2)
113
47
44
13
11
7
7
7
5
5
Syrian Arab Rep.
Somalia
Eritrea
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Sudan
Nigeria
Mali
1'042
278
171
170
83
66
47
44
43
Ghana
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
30
Sweden
279
184
111
43
40
40
Switzerland
6,839
3,406
1,595
869
574
433
Eritrea
Syrian Arab Rep.
Somalia
Nigeria
Sri Lanka
Tunisia
1,652
1,042
198
170
159
143
32
Serbia (2)
373
Afghanistan
110
28
25
25
Iraq
Ukraine
Islamic Rep. of Iran
252
235
200
China
Morocco
Gambia
109
108
95
United States(5)
United Kingdom
9,288
3,344
1,585
1,183
335
165
155
Norway
10
8
7
6
5
*
*
*
*
*
Romania
Pakistan
Eritrea
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Syrian Arab Rep.
Albania
Sri Lanka
Sudan
881
746
555
440
391
387
372
Nigeria
*
Palestinian
99
Nigeria
332
Greece
*
*
Congo
Yemen
65
51
Afghanistan
India
331
228
Serbia(2)
China
Fiji
India
Sri Lanka
Turkey
Spain
*
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
New Zealand
3,146
2,300
580
202
160
141
129
114
97
63
Rep. of Korea
Eritrea
Syrian Arab Rep.
Afghanistan
Somalia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Palestinian
Ukraine
Eritrea
Syrian Arab Rep.
Stateless
Portugal
Slovakia
Afghanistan
Viet Nam
Ukraine
Netherlands
Montenegro
84
74
70
40
32
28
13
10
7
6
China
Mexico
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Ecuador
Venezuela
(Boliv. Rep. of)
Haiti
Syrian Arab Rep.
3,440
3,318
2,004
1,987
1,238
978
877
704
490
417
Notes
(1) UNHCR estimate.
(2) Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)).
(3) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(4) The figure includes asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR as well as asylum-seekers who have been pre-registered
but who are pending official registration with UNHCR. As of early September 2014, there were some 832,000
registered Syrian refugees in Turkey covered by the Government’s Temporary Protection Regime. The number of Syrian
asylum-seekers included in this table covers only those who for specific reasons have been referred to UNHCR for
further evaluation of their international protection needs.
(5) Combination of cases (DHS) and persons (EOIR).
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 31
TABLE 13
Asylum applications lodged in 44 industrialized countries | January to June 2014
See footnotes at the bottom of Table 1.
2014
Country/region of asylum
Jan.
Albania
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Total
United States
8
686
1,261
1,017
3
808
1,057
53
121
39
570
8
252
4,639
12,556
760
1,225
11
98
3,375
401
11
4
20
81
73
74
1,679
20
699
626
19
122
114
950
7
10
15
291
3,861
1,693
55
3,370
2,384
7,721
5
699
1,135
780
768
915
31
117
38
445
7
217
4,866
9,828
888
635
9
83
3,176
305
20
11
24
68
43
1
1,399
28
556
466
16
124
132
600
4
5
28
345
3,583
1,363
64
3,703
2,370
7,407
33
831
1,214
818
6
393
1,003
43
143
76
507
7
219
5,656
9,839
798
577
10
109
3,794
403
38
4
29
66
64
43
1,345
27
658
608
30
143
104
519
3
41
28
408
3,841
1,419
73
3,993
2,672
9,248
2
727
1,340
901
2
293
902
34
154
66
614
8
249
5,261
10,199
842
618
10
93
4,215
370
15
5
8
38
129
85
2,667
26
775
698
31
202
78
654
3
14
37
361
4,290
1,372
83
4,190
2,225
9,346
9
829
1,745
856
8
517
975
36
128
78
724
10
218
4,197
11,160
846
693
14
105
5,368
356
18
5
22
77
60
113
3,443
15
1,234
444
34
210
120
783
22
11
33
351
5,475
1,572
39
4,071
2,158
9,108
10
817
1,700
1,048
6
609
929
32
135
54
1,010
14
252
4,390
12,077
729
1,088
15
103
4,553
413
43
7
34
60
194
194
1,756
24
1,141
504
36
238
116
794
4
23
25
418
7,461
2,096
126
8,402
2,474
10,005
67
4,589
8,395
5,420
25
3,388
5,781
229
798
351
3,870
54
1,407
29,009
65,659
4,863
4,836
69
591
24,481
2,248
145
36
137
390
563
510
12,289
140
5,063
3,346
166
1,039
664
4,300
43
104
166
2,174
28,511
9,515
440
27,729
14,283
52,835
EU-Total (28)
Nordic region (5)
Central Europe (11)
Southern Europe (8)
Europe (38)
35,966
5,393
2,929
8,017
42,833
31,513
4,810
2,154
8,293
37,825
33,467
5,235
1,944
9,263
40,225
35,478
5,938
1,869
9,924
42,656
38,927
7,665
1,982
10,867
46,775
40,938
9,879
2,542
14,477
53,729
216,289
38,920
13,420
60,841
264,043
10,007
8,778
706
523
52,840
9,478
8,322
727
429
47,303
11,655
10,251
858
546
51,880
11,573
10,248
753
572
54,229
11,493
10,083
844
566
58,268
12,426
10,934
841
651
66,155
66,632
58,616
4,729
3,287
330,675
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Rep. of Korea
Romania
Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))
- of which Kosovo
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
United Kingdom
Non-Europe (6)
North America (2)
Australia/New Zealand (2)
Japan/Rep. of Korea (2)
Total (44)
32
Asylum Trends, First half 2014
TABLE 14
Monthly asylum applications lodged in 44 industrialized countries by origin | 2014
Top-40 ranking based on applications lodged during the first six months of 2014.
Totals between this Table and Table 1 and 13 differ because figures for the United States (DHS) by origin reflect the number of cases.
2014
Origin
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
Afghanistan
Eritrea
Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999))
Pakistan
China
Somalia
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Albania
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Mali
Mexico
Stateless
Gambia
India
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Bangladesh
Ukraine
Georgia
El Salvador
Guatemala
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri Lanka
Algeria
Egypt
Turkey
Guinea
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Senegal
Sudan
Honduras
Armenia
Morocco
Ethiopia
Haiti
Ghana
Ecuador
Cameroon
Other
Total (44)
Jan.
7,489
3,026
3,624
1,857
2,959
2,013
1,611
1,545
1,303
1,931
1,168
1,384
672
838
651
842
697
775
652
157
716
635
529
808
614
536
653
563
601
855
403
450
362
435
479
380
371
296
174
234
6,157
51,445
Feb.
7,040
3,210
2,765
1,088
1,989
1,886
1,550
1,415
1,088
1,426
1,659
1,057
727
937
606
610
650
746
667
252
641
565
545
477
642
522
601
554
491
506
485
349
364
363
352
325
350
261
183
275
5,775
45,994
Mar.
7,361
2,969
2,601
1,333
1,962
2,161
1,957
1,383
1,362
1,413
1,561
1,224
1,018
1,152
734
661
711
815
769
719
692
670
709
737
709
575
526
559
545
478
535
368
427
394
338
321
399
277
319
272
6,433
50,149
Apr.
7,390
3,316
2,566
3,174
1,785
1,915
1,809
1,563
1,532
1,597
1,469
1,400
1,181
1,223
799
931
795
807
777
767
702
703
714
572
603
531
435
461
507
415
484
401
429
364
327
343
350
360
259
267
6,410
52,433
May
8,627
2,785
3,112
5,738
1,704
1,933
1,817
1,569
1,792
1,151
1,270
1,466
1,667
1,254
1,254
939
747
545
756
998
620
655
594
388
480
593
456
431
433
300
571
516
417
349
352
396
324
316
290
266
6,605
56,476
Jun.
10,469
5,964
4,673
5,665
1,897
1,950
1,831
1,606
1,864
1,109
1,299
1,426
1,281
877
1,224
929
742
610
635
1,204
635
754
686
546
477
520
548
482
461
452
514
757
464
377
372
425
292
289
344
246
7,283
64,179
Total
48,376
21,270
19,341
18,855
12,296
11,858
10,575
9,081
8,941
8,627
8,426
7,957
6,546
6,281
5,268
4,912
4,342
4,298
4,256
4,097
4,006
3,982
3,777
3,528
3,525
3,277
3,219
3,050
3,038
3,006
2,992
2,841
2,463
2,282
2,220
2,190
2,086
1,799
1,569
1,560
38,663
320,676
Asylum Trends, First half 2014 33
Top-40 countries of origin by main asylum region | Second quarter 2014
TABLE 15
Sort order based on June data.
Industrialized countries (44 countries)
Origin
Europe (38 countries)
April
May
June
Total
Syrian Arab Rep.
7,390
8,627
10,469
26,486
Syrian Arab Rep.
Iraq
3,316
2,785
5,964
12,065
Iraq
Eritrea
3,174
5,738
5,665
14,577
Eritrea
2,566
3,112
4,673
10,351
Afghanistan
Pakistan
1,915
1,933
1,950
5,798
Afghanistan
Origin
April
European Union (28 countries)
May
June
Total
7,182
8,441
10,247
25,870
3,209
2,634
5,812
3,121
5,681
5,592
2,486
3,028
4,579
Serbia(1)
1,751
1,656
1,858
Origin
April
May
June
Total
Syrian Arab Rep.
5,777
7,189
8,900
21,866
11,655
Eritrea
2,457
4,527
4,062
11,046
14,394
Afghanistan
1,938
1,976
2,402
6,316
10,093
Serbia(1)
1,713
1,610
1,805
5,128
5,265
Nigeria
1,291
1,572
1,607
4,470
Pakistan
1,546
1,568
1,558
4,672
1,132
1,623
1,241
3,996
Serbia(1)
1,785
1,704
1,897
5,386
Pakistan
1,686
1,723
1,728
5,137
Nigeria
1,532
1,792
1,864
5,188
Nigeria
1,410
1,686
1,724
4,820
Mali
China
1,809
1,817
1,831
5,457
Somalia
1,519
1,526
1,551
4,596
Albania
1,398
1,200
1,220
3,818
4,738
Islamic Rep.
of Iran
1,276
1,318
1,293
3,887
Somalia
1,305
1,213
1,209
3,727
Somalia
1,563
1,569
Islamic Rep.
of Iran
1,400
1,466
1,426
4,292
Mali
1,162
1,655
1,266
4,083
Stateless
745
1,177
1,097
3,019
Albania
1,469
1,270
1,299
4,038
Albania
1,416
1,221
1,249
3,886
Ukraine
638
800
1,005
2,443
Mali
1,181
1,667
1,281
4,129
Stateless
778
1,229
1,193
3,200
Russian Federation
1,466
1,004
994
3,464
Stateless
799
1,254
1,224
3,277
Ukraine
649
811
1,040
2,500
Gambia
853
864
875
2,592
Ukraine
767
998
1,204
2,969
Russian Federation
1,494
1,045
1,006
3,545
Iraq
761
723
795
2,279
1,597
1,151
1,109
3,857
Gambia
904
909
904
2,717
Islamic Rep.
of Iran
842
748
658
2,248
Russian Federation
1,606
Gambia
931
939
929
2,799
Sudan
377
492
730
1,599
Sudan
316
431
596
1,343
Mexico
1,223
1,254
877
3,354
Georgia
682
610
622
1,914
Georgia
649
571
581
1,801
Sudan
401
516
757
1,674
762
499
561
1,822
El Salvador
703
655
754
2,112
572
385
542
Dem. Rep.
of the Congo
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
736
455
535
1,726
1,499
Dem. Rep.
of the Congo
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
546
373
523
1,442
India
795
747
742
2,284
Algeria
526
584
518
1,628
Algeria
498
544
477
1,519
Guatemala
714
594
686
1,994
Senegal
467
551
499
1,517
Senegal
457
541
476
1,474
Georgia
702
620
635
1,957
TfYR Macedonia(2)
414
294
448
1,156
TfYR Macedonia(2)
409
283
439
1,131
Bangladesh
777
756
635
2,168
Bangladesh
588
591
442
1,621
Bangladesh
545
562
426
1,533
Dem. Rep.
of the Congo
807
545
610
1,962
Guinea
483
419
437
1,339
Guinea
467
398
414
1,279
Egypt
435
456
548
1,439
China
453
438
420
1,311
China
408
395
383
1,186
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
572
388
546
1,506
Sri Lanka
501
383
401
1,285
Sri Lanka
441
337
341
1,119
Algeria
531
593
520
1,644
Morocco
324
341
361
1,026
Turkey
354
306
339
999
Senegal
484
571
514
1,569
Armenia
351
329
360
1,040
Armenia
349
310
335
994
Turkey
461
431
482
1,374
Turkey
369
335
354
1,058
Egypt
245
266
323
834
Sri Lanka
603
480
477
1,560
Egypt
254
290
347
891
Morocco
273
287
295
855
Honduras
429
417
464
1,310
India
330
281
299
910
India
324
270
294
888
Guinea
507
433
461
1,401
Ethiopia
191
254
264
709
Ghana
298
257
224
779
TfYR Macedonia (2)
415
300
452
1,167
Ghana
331
282
244
857
Côte d'Ivoire
223
267
208
698
Tunisia
180
260
221
661
Ethiopia
159
177
196
532
Côte d'Ivoire
235
282
217
734
Libya
127
196
186
509
Ethiopia
343
396
425
1,164
Armenia
364
349
377
1,090
Morocco
327
352
372
1,051
Libya
143
220
210
573
Tunisia
138
187
160
485
Ecuador
259
290
344
893
Palestinian
147
111
184
442
Cameroon
163
169
134
466
Haiti
350
324
292
966
Cameroon
176
185
153
514
Azerbaijan
204
141
134
479
Ghana
360
316
289
965
Congo
100
79
151
330
Haiti
135
150
131
416
Venezuela
(Boliv. Rep. of)
292
268
286
846
Azerbaijan
208
142
134
484
Montenegro
115
165
123
403
7,243
20,231
3,568
10,592
Other
Total
6,385
6,603
52,433
56,476
64,179 173,088
Notes
(1) Serbia (and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)).
(2) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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Other
Total
3,449
3,575
42,656
46,775
53,729 143,160
Other
Total
3,037
3,095
3,237
9,369
35,478
38,927
40,938
115,343
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