In 2021, the French Ministry of the Interior registered more than 104,000 asylum applications on French territory, an increase of 28 percent compared to 2020. Of these, more than 16,000 were Afghans fleeing the instability of their country. Following in the ranking wIvory Coast and Bangladesh. Guinea was in fourth place and Turkey came in fifth.
Number of asylum seekers in France in 2021, by nationality
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Ministry of the Interior (France). (January 20, 2022). Number of asylum seekers in France in 2021, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112351/asylum-seekers-nationality-france/
Ministry of the Interior (France). "Number of asylum seekers in France in 2021, by nationality." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112351/asylum-seekers-nationality-france/
Ministry of the Interior (France). (2022). Number of asylum seekers in France in 2021, by nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112351/asylum-seekers-nationality-france/
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Number of asylum seekers in France in 2021, by nationality [Graph], Ministry of the Interior (France), January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112351/asylum-seekers-nationality-france/