This statistic shows the number of accepted first instance asylum applications in some of the European countries in 2018, broken down by country. In 2018, Germany accepted the largest number of asylum seekers with 75,940. Sweden and Belgium accepted the second and third most respectively, with roughly 10.6 and 9.7 thousand applicants, respectively.
Number of accepted first instance asylum applicants in Europe in 2018, by country
Characteristic
Number of accepted asylum applicants
Germany
75,940
Sweden
10,640
Belgium
9,675
Spain
3,620
Netherlands
3,620
Norway
1,460
Poland
375
Lithuania
135
Iceland
105
Slovenia
100
Latvia
30
Estonia
20
Liechtenstein
10
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Eurostat. (February 20, 2019). Number of accepted first instance asylum applicants in Europe in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459815/accepted-asylum-applicants-europe-by-country/
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