Q. How many refugees applied for asylum in the UK?
Q. How does this compare with the overall trend? Q, How does the UK compare with other EU countries? Q. How many refugees are coming to the EU each year? Q. What percentage of the asylum seekers are men / women / children? |
SOURCES
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_statistics#Age_and_gender_of_first-time_applicants Asylum Statistics: Tables and Figures. Eurostat. Last updated April 2018. |
Asylum Applications Made in the EU
The number of applications for asylum made to EU countries significantly increased each year from 2010 until a peak in 2015. Since 2015, the number has decreased with 2017 seeing a significant drop compared with the previous couple of years. |
First-Time Asylum Applications
made to EU Countries 2015
2016
2017
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Asylum Seekers Age and Gender Breakdown
Of the 650 thousand first-time asylum applications made in the EU in 2017, 52% were aged 18-34 years old and 23% were aged under 13. |
The male-to-female ratio changes quite significantly depending on the age group, with the 14-17 and 18-34 age groups having around 3:1. |
PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN
Men (18+) Women (18+)
Boys (17 or less)
Girls (17 or less)
In 2017, men aged 18 or over made up 49% of all first-time asylum applications in the EU, compared with 20% that were women. |