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69,270 asylum applications in August 2024

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In August 2024, 69,270 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a fall of almost a quarter (24.8%) compared with August 2023 (92,055). 

There were also 6,285 subsequent applicants, representing a 4.6% increase compared with August 2023 (6,010).

This information comes from the monthly asylum data published by Eurostat. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on monthly asylum statistics.

First-time and subsequent asylum applications in the EU, January 2021-August 2024. Line chart - Click below to see full dataset

Source dataset: migr_asyappctzm

Syrians, Afghans and Venezuelans remain the largest groups of asylum seekers

In August 2024, Syrians remained the largest group of people seeking asylum (13,340 first-time applicants), followed by Afghans (5,605) and Venezuelans (4,690). 

Germany, Spain, France and Italy received 70% of first-time applicants

Germany (18 425), Spain (10,580), France (10,035) and Italy (9,620) continued to receive the highest number of first-time asylum applicants, accounting for 70% of all first-time applicants in the EU.

The EU total rate of first-time asylum applicants in August 2024 was 15.4 per hundred thousand people. Compared with the population of each EU country (on 1 January 2024), the highest rates of first-time applicants were recorded in Greece (59.9), ahead of Ireland (31.5).

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2,980 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum

A total of 2,980 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum for the first time in the EU, with most of them coming from Syria (1,090), Afghanistan (360), Egypt (275) and Somalia (225).

Unaccompanied minors in the EU, August 2024. Bar chart - Click below to see full dataset

Source dataset: migr_asyumactm

The EU country that received the highest number of asylum applications from unaccompanied minors was Germany (715), followed by Bulgaria (480), the Netherlands (440), Greece (365) and Belgium (230).

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Methodological notes

  • Cyprus: due to temporary derogations data on subsequent applicants are not available until December 2023, therefore Cyprus in not included in the total calculated until December 2023. 
  • Denmark: data on subsequent applicants are not applicable, therefore Denmark is not included in the total calculated.

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