{"id":71128,"date":"2021-07-12T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.asile.ch\/?post_type=statistique&#038;p=71128"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:53:55","slug":"les-demandes-dasile-en-europe","status":"publish","type":"statistique","link":"https:\/\/asile.ch\/en\/statistique\/les-demandes-dasile-en-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"European comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block_f912c740911143527f0ca429d10a16fe\" class=\"toc align c-block--toc js-toc-container\">\n\n  \n    <div class=\"js-toc\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Number of requests in Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to keep a global perspective on migratory flows in mind. As we have seen, the number of asylum applications is influenced by the global geopolitical context. An increase in applications is therefore the result of complex factors. These are structural as well as individual. It is therefore illusory to want to explain them by a single factor, such as a deterrent asylum policy.<a href=\"https:\/\/asile.ch\/en\/statistique\/les-donnees-statistiques\/a-demandes-dasile\/\" data-type=\"statistique\" data-id=\"63548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Evolution of demands<\/em><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div\n    class=\"c-block--box  alignwide is-box--\">\n    <div class=\"c-block--box-inner\">\n        \n\n<p>According to Eurostat data, 648,700 asylum applications were filed in 2021 (EU\/EFTA). This figure has therefore significantly decreased since 2015, when the number of applications was 1,393,930 people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:570px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-1SmKZ\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/1SmKZ\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-1SmKZ\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/1SmKZ\/full.png\" alt=\"Nombre de demandes d'asile en Europe (Carte choropl\u00e8the)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:755px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-Q43UI\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Q43UI\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-Q43UI\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Q43UI\/full.png\" alt=\"Nombre de demandes d'asile en Europe pour 1000 habitant\u00b7es (Carte choropl\u00e8the)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evolution of protection requests in Europe&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite regional disparities, we observe similar trends to Switzerland in the evolution of asylum applications in Europe: their numbers vary from year to year, but these fluctuations are often observed in a majority of host countries. Through three visualizations below, we analyze the historical evolution of international protection applications in Europe and Switzerland's place in this European perspective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div\n    class=\"c-block--box  is-box--\">\n    <div class=\"c-block--box-inner\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"min-height:540px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-7o50r\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/7o50r\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-7o50r\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/7o50r\/full.png\" alt=\"Demandes d'asile en Europe (Lignes)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The graph above shows a certain stability in the number of asylum applications in the 2000s, followed by an increase in applications around 2015. The magnitude of the increase in applications can vary from country to country. We observe a very significant peak in Germany, Sweden, Hungary, and Italy that year. The number of applications has since declined and returned to the level of the early 2000s in most countries. In absolute terms, Switzerland records only minor fluctuations compared to other European countries. The raw number of asylum applications is not always significant in itself, particularly when seeking to assess the integration capacity of refugees into the host society. This number can therefore be calculated based on the country's population size (per 1,000 inhabitants) as above. Or by other factors such as wealth (GDP), unemployment rate, or country size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See about this  <a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/nccr.on.the.move\/viz\/FairShare_0\/Symbolic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">simulation proposed by the nccr \u2013 on the move project<\/a> which allows you to select the desired factor.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div\n    class=\"c-block--box  is-box--\">\n    <div class=\"c-block--box-inner\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Switzerland is located in Central Europe.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:400px\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/M385J\/embed.js?v=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/M385J\/full.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This graph allows you to visualize Switzerland's position in comparison to other European countries. Until 2014, it ranked highest among host countries relative to its population size. Since then, Switzerland has fallen behind Germany, Sweden, and France. It is worth noting that Greece, Cyprus, Malta, and Luxembourg continue to be among the countries receiving the most asylum applications.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Notes on statistical data: Due to a lack of data for either the number of asylum applications or the population for certain countries and regions, the graph contains missing information (France, EU-27). For the representation of data at the European Union level, we use the aggregated EU-27 (2007-2013) level, which includes all countries that were part of the EU between 2007 and 2013 (excluding Croatia but including the United Kingdom).&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-71128","statistique","type-statistique","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/statistique\/71128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/statistique"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/statistique"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}