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Asylum applications in the European Union (EU) in 2016, by country

Number of asylum applications made in the European Union in 2016, by country applied to
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The data displays the number of asylum applications made in the EU in 2016, by country applied to. The country which received the most applications for asylum in 2016 was Germany. The UK received the sixth biggest amount.

Germany 692100
Italy 117200
France 83200
Austria 42100
Greece 39300
United Kingdom 38500
Other 176300