This graph displays the annual number of first instance decisions of asylum by the immigration authorities of EU countries in 2016. Germany had the greatest number of asylum seekers at over *** thousand people, followed by France and Italy at **** thousand and **** thousand respectively.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. (August 17, 2017). Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country." Chart. August 17, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2017). Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "Number of First Instance Decisions of Asylum in European Union (Eu28) as of 2016, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Aug 2017, /statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of first instance decisions of asylum in European Union (EU28) as of 2016, by country [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, August 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/551186/accepted-first-instance-decisions-of-asylum-in-eu/