Asylum applications and refugees from Tunisia
3,061 people from Tunisia have fled in 2020 and applied for asylum in other countries. This corresponds to approximately 0.026% of all residents. The most destination countries hereof have been Italy, Germany and Spain. Overall, 94 percent of the asylum applications have been rejected. The most successful have been the refugees in Jordan and in the United States.A total of 417 people from Tunisia fled to Germany. With a total of 10 positive decisions 4.69 percent of all applications have been accepted.
In a second listing below you find the refugees, who came from foreign countries and made their appication in Tunisia.
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Development of asylum applications from citizens from Tunisia 2000 to 2020
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below there are the number of recognized refugees (green) and the rejected applications (red).Asylum applications of refugees from Tunisia
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2020. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptations or rejections) does not have to sum up with the number of applications, because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also they dont have to be closed within the same calendar year. In addition, asylum procedures can also be closed, if the applicant disappeared or withdrew the application.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,021 | 34 | 837 | 3.9 % | |
| Germany | 417 | 10 | 203 | 4.7 % | |
| Spain | 357 | 21 | 192 | 9.9 % | |
| France | 269 | 25 | 308 | 7.5 % | |
| Netherlands | 242 | 5 | 37 | 11.9 % | |
| Austria | 161 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 % | |
| Switzerland | 133 | 5 | 30 | 14.3 % | |
| Romania | 97 | 0 | 43 | 0.0 % | |
| Belgium | 59 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 % | |
| Sweden | 49 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 % | |
| United Kingdom | 33 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 % | |
| Slovenia | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Luxembourg | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| United States | 27 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 % | |
| Greece | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 % | |
| South Korea | 25 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 % | |
| Denmark | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Malta | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Serbia | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Slovakia | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Czechia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Croatia | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Jordan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Totals | 3,061 | 115 | 1,867 | 5.8 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Germany | 101 | 15 | 89 | 14.4 % |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| France | 137 | 5 | 53 | 8.6 % |
| Netherlands | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Sweden | 64 | 5 | 72 | 6.5 % |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| United States | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Greece | 19 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 % |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Czechia | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Croatia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Iceland | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 420 | 25 | 280 | 8.2 % |
Asylum applications of foreign refugees in Tunisia
Tunisia is not only a country from which many people escape. There are also refugees from other countries, who apply for asylum here and hope for a better future. Only in the year 2020 there have been 2,317 asylum applications from refugees of other countries. The most successful have been the refugees from Sudan and from Eritrea.New Applications | |||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,591 | 20 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Guinea | 220 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cameroon | 168 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Libya | 122 | 26 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Eritrea | 55 | 90 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Mali | 49 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Sudan | 30 | 96 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Nigeria | 20 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Somalia | 17 | 18 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Chad | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethiopia | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| West Bank | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iraq | 6 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Yemen | 6 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| South Sudan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Iran | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Turkey | 0 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Totals | 2,317 | 305 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Guinea | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eritrea | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somalia | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethiopia | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| West Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 57 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 % |