Asylum applications and refugees in the Netherlands
24,624 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in the Netherlands — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Syria, Afghanistan and from Turkey. A total of 14,177 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 73% of them were answered positively. 27 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from Cuba and from Kazakhstan.In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from the Netherlands and made their asylum application to other countries.
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Incoming asylum applications in the Netherlands 2000 to 2021
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below are the number of recognized refugees (green) and rejected applications (red).Asylum applications from foreign refugees in the Netherlands
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2021. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptances or rejections) does not have to add up with the number of applications because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also, they don't 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 | |||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 8,323 | 3,501 | 282 | 92.5 % | |
| Afghanistan | 3,008 | 2,344 | 82 | 96.6 % | |
| Turkey | 2,460 | 1,017 | 74 | 93.2 % | |
| Yemen | 1,191 | 393 | 20 | 95.2 % | |
| Algeria | 1,105 | 5 | 99 | 4.8 % | |
| Morocco | 907 | 16 | 206 | 7.2 % | |
| Somalia | 903 | 143 | 88 | 61.9 % | |
| unknown | 827 | 253 | 148 | 63.1 % | |
| Eritrea | 769 | 312 | 73 | 81.0 % | |
| Iraq | 746 | 149 | 150 | 49.8 % | |
| Pakistan | 443 | 161 | 88 | 64.7 % | |
| Nigeria | 419 | 57 | 295 | 16.2 % | |
| Iran | 264 | 926 | 599 | 60.7 % | |
| Tunisia | 264 | 5 | 23 | 17.9 % | |
| Russia | 205 | 116 | 51 | 69.5 % | |
| Colombia | 187 | 66 | 96 | 40.7 % | |
| Ethiopia | 167 | 29 | 33 | 46.8 % | |
| China | 154 | 102 | 29 | 77.9 % | |
| Egypt | 146 | 83 | 67 | 55.3 % | |
| Gambia | 140 | 19 | 63 | 23.2 % | |
| Sudan | 136 | 33 | 33 | 50.0 % | |
| Libya | 125 | 21 | 45 | 31.8 % | |
| India | 121 | 0 | 43 | 0.0 % | |
| Georgia | 90 | 0 | 69 | 0.0 % | |
| Belarus | 86 | 11 | 13 | 45.8 % | |
| Guinea | 79 | 25 | 54 | 31.6 % | |
| Azerbaijan | 78 | 14 | 12 | 53.8 % | |
| Venezuela | 72 | 54 | 137 | 28.3 % | |
| Ukraine | 71 | 10 | 34 | 22.7 % | |
| Lebanon | 69 | 43 | 55 | 43.9 % | |
| Sierra Leone | 66 | 15 | 32 | 31.9 % | |
| Uganda | 57 | 66 | 120 | 35.5 % | |
| Albania | 54 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 % | |
| Serbia | 54 | 0 | 42 | 0.0 % | |
| Senegal | 42 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 % | |
| stateless | 42 | 138 | 34 | 80.2 % | |
| Ghana | 40 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 % | |
| Moldova | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 % | |
| Armenia | 34 | 10 | 16 | 38.5 % | |
| El Salvador | 33 | 23 | 17 | 57.5 % | |
| Saudi Arabia | 31 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Congo | 25 | 12 | 5 | 70.6 % | |
| Mali | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 % | |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 14 | 23 | 37.8 % | |
| Palestine | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordan | 19 | 30 | 68 | 30.6 % | |
| Turkmenistan | 19 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Jamaica | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Chad | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cameroon | 17 | 11 | 19 | 36.7 % | |
| Cuba | 17 | 13 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Tajikistan | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Mexico | 16 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 % | |
| Myanmar | 16 | 14 | 11 | 56.0 % | |
| Niger | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| South Sudan | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Haiti | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| North Macedonia | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| United States | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Vietnam | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Bangladesh | 11 | 5 | 14 | 26.3 % | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Liberia | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Malaysia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Rwanda | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Honduras | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % | |
| Mongolia | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Korea | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Africa | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Argentina | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peru | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % | |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 12 | 15 | 44.4 % | |
| Angola | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 % | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Djibouti | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Indonesia | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 % | |
| Kenya | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mauritania | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nicaragua | 5 | 18 | 5 | 78.3 % | |
| Philippines | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Suriname | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % | |
| Tanzania | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22.7 % | |
| Togo | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Burundi | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Guyana | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 24,624 | 10,366 | 3,811 | 73.1 % | |
Asylum applications of refugees from the Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 15 asylum applications received from citizens from the Netherlands in other countries.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
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