Asylum applications and refugees in Slovenia

Development of incoming asylum applications in Slovenia 2000 to 2018

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 foreign refugees in Slovenia

The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2018. 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					Reviews
Origin		applied	accepted	rejected	acceptance rate		applied	accepted	rejected	acceptance rate
Pakistan		772	0	16	0.0 %		8	0	0
Algeria		470	0	102	0.0 %		23	0	0
Afghanistan		457	5	105	4.5 %		17	0	0
Morocco		172	0	35	0.0 %		7	0	0
Iran		161	6	27	18.2 %		10	0	0
Syria		158	41	21	66.1 %		6	0	0
Iraq		93	0	16	0.0 %		0	0	0
Turkey		67	12	15	44.4 %		0	0	0
Bangladesh		60	0	0			0	0	0
Eritrea		59	26	0	100.0 %		0	0	0
Tunisia		42	0	17	0.0 %		0	0	0
India		34	0	0			0	0	0
Russia		28	0	0			0	0	0
Nepal		27	0	0			0	0	0
unknown		26	0	0			0	0	0
Libya		23	0	9	0.0 %		0	0	0
Serbia		22	0	11	0.0 %		0	0	0
Albania		16	0	0			0	0	0
Egypt		13	0	0			0	0	0
Azerbaijan		12	0	0			0	0	0
Congo (Dem. Republic)		9	0	0			0	0	0
China		7	0	0			0	0	0
Sri Lanka		6	0	0			0	0	0
Nigeria		6	0	0			0	0	0
Totals		2,740	90	374	19.4 %		71	0	0
Asylum applications of refugees from Slovenia
		New Applications					Reviews
Destination		applied	accepted	rejected	acceptance rate		applied	accepted	rejected	acceptance rate
United States		0	0	0			5	0	0
Totals		0	0	0			5	0	0

National migrant stock from 1990 to 2015

In 2015 a total of 235,966 migrants lived in Slovenia. These are all residents who live permanently in the country but were born in another country. The amount includes granted refugees but no asylum seekers. The data are based on the results of censuses, as well as on estimates and projections of the United Nations Population Division.