Asylum applications and refugees in Slovenia
3,613 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2019 in Slovenia - according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Algeria, Morocco and from Pakistan. A total of 545 decisions have been made on initial applications. Which were around 14% answered positively. 86 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. Most successful have been the applications of refugees from Somalia and from Turkey.› Refugee countries by origin and destination
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Development of incoming asylum applications in Slovenia 2000 to 2019
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 2019. 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 | |||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,011 | 0 | 120 | 0.0 % | |
| Morocco | 721 | 0 | 53 | 0.0 % | |
| Pakistan | 524 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 % | |
| Afghanistan | 415 | 5 | 73 | 6.4 % | |
| Bangladesh | 175 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Tunisia | 128 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 % | |
| Iran | 119 | 10 | 37 | 21.3 % | |
| Iraq | 87 | 5 | 32 | 13.5 % | |
| Turkey | 68 | 28 | 10 | 73.7 % | |
| Syria | 63 | 16 | 14 | 53.3 % | |
| Libya | 51 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 % | |
| West Bank | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Egypt | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cuba | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| India | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nigeria | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Serbia | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 % | |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Tajikistan | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Albania | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eritrea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Gambia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Somalia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Vietnam | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yemen | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 3,613 | 74 | 471 | 13.6 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | applied | accepted | rejected | acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morocco | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iraq | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Libya | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serbia | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eritrea | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 245 | 0 | 0 | |