Asylum applications and refugees in Slovenia
5,205 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Slovenia — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Afghanistan, Pakistan and from Iran. A total of 62 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 24% of them were answered positively. 76 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from Syria and from Iran.In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from Slovenia and made their asylum application to other countries.
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Incoming asylum applications in Slovenia 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 Slovenia
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2,593 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 % | |
| Pakistan | 491 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Iran | 325 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Turkey | 276 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bangladesh | 265 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iraq | 254 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morocco | 162 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Egypt | 107 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syria | 89 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Algeria | 82 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Serbia | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Nepal | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tunisia | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gambia | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cuba | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| India | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Somalia | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Palestine | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ghana | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guinea | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cameroon | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mali | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kuwait | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Togo | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Albania | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Senegal | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Central Africa | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Libya | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russia | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bolivia | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eritrea | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Niger | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sudan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 5,205 | 15 | 47 | 24.2 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morocco | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syria | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Algeria | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Central Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
Asylum applications of refugees from Slovenia
Slovenia is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 5 asylum applications received from citizens from Slovenia in other countries.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
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