Asylum, immigration, free movement of people

EUROSTAT - Non-EU citizens in the EU

About 5% of people living in the EU are non-EU citizens

World Population Prospect 2019

By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have to adapt to the consequences of an ageing population

Demography in the EU

Important effects of the ageing of its population will influence the future of the European Union (EU). The population is dramatically ageing, driven both by significant increases in life expectancy and by lower fertility rates than in the past.

Relocation of asylum seekers from Italy and Greece

On 31 May 2018, the European Commission reported that 34 689 asylum seekers have been relocated from Italy and Greece to other States participating in the relocation process

Asylum applications in the EU per nationality 2015-2016

Asylum applications in the EU per nationality since 2015

Asylum applications in the EU

Tables below provide an overview of the asylum application in the European Union since 1990 Source: Eurostat and Council of the EU

Asylum applications in the EU per month 2015-2016