Afghan refugee asylum claims in EU
As numbers soar, asylum applications are rejected more often
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Rejections (%)
Decisions (1000s)
Rejections (%)
Decisions (1000s)
Quarterly first instance asylum decisions, EU members and Switzerland. Q3 2016 Germany and Italy only
