Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, 2005. Overview of Asylum Applications Lodged in Europe and Non-European Industrialized Countries in 2005

Publishers United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Zones Europe Type Report / Study / Data Date of publication 2006 Document main thematic Child Protection/ Related Topic Document thematics Migration Total pages 27

This document analyzes levels and trends in the number of asylum applications submitted in
44 European and six non-European industrialized countries in 2005. A limited number of those who apply for asylum are granted refugee status and obtain long-term residence status. Statistics on asylum-seekers accepted as refugees, those granted a complementary form of protection or refugees who have been resettled, particularly by Australia, Canada and the United States, are currently being compiled and will be published separately.