Asylum requests for the Netherlands; by country of citizenship, 2007-2011

Asylum requests for the Netherlands; by country of citizenship, 2007-2011

Country of citizenship Asylum requests Periods Asylum requests by sex Total men and women (number)
Total countries of citizenship Total asylum requests 2011 14,630
Total countries of citizenship First asylum requests 2011 11,590
Total countries of citizenship Follow-up asylum requests 2011 3,040
Africa total Total asylum requests 2011 4,310
Africa total First asylum requests 2011 3,390
Africa total Follow-up asylum requests 2011 920
America total Total asylum requests 2011 80
America total First asylum requests 2011 80
America total Follow-up asylum requests 2011 0
Asia total Total asylum requests 2011 7,010
Asia total First asylum requests 2011 5,430
Asia total Follow-up asylum requests 2011 1,580
Europe total Total asylum requests 2011 2,420
Europe total First asylum requests 2011 2,080
Europe total Follow-up asylum requests 2011 340
Oceania Total asylum requests 2011 0
Oceania First asylum requests 2011 0
Oceania Follow-up asylum requests 2011 -
Afghanistan Total asylum requests 2011 2,390
Afghanistan First asylum requests 2011 1,890
Afghanistan Follow-up asylum requests 2011 510
Algeria Total asylum requests 2011 20
Algeria First asylum requests 2011 10
Algeria Follow-up asylum requests 2011 -
Angola Total asylum requests 2011 30
Angola First asylum requests 2011 20
Angola Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Armenia Total asylum requests 2011 580
Armenia First asylum requests 2011 470
Armenia Follow-up asylum requests 2011 110
Azerbaijan Total asylum requests 2011 150
Azerbaijan First asylum requests 2011 120
Azerbaijan Follow-up asylum requests 2011 30
Belarus Total asylum requests 2011 270
Belarus First asylum requests 2011 260
Belarus Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Burundi Total asylum requests 2011 30
Burundi First asylum requests 2011 -
Burundi Follow-up asylum requests 2011 30
Cameroon Total asylum requests 2011 20
Cameroon First asylum requests 2011 20
Cameroon Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
China Total asylum requests 2011 320
China First asylum requests 2011 280
China Follow-up asylum requests 2011 40
Colombia Total asylum requests 2011 10
Colombia First asylum requests 2011 -
Colombia Follow-up asylum requests 2011 0
Congo Total asylum requests 2011 100
Congo First asylum requests 2011 90
Congo Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Congo (Democratic Republic) Total asylum requests 2011 30
Congo (Democratic Republic) First asylum requests 2011 20
Congo (Democratic Republic) Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Cote d'Ivoire Total asylum requests 2011 130
Cote d'Ivoire First asylum requests 2011 120
Cote d'Ivoire Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Dominican Republic Total asylum requests 2011 -
Dominican Republic First asylum requests 2011 -
Dominican Republic Follow-up asylum requests 2011 -
Egypt Total asylum requests 2011 80
Egypt First asylum requests 2011 70
Egypt Follow-up asylum requests 2011 20
Eritrea Total asylum requests 2011 500
Eritrea First asylum requests 2011 460
Eritrea Follow-up asylum requests 2011 40
Ethiopia Total asylum requests 2011 100
Ethiopia First asylum requests 2011 80
Ethiopia Follow-up asylum requests 2011 20
Georgia Total asylum requests 2011 230
Georgia First asylum requests 2011 190
Georgia Follow-up asylum requests 2011 40
Ghana Total asylum requests 2011 40
Ghana First asylum requests 2011 40
Ghana Follow-up asylum requests 2011 0
Guinea Total asylum requests 2011 250
Guinea First asylum requests 2011 210
Guinea Follow-up asylum requests 2011 40
India Total asylum requests 2011 30
India First asylum requests 2011 20
India Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Iran Total asylum requests 2011 1,190
Iran First asylum requests 2011 930
Iran Follow-up asylum requests 2011 250
Iraq Total asylum requests 2011 2,010
Iraq First asylum requests 2011 1,440
Iraq Follow-up asylum requests 2011 570
Kazakhstan Total asylum requests 2011 -
Kazakhstan First asylum requests 2011 -
Kazakhstan Follow-up asylum requests 2011 -
Kenya Total asylum requests 2011 10
Kenya First asylum requests 2011 10
Kenya Follow-up asylum requests 2011 0
Lebanon Total asylum requests 2011 -
Lebanon First asylum requests 2011 -
Lebanon Follow-up asylum requests 2011 -
Liberia Total asylum requests 2011 20
Liberia First asylum requests 2011 10
Liberia Follow-up asylum requests 2011 10
Lybia Total asylum requests 2011 150
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


Requests for asylum by country of citizenship, sex
and age of the asylum seeker. As from 2007, it is possible to make a
distinction between first requests and subsequent requests.
Separate data are available for all countries of citizenship with at least
10 asylum seekers.

Data available from: 2007.

Status of the figures: final data.

Changes from January 17th 2012:
The figures for the fourth quarter 2011 and the year 2011 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Discontinued on 29 February 2012

Description topics

Asylum requests by sex
The number of asylum requests by sex of the asylum seeker.
In some cases, the sex of the asylum seeker is unknown, because the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) does not record this
information.
Total men and women
Sex unknown included.
In some cases, the sex of the asylum seeker is unknown, because the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) does not record this
information.