Asylum requests; by citizenship and quarterly figures, 1998 - 2007

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Asylum requests; by citizenship and quarterly figures, 1998 - 2007
Countries Periods Asylum requests by sex Total men and women (absolute) Asylum requests by sex Men (absolute) Asylum requests by sex Women (absolute) Asylum requests by sex Unknown (absolute) Asylum requests by age All ages (absolute) Asylum requests by age Younger than 15 years (absolute) Asylum requests by age 15 to 17 years (absolute) Asylum requests by age 18 years or older (absolute)
Total countries 1998 1st quarter 8,910 5,940 2,950 10 8,910 2,240 900 5,760
Total countries 1998 2nd quarter 9,570 6,220 3,320 30 9,570 2,440 1,010 6,120
Total countries 1998 3rd quarter 13,130 8,390 4,720 20 13,130 3,540 1,450 8,140
Total countries 1998 4th quarter 13,610 9,010 4,580 30 13,610 3,270 1,600 8,750
Total countries 1998 45,220 29,560 15,570 80 45,220 11,490 4,960 28,770
Total countries 1999 1st quarter 8,840 5,720 3,090 30 8,840 2,290 1,100 5,450
Total countries 1999 2nd quarter 8,580 5,460 3,060 70 8,580 2,230 1,100 5,250
Total countries 1999 3rd quarter 10,170 6,310 3,820 40 10,170 2,870 1,340 5,960
Total countries 1999 4th quarter 11,700 7,460 4,160 80 11,700 2,970 1,870 6,870
Total countries 1999 39,300 24,950 14,130 220 39,300 10,360 5,410 23,530
Total countries 2000 1st quarter 11,540 7,390 4,050 110 11,540 3,010 1,740 6,780
Total countries 2000 2nd quarter 9,530 5,970 3,390 170 9,530 2,560 1,350 5,620
Total countries 2000 3rd quarter 10,920 6,840 3,940 140 10,920 2,870 1,600 6,450
Total countries 2000 4th quarter 11,580 7,510 3,950 110 11,580 2,670 1,920 6,990
Total countries 2000 43,560 27,710 15,330 520 43,560 11,100 6,610 25,840
Total countries 2001 1st quarter 9,590 6,130 3,100 350 9,590 2,240 1,570 5,780
Total countries 2001 2nd quarter 7,550 5,050 2,390 110 7,550 1,480 1,270 4,810
Total countries 2001 3rd quarter 7,490 5,000 2,370 120 7,490 1,680 1,270 4,540
Total countries 2001 4th quarter 7,950 5,380 2,420 160 7,950 1,640 1,450 4,860
Total countries 2001 32,580 21,560 10,280 740 32,580 7,030 5,560 19,990
Total countries 2002 1st quarter 6,300 4,270 1,920 110 6,300 1,260 1,160 3,880
Total countries 2002 2nd quarter 4,840 3,200 1,510 130 4,840 920 840 3,080
Total countries 2002 3rd quarter 4,200 2,710 1,360 130 4,200 850 610 2,740
Total countries 2002 4th quarter 3,330 2,170 1,040 120 3,330 530 460 2,340
Total countries 2002 18,670 12,350 5,830 490 18,670 3,560 3,070 12,040
Total countries 2003 1st quarter 3,670 2,380 1,100 200 3,670 730 380 2,560
Total countries 2003 2nd quarter 3,790 2,590 1,080 120 3,790 770 310 2,710
Total countries 2003 3rd quarter 3,220 2,160 970 90 3,220 640 380 2,200
Total countries 2003 4th quarter 2,720 1,800 830 90 2,720 610 310 1,800
Total countries 2003 13,400 8,920 3,980 500 13,400 2,760 1,380 9,270
Total countries 2004 1st quarter 2,750 1,650 950 150 2,750 780 290 1,690
Total countries 2004 2nd quarter 2,080 1,220 790 70 2,080 610 140 1,330
Total countries 2004 3rd quarter 2,310 1,350 940 20 2,310 690 200 1,430
Total countries 2004 4th quarter 2,640 1,580 1,030 30 2,640 770 230 1,640
Total countries 2004 9,780 5,800 3,700 280 9,780 2,840 850 6,080
Total countries 2005 1st quarter 2,700 1,650 1,030 20 2,700 770 260 1,660
Total countries 2005 2nd quarter 2,590 1,560 1,020 10 2,590 700 230 1,660
Total countries 2005 3rd quarter 2,990 1,800 1,180 10 2,990 870 200 1,920
Total countries 2005 4th quarter 4,080 2,480 1,600 0 4,080 1,080 250 2,750
Total countries 2005 12,350 7,490 4,830 40 12,350 3,420 930 7,990
Total countries 2006 1st quarter 5,170 3,310 1,860 10 5,170 1,260 290 3,630
Total countries 2006 2nd quarter 3,840 2,280 1,560 0 3,840 1,050 270 2,520
Total countries 2006 3rd quarter 2,960 1,790 1,180 0 2,960 720 200 2,040
Total countries 2006 4th quarter 2,490 1,600 890 0 2,490 570 170 1,750
Total countries 2006 14,470 8,970 5,480 20 14,470 3,600 920 9,940
Total countries 2007 1st quarter 2,530 1,590 940 0 2,530 550 150 1,840
Total countries 2007 2nd quarter 2,140 1,390 750 0 2,140 420 140 1,580
Total countries 2007 3rd quarter 2,470 1,620 850 0 2,470 420 150 1,910
Total countries 2007 4th quarter 2,590 1,760 830 . 2,590 420 190 1,980
Total countries 2007 9,730 6,360 3,370 10 9,730 1,800 620 7,310
Total countries 2008 1st quarter . . . . . . . .
Africa total 1998 1st quarter 1,830 1,260 570 . 1,830 320 410 1,100
Africa total 1998 2nd quarter 2,100 1,430 660 0 2,100 360 500 1,240
Africa total 1998 3rd quarter 2,910 1,970 930 10 2,910 560 730 1,620
Africa total 1998 4th quarter 3,080 2,100 980 10 3,080 580 760 1,740
Africa total 1998 9,920 6,760 3,140 20 9,920 1,820 2,400 5,710
Africa total 1999 1st quarter 2,710 1,860 850 10 2,710 600 610 1,510
Africa total 1999 2nd quarter 2,620 1,810 790 20 2,620 540 610 1,480
Africa total 1999 3rd quarter 2,780 1,930 840 10 2,780 650 690 1,440
Africa total 1999 4th quarter 3,600 2,460 1,120 20 3,600 680 990 1,930
Africa total 1999 11,710 8,060 3,610 50 11,710 2,470 2,890 6,350
Africa total 2000 1st quarter 3,560 2,540 980 30 3,560 630 1,040 1,880
Africa total 2000 2nd quarter 2,810 1,930 840 40 2,810 520 770 1,520
Africa total 2000 3rd quarter 3,380 2,310 1,040 30 3,380 630 890 1,870
Africa total 2000 4th quarter 3,990 2,880 1,080 40 3,990 600 1,160 2,240
Africa total 2000 13,740 9,660 3,930 150 13,740 2,380 3,860 7,510
Africa total 2001 1st quarter 3,740 2,580 1,070 90 3,740 660 1,040 2,040
Africa total 2001 2nd quarter 3,250 2,310 890 50 3,250 500 910 1,840
Africa total 2001 3rd quarter 3,600 2,530 1,020 50 3,600 710 940 1,950
Africa total 2001 4th quarter 4,020 2,830 1,130 60 4,020 760 1,080 2,180
Africa total 2001 14,610 10,250 4,120 240 14,610 2,630 3,970 8,010
Africa total 2002 1st quarter 3,330 2,320 970 50 3,330 640 800 1,890
Africa total 2002 2nd quarter 2,520 1,730 740 50 2,520 440 590 1,480
Africa total 2002 3rd quarter 1,930 1,290 590 50 1,930 320 390 1,220
Africa total 2002 4th quarter 1,580 1,040 490 50 1,580 210 290 1,090
Africa total 2002 9,360 6,380 2,780 210 9,360 1,600 2,080 5,690
Africa total 2003 1st quarter 1,270 840 370 60 1,270 180 230 860
Africa total 2003 2nd quarter 1,020 650 330 40 1,020 160 150 710
Africa total 2003 3rd quarter 1,190 790 360 40 1,190 180 170 830
Africa total 2003 4th quarter 950 610 320 20 950 160 140 660
Africa total 2003 4,430 2,890 1,380 160 4,430 680 680 3,060
Africa total 2004 1st quarter 930 550 340 40 930 200 120 610
Africa total 2004 2nd quarter 740 440 280 20 740 190 60 490
Africa total 2004 3rd quarter 740 410 330 0 740 200 60 480
Africa total 2004 4th quarter 870 470 390 10 870 250 100 510
Africa total 2004 3,270 1,870 1,330 70 3,270 840 340 2,090
Africa total 2005 1st quarter 840 490 340 10 840 250 80 520
Africa total 2005 2nd quarter 800 440 360 0 800 220 70 510
Africa total 2005 3rd quarter 1,170 690 480 0 1,170 310 70 790
Africa total 2005 4th quarter 1,280 730 550 . 1,280 310 80 900
Africa total 2005 4,090 2,350 1,730 10 4,090 1,100 290 2,710
Africa total 2006 1st quarter 1,230 720 500 10 1,230 320 60 850
Africa total 2006 2nd quarter 1,270 760 510 0 1,270 310 90 870
Africa total 2006 3rd quarter 1,020 610 410 0 1,020 180 80 760
Africa total 2006 4th quarter 930 590 340 0 930 180 70 690
Africa total 2006 4,450 2,690 1,750 10 4,450 980 310 3,170
Africa total 2007 1st quarter 1,090 660 430 0 1,090 180 70 840
Africa total 2007 2nd quarter 950 580 370 0 950 160 70 730
Africa total 2007 3rd quarter 1,040 630 410 0 1,040 180 80 780
Africa total 2007 4th quarter 930 580 350 . 930 140 80 710
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


Requests for asylum in the Netherlands by country of citizenship, sex
and age of the asylum seeker.

Data available from 1998 until 2007.

Frequency: stopped on 15 may 2008.

Legal status of the data: final data.

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
Men
Women
Unknown
Asylum requests by age
The number of requests for asylum by age submitted at the moment the
asylum seeker enters the country. The category 'age' is subdivided into
younger than 15
15, 16, or 17 years old and 18 years or older.
All ages
Younger than 15 years
15 to 17 years
18 years or older