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Overview of statistical practice
In 2017, RefCom started to publish a quarterly statistical overview of its activity, including statistics on the number of applications, with a breakdown per nationality and gender, as well as the number and type of decisions taken.[1] UNHCR regularly publishes information on arrivals, asylum applications, decisions and reception of asylum seekers.[2]
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2019
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First-time applicants in 2019 |
Pending at end 2019 |
Refugee status |
Subsidiary protection |
Humanitarian protection |
Rejection |
Refugee rate |
Subs. Prot. rate |
Hum. Prot. rate |
Rejection rate |
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Total |
4,021 |
3,574 |
56 |
352 |
14 |
874 |
4.5% |
27% |
1% |
67.5% |
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Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers
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Sudan |
1,057 |
936 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
35 |
14.3% |
0% |
2.3% |
83.4% |
|
Syria |
429 |
455 |
24 |
261 |
0 |
77 |
6.6% |
72.1% |
0% |
21.3% |
|
Libya |
258 |
348 |
12 |
50 |
0 |
24 |
14% |
58% |
0% |
28% |
|
Gambia |
211 |
68 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
0% |
2.7% |
0% |
97.3% |
|
Eritrea |
217 |
211 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
28 |
0% |
46% |
0% |
54% |
|
Somalia |
221 |
163 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
228 |
0.8% |
3.8% |
0% |
95.4% |
|
Nigeria |
218 |
126 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
0% |
0% |
9.3% |
90.7% |
|
Ivory Coast |
165 |
155 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
|
Bangladesh |
136 |
57 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
155 |
0% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
98.8% |
|
Morocco |
119 |
77 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
60 |
0% |
3.2% |
0% |
96.8% |
|
South Sudan |
84 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
|
Senegal |
91 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
Source: Office of the Refugee Commissioner, February 2020. Note that the number of rejections includes withdrawals, inadmissibility decisions (including those where the applicant has already received protection in another Member State) and decisions taken on subsequent applications. However, it does not include applications which are viewed as “Dublin closures”. Dublin closures appear to relate to cases where another Member State is responsible for the applicant’s claim.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2019
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Number |
Percentage |
|
Total number of applicants |
4,021 |
100% |
|
Men |
3,195 |
79.5% |
|
Women |
372 |
9.2% |
|
Children |
423 |
10.5% |
|
Unaccompanied children |
31 |
0.8% |
Source: Office of the Refugee Commissioner, February 2020
Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2019
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First instance |
Appeal (01/01-31/12) |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Total number of decisions |
1,319 |
100% |
580 |
100% |
|
Positive decisions |
422 |
32% |
24 |
4% |
|
56 |
4.2% |
5 |
0.8% |
|
352 |
26.7% |
17 |
2.9% |
|
14 |
1.1% |
2 |
0.3% |
|
Negative decisions (including withdrawals) |
897 |
68% |
556 |
96% |
Source: Office of the Refugee Commissioner, January 2020; Refugee Appeals Board, January 2020. Note that the total number of decisions does not include “Dublin closure” decisions.
[1]Ministry for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement, The Office of the Refugee Commissioner, available at: http://bit.ly/2DLven5.
[2] UNHCR Malta, Figures at a glance, available at: https://bit.ly/3bgXj6a.