Statistics

Romania

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 31/05/23

Author

Felicia Nica

 

 

Overview of statistical practice

The General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI)’s Directorate for Asylum and Integration (DAI) publishes statistical information in its annual reports.

 

 

 

Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2022

Applicants in year Pending at end of year Refugee status Subsidiary protection Rejection Refugee rate Sub. Prot. rate Rejection rate
Total 12,368 1,288 467 546 2,934 11.83% 13.83% 74.33%
 

Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers

 

Ukraine 4,368 734 1 148 7 0.64% 94.87% 4.49%
India 1,489 179 3 0 878 0.34% 0% 99.66%
Bangladesh 1364 72 0 0 683 0% 0% 100%
Syria 1313 122 146 270 114 27.55% 50.94% 21.51%
Pakistan 803 71 6 2 386 1.52% 0.51% 97.97%
Afghanistan 549 45 58 27 159 23.77% 11.07% 65.16%
Turkey 511 59 19 0 78 19.59% 0% 80.41%
Somalia 267 48 168 38 65 61.99% 14.02% 23.99%
Nepal 210 9 0 0 62 0% 0% 100%
Sri Lanka 201 20 1 0 56 1.75% 0% 98.25%

Source: IGI-DAI. “Rejection” only covers negative decisions on the merit of the application. It does not cover inadmissibility decisions.

 

Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants*: 2022

Number Percentage
Total number of applicants 12,368
Men 8,884 71.83%
Women 3,484 28.16%
Children 2,586 20.90%
Unaccompanied children 268 2,16%

Source: IGI-DAI.

 

Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2022

Full statistics are not available. In 2022, in the first instance 3,947 decisions were issued by IGI-DAI.[1]

First instance Appeal
Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total number of decisions 3,947 1,278
Positive decisions 1,013 25.66%
Refugee status 467 11.83%
Subsidiary protection 546 13.83%
Negative decisions 2,934 74.33%

Source: IGI-DAI.

 

 

 

[1] IGI-DAI, ‘Benchmarks from the Activity of the Police Officers of the General Inspectorate for Immigration, in 2020’, available in Romanian at: https://bit.ly/3bvqdkE.

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • ANNEX I – Transposition of the CEAS in national legislation