Statistics

Slovenia

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 19/08/25

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Overview of statistical practice

Statistics on asylum procedures are published on the Ministry of the Interior’s website,[1] as well as the website of the Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants (UOIM).[2] More comprehensive and detailed statistics are shared with the PIC by the Ministry.

Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: figures for 2024

The numbers in the table refer to the number of individuals not number of decisions.

  Applicants in 2024 (1) Pending at

end of 2024

Total decisions in 2024 (2) Total in merit decisions In merit rejection (3) Refugee status Subsidiary protection Humanitarian protection (4)
Total 5,634 850 2,779* 392 208 150 34 N/A
 

Breakdown by countries of origin of the ten nationalities with the highest number of applicants

 

Morocco 3,548 368 1,743 129 128 1 0 N/A
Algeria 452 59 176 32 32 0 0 N/A
Afghanistan 382 25 217 44 1 43 0 N/A
Syria 198 36 100 5 0 5 0 N/A
Egypt 172 27 56 1 1 0 0 N/A
Ukraine 123 127 38 36 0 3 33 N/A
Tunisia 97 12 48 2 2 0 0 N/A
Pakistan 83 4 34 3 3 0 0 N/A
Nepal 70 3 28 1 1 0 0 N/A
Bangladesh 55 0 23 0 0 0 0 N/A

Source: Ministry of the Interior, April 2025.

* Out of 2,779 decisions, 2,387 were Dublin decisions. In practice the majority of Dublin decisions are issued after the applicant has already absconded.

(1) “Applicants in 2024” refers to the total number of applicants, and not only to first-time applicants.

(2) Statistics on decisions cover the decisions taken throughout the year, regardless of whether they concern applications lodged that year or in previous years.

(3) “In-merit rejection” only cover negative decisions on the merit of the application. It does not cover inadmissibility decisions.

(4) Slovenia does not have a system for granting humanitarian protection in place.

 

Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: rates for 2024 (on the basis of in-merit total decisions)[3]

  In merit rejection rate In merit protection rate Refugee rate Subsidiary protection rate
Total 53% 47% 38% 9%
Morocco 99% 1% 1% 0%
Algeria 100% 0% 0% 0%
Afghanistan 2% 98% 98% 0%
Syria 0% 100% 100% 0%
Egypt 100% 0% 0% 0%
Ukraine 0% 100% 8% 92%
Tunisia 100% 0% 0% 0%
Pakistan 100% 0% 0% 0%
Nepal 100% 0% 0% 0%

Source of the percentages: Ministry of the Interior, April 2025. 

 

Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2024

  Adults Children
Accompanied Unaccompanied
Number 5,254 239 141
Percentage 93% 4% 3%
  Men Women
Number 5,404 230
Percentage 96% 4%

Source: Ministry of Interior, April 2025.

 

First instance and appeal decision rates: figures for 2024

It should be noted that, during the same year, the first instance and appeal authorities handle different caseloads. Thus, the decisions below do not concern the same applicants.

  First instance Appeal
  Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total number of decisions 392 100% 305 100%
Positive decisions (appeal granted, case returned to the Ministry for a new decision) 184 47% 56 18%
·         Refugee status 150 38% 1 0.3%
·         Subsidiary protection 34 9% 0 0%
Negative decisions 208 53% 249 82%

Source: Official statistics provided by the Migration directorate, April 2025 and Administrative court, March 2025.

 

 

 

[1] Ministry of the Interior, Statistični podatki o mednarodni zaščiti, available in Slovenian here.

[2] UOIM, Statistika, available in Slovenian here.

[3] The data contained in this table only refer to in-merit decisions.

Table of contents

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