Statistics

Slovenia

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 10/07/24

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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 2023

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

  Applicants in 2023 (1) Pending at

end of 2023

Total decisions in 2023 (2) Total in merit decisions In merit rejection (3) Refugee status Subsidiary protection Humanitarian protection (4)
Total 7,261 1,147 4,389* 294 165 74 55 N/A
 

Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers

 

Morocco 5,760 820 3,303 109 109 0 0  
Algeria 437 38 264 21 21 0 0  
Pakistan 131 7 85 2 2 0 0  
Russia 118 34 138 18 5 10 3  
India 111 0 74 1 1 0 0  
Afghanistan 106 25 58 4 0 4 0  
Ukraine 92 47 52 52 0 0 52  
Tunisia 78 8 43 3 3 0 0  
Cuba 70 4 52 2 0 2 0  
Syria 48 9 38 28 0 28 0  

Source: Ministry of Interior, March 2024.

 

* Out of 4,389 decisions, 4,096 were Dublin decisions. In practice the majority of Dublin decisions are issued after the applicant has already absconded.

(1) “Applicants in 2023” 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 2023[3] (1)

 

  In merit rejection rate In merit protection rate* (1) Refugee rate Subsidiary protection rate
Total 56% 43% 25% 19%
Morocco 100% 0% 0% 0%
Algeria 100% 0% 0% 0%
Pakistan 100% 0% 0% 0%
Russia 27% 72% 55% 17%
India 100% 0% 0% 0%
Afghanistan 0% 100% 100% 0%
Ukraine 0% 100% 0% 100%
Tunisia 100% 0% 0% 0%
Cuba 0% 100% 100% 0%
Syria 0% 100% 100% 0%

 Source of the percentages: Ministry of the Interior, March 2024. 

 

(1) These rates are calculated based on total decisions.

Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2023

  Adults Children
Accompanied Unaccompanied
Number 7,106 109 46
Percentage 98% 1.5% 0.5%
  Men Women
Number 7,092 169
Percentage 98% 2%

Source: Ministry of Interior, March 2024.

First instance and appeal decision rates: figures for 2023

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 294 100% 185 100%
Positive decisions (appeal granted, case returned to the Ministry for a new decision)     41 22 %
·       Refugee status 74 25 % 0 0%
·       Subsidiary protection 55 18 % 0 0%
Negative decisions 165 (in merits) 56 % 128 (all rejections) 69 %

Source: Official statistics provided by the Migration directorate, March 2024 and Administrative court, March 2024.

 

 

 

[1] Ministry of the Interior, Statistični podatki o mednarodni zaščiti, available in Slovenian at: https://bit.ly/3aGLkyD.

[2] UOIM, Statistika, available in Slovenian at: https://bit.ly/38EvJOw.

[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