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Applications and granting of protection status at first instance, in the further examination procedure: figures for the year 2023 (1)
| Applicants in 2023 (2) | Pending at
end of year[1] |
Total decisions in 2023[2] (3) | Total rejections upon further examination | Refugee status | Subsidiary protection[3] | |
| Total | 130 | 838 | 265 | 212 | 8 | 45 |
| Breakdown by 10 main countries of origin of the total numbers | ||||||
| Russia | 43 | 35 | n/a | 50 | 5 | 22 |
| Belarus | 12 | 12 | n/a | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 10 | n/a | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Syria | 6 | 7 | n/a | 4 | n/a | 9 |
| Tajikistan | 6 | 6 | n/a | 35 | n/a | 1 |
| Afghanistan | n/a | 6 | n/a | 77 | n/a | n/a |
| Türkiye | 4 | 4 | n/a | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Pakistan | n/a | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a |
Source: SMS statistics for 2023; SMS’ responses to the R2P request for public information.
Note 1: statistics on applicants and pending concern people, including children and dependents. The rest of the columns concern number of decisions.
Note 2: “Applicants in year” refers to the total number of applicants, and not only to first-time applicants.
Note 3: Statistics on decisions cover the decisions taken throughout the year, regardless of whether they concern applications lodged that year or in previous years.
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance, in the further examination procedure: rates for 2023
Pleae note that these rate calculations do not take into account the negative decisions made at the preliminary stage, as this does not correspond to the general approach to calculating such statistics. At the same time, these figures should be revised in the future to synchronize the statistics.
| Rejection rate | Overall protection rate | Refugee rate | Subsidiary protection rate | |
| Total | 80% | 20% | 3.01% | 16.98% |
| Russia | n/a | n/a | 12.1% | 53.6% |
| Belarus | n/a | n/a | 12.5% | 87.5% |
| Nigeria | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Syria | n/a | n/a | n/a | 128.5% |
| Tajikistan | n/a | n/a | 16.6% | 16.6% |
| Afghanistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Türkiye | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Turkmenistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pakistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Azerbaijan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source of the percentages: SMS statistics for 2023; SMS’ responds to the R2P request for public information.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2023
| Adults | Children | ||
| Accompanied | Unaccompanied | ||
| Number | 129 | 0 | 1 |
| Percentage | 99% | 0 | 1% |
| Men | Women | |
| Number | 85 | 45 |
| Percentage | 65% | 35% |
Source: SMS statistics for 2023; SMS’ responds to the R2P request for public information
Note: The gender breakdown (Men/Women) applies to all applicants, not only adults.
First instance and appeal decision rates: 2023
Data on appeals was not available for 2023.
[1] Number of asylum certificates delivered (171) added to the number of extended asylum certificates (667).
[2] Breakdown: refugee status (8) + Subsidiary protection (45) + total rejection (212). Moreover, not included in this total, there were decision of loss (36) and withdrawal (6) of protection.
[3] Ukrainian legislation foresees a complementary protection status.