Migration and integration
Demographic data on persons seeking protection, by regions and countries of origin (citizenship)

Demographic data on persons seeking protection as at 31 December 2023
Regions and citizenshipShare ofAverage
age
male
persons
single
persons
married
persons
minors
(0-17 years)
persons of compulsory
school age
(6-17 years)
persons of
working age
(15-64 years)
over 64-year-
olds
in all persons seeking protection, %years

Source: Central Register of Foreigners.

/ = Numerical value not disclosed, value unreliable.

 . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.

Total54.953.631.628.321.071.15.531.2
Including: by regions of origin
Europe43.847.731.927.421.368.49.434.7
Africa63.668.919.726.414.574.81.127.0
North Africa76.064.023.118.012.783.51.330.4
West Africa64.176.013.728.514.272.80.626.1
Central Africa65.366.320.419.412.781.42.231.6
East Africa60.666.122.528.215.373.01.025.8
Southern Africa50.466.123.225.118.074.94.632.7
America53.363.527.423.516.677.12.930.3
North America64.170.318.843.834.453.19.430.6
Central America and the Caribbean56.855.622.819.913.080.41.731.6
South America52.565.028.523.817.077.03.030.0
Asia63.256.033.629.522.072.92.828.8
Southwest Asia62.355.334.630.622.472.02.528.7
South and South East Asia70.045.440.310.67.783.87.340.1
East and Central Asia65.059.629.129.322.973.93.027.3
Australia and Oceania66.7/16.7///.39.7
Other characteristics61.559.230.230.520.169.25.230.8
Including: the 30 most frequent citizenships
Ukraine38.947.928.029.623.266.69.534.2
Syria63.755.635.032.723.670.81.927.3
Afghanistan65.760.728.429.923.474.02.526.6
Iraq59.160.430.031.624.371.62.328.4
Turkey65.252.739.423.616.275.93.831.2
Iran61.948.636.515.311.582.84.736.4
Russian Federation48.843.139.324.118.961.219.340.4
Eritrea64.168.321.027.114.473.80.926.4
Somalia57.861.325.731.517.770.90.823.9
Kosovo53.633.257.09.78.883.29.743.8
Nigeria54.277.614.842.021.459.40.223.7
Serbia51.751.038.521.517.977.56.035.6
Pakistan73.352.136.016.712.181.94.234.3
Georgiaa56.748.941.231.121.269.13.730.6
Bosnia and Herzegowin49.432.451.810.38.073.018.747.6
Azerbaijan52.741.744.525.119.772.07.635.5
Armenia50.843.444.624.319.373.17.235.4
Stateless60.951.336.424.719.773.17.434.8
Lebanon59.748.738.020.415.774.79.037.2
North Macedonia51.655.537.336.627.365.83.128.5
Viet Nam59.231.048.52.91.885.112.450.4
Guinea70.776.110.619.68.082.60.323.7
Albania53.555.836.334.328.570.21.828.1
Ethiopia54.268.520.729.815.669.52.027.7
Moldavia49.946.937.525.115.562.715.437.8
Venezuela51.866.028.622.416.777.63.630.7
India81.661.426.610.37.889.11.732.6
Gambia84.578.48.610.25.191.00.128.4
Sri Lanka68.934.853.98.26.179.413.746.0
Egypt72.556.430.124.819.278.31.429.4
Memorandum items:
Unclear61.761.828.132.320.168.04.429.4
No data provided59.067.917.947.428.248.79.026.1

As at 23 May 2024