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| |  | | Analyzing Asylum Applications
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Applications filed by Iranians in Industrialized Countries (1980 - 2004 )
| Country |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
| Iran |
2,542 |
3,357 |
6,873 |
7,058 |
13,716 |
18,467 |
38,695 |
23,751 |
25,686 |
17,795 |
| Country |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Iran |
23,647 |
19,678 |
11,418 |
9,646 |
15,778 |
13,421 |
14,074 |
12,357 |
12,122 |
17,962 |
| Country |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Iran |
34,243 |
20,080 |
14,668 |
15,145 |
10,468 |
| Total number of asylum applications submitted in all 38 countries of destination, 1980 to 2004 |
Country of
destination |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
Total, all countries of
destination |
179,670 |
198,598 |
139,343 |
115,415 |
143,004 |
197,521 |
247,332 |
253,699 |
352,986 |
438,818 |
Country of
destination |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Total, all countries of
destination |
573,177 |
660,612 |
856,506 |
731,147 |
501,478 |
517,034 |
437,291 |
418,677 |
440,086 |
537,397 |
Country of
destination |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Total, all countries of
destination |
534,734 |
572,954 |
555,310 |
460,399 |
367,249 |
Total number of asylum applications submitted, by country of destination, 1980 to 2004
|
Country of
destination |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
| Australia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1,262 |
| Austria |
9,259 |
34,557 |
6,314 |
5,898 |
7,208 |
6,724 |
8,639 |
11,406 |
15,790 |
21,882 |
| Belgium |
2,727 |
2,287 |
2,908 |
2,908 |
3,646 |
5,299 |
7,644 |
5,976 |
5,078 |
8,112 |
| Bulgaria |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Canada |
1,000 |
3,000 |
5,000 |
9,400 |
11,000 |
13,000 |
26,000 |
38,000 |
48,000 |
19,934 |
| Croatia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Cyprus |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Czech Republic |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Denmark |
65 |
123 |
298 |
800 |
4,312 |
8,698 |
9,299 |
7,583 |
11,308 |
5,282 |
| Estonia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Finland |
-- |
15 |
12 |
16 |
25 |
18 |
23 |
49 |
64 |
179 |
| France |
19,912 |
19,863 |
22,505 |
22,350 |
21,714 |
28,925 |
26,290 |
27,672 |
34,352 |
61,422 |
| Germany |
107,818 |
49,391 |
37,423 |
19,737 |
35,278 |
73,832 |
99,649 |
57,379 |
103,076 |
121,318 |
| Greece |
1,792 |
2,240 |
1,194 |
447 |
764 |
1,398 |
4,230 |
6,934 |
8,424 |
3,000 |
| Hungary |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
36 |
| Iceland |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10 |
| Ireland |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Italy |
2,126 |
3,638 |
3,136 |
3,037 |
4,559 |
5,423 |
6,478 |
11,032 |
1,236 |
2,118 |
| Japan |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Republic of Korea |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Latvia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Liechtenstein |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Lithuania |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Luxembourg |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Malta |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
45 |
| Netherlands |
1,350 |
1,594 |
1,214 |
2,015 |
2,603 |
5,644 |
5,865 |
13,460 |
7,486 |
13,900 |
| New Zealand |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
27 |
145 |
330 |
| Norway |
101 |
95 |
100 |
150 |
300 |
829 |
2,722 |
8,613 |
6,602 |
4,433 |
| Poland |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Portugal |
1,636 |
600 |
1,115 |
609 |
378 |
70 |
275 |
442 |
326 |
156 |
| Romania |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Slovakia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Slovenia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Spain |
-- |
325 |
2,459 |
1,416 |
1,179 |
2,360 |
2,280 |
2,477 |
4,516 |
4,077 |
| Sweden |
-- |
12,651 |
10,225 |
7,050 |
12,000 |
14,500 |
14,600 |
18,114 |
19,595 |
30,335 |
| Switzerland |
3,020 |
4,226 |
7,135 |
7,886 |
7,435 |
9,703 |
8,546 |
10,914 |
16,726 |
24,425 |
| Turkey |
-- |
-- |
786 |
1,309 |
2,137 |
87 |
1,637 |
3,258 |
5,523 |
3,243 |
| United Kingdom |
2,352 |
2,425 |
4,223 |
4,296 |
4,171 |
4,389 |
4,266 |
4,256 |
3,998 |
11,640 |
| United States |
26,512 |
61,568 |
33,296 |
26,091 |
24,295 |
16,622 |
18,889 |
26,107 |
60,736 |
101,679 |
Country of
destination |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Australia |
12,128 |
16,743 |
6,054 |
7,198 |
6,264 |
7,632 |
9,758 |
9,312 |
8,156 |
9,496 |
| Austria |
22,789 |
27,306 |
16,238 |
4,745 |
5,082 |
5,919 |
6,991 |
6,719 |
13,805 |
20,096 |
| Belgium |
12,963 |
15,173 |
17,647 |
26,880 |
14,353 |
11,420 |
12,783 |
11,788 |
21,964 |
35,778 |
| Bulgaria |
-- |
56 |
150 |
-- |
-- |
517 |
302 |
429 |
833 |
1,331 |
| Canada |
36,735 |
32,347 |
37,748 |
20,292 |
22,006 |
26,072 |
26,120 |
22,584 |
23,838 |
29,393 |
| Croatia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Cyprus |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
109 |
101 |
92 |
225 |
789 |
| Czech Republic |
1,792 |
1,977 |
817 |
2,193 |
1,188 |
1,413 |
2,156 |
2,108 |
4,082 |
8,549 |
| Denmark |
18,994 |
12,912 |
20,071 |
16,473 |
7,992 |
10,055 |
7,391 |
5,569 |
6,079 |
7,092 |
| Estonia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
23 |
21 |
| Finland |
2,743 |
2,137 |
3,634 |
2,023 |
835 |
854 |
711 |
973 |
1,272 |
3,106 |
| France |
54,813 |
47,380 |
28,872 |
27,573 |
26,044 |
20,170 |
17,405 |
22,637 |
22,375 |
30,907 |
| Germany |
193,063 |
256,112 |
438,191 |
322,614 |
127,210 |
166,951 |
149,157 |
151,700 |
98,644 |
95,113 |
| Greece |
6,166 |
2,672 |
1,850 |
813 |
1,302 |
1,312 |
1,643 |
4,376 |
2,953 |
1,528 |
| Hungary |
3,970 |
1,301 |
859 |
729 |
438 |
588 |
667 |
1,108 |
7,365 |
11,499 |
| Iceland |
7 |
10 |
13 |
* |
-- |
5 |
* |
6 |
19 |
17 |
| Ireland |
-- |
31 |
39 |
91 |
362 |
424 |
1,179 |
3,881 |
4,626 |
7,724 |
| Italy |
4,827 |
26,472 |
6,042 |
1,647 |
1,786 |
1,750 |
675 |
1,858 |
11,122 |
33,364 |
| Japan |
32 |
42 |
68 |
50 |
73 |
52 |
147 |
242 |
133 |
223 |
| Republic of Korea |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
44 |
17 |
* |
| Latvia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
58 |
19 |
| Liechtenstein |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
228 |
515 |
| Lithuania |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
320 |
163 |
133 |
| Luxembourg |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
393 |
144 |
296 |
1,709 |
2,912 |
| Malta |
-- |
61 |
403 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
75 |
65 |
165 |
85 |
| Netherlands |
21,208 |
21,615 |
20,348 |
35,399 |
52,573 |
29,258 |
22,857 |
34,443 |
45,217 |
42,733 |
| New Zealand |
660 |
1,162 |
771 |
347 |
426 |
675 |
1,317 |
1,495 |
1,972 |
1,528 |
| Norway |
3,962 |
4,569 |
5,236 |
12,876 |
3,379 |
1,460 |
1,778 |
2,271 |
8,373 |
10,160 |
| Poland |
-- |
2,437 |
592 |
819 |
598 |
842 |
3,205 |
3,533 |
3,373 |
2,955 |
| Portugal |
75 |
255 |
690 |
2,090 |
767 |
450 |
269 |
297 |
365 |
307 |
| Romania |
-- |
500 |
800 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
582 |
1,425 |
1,236 |
1,667 |
| Slovakia |
-- |
-- |
87 |
96 |
140 |
359 |
403 |
645 |
506 |
1,320 |
| Slovenia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
38 |
72 |
499 |
867 |
| Spain |
8,647 |
8,138 |
11,708 |
12,615 |
11,999 |
5,678 |
4,726 |
4,975 |
6,654 |
8,405 |
| Sweden |
29,420 |
27,351 |
84,018 |
37,583 |
18,677 |
9,047 |
5,753 |
9,662 |
12,844 |
11,231 |
| Switzerland |
35,836 |
41,629 |
17,960 |
24,739 |
16,134 |
17,021 |
18,001 |
23,982 |
41,302 |
46,068 |
| Turkey |
2,505 |
9,074 |
7,011 |
5,796 |
4,443 |
3,840 |
4,183 |
5,053 |
6,838 |
6,606 |
| United Kingdom |
26,205 |
44,840 |
24,625 |
22,345 |
32,830 |
43,925 |
29,640 |
32,500 |
46,015 |
71,145 |
| United States |
73,637 |
56,310 |
103,964 |
143,118 |
144,577 |
148,695 |
107,130 |
52,217 |
35,038 |
32,711 |
Country of
destination |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Australia |
13,065 |
12,366 |
5,775 |
4,289 |
3,098 |
| Austria |
18,284 |
30,127 |
39,354 |
32,359 |
24,676 |
| Belgium |
42,691 |
24,549 |
18,805 |
16,940 |
15,358 |
| Bulgaria |
1,755 |
2,428 |
2,888 |
1,549 |
1,127 |
| Canada |
34,252 |
44,038 |
39,498 |
31,937 |
25,499 |
| Croatia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
161 |
| Cyprus |
650 |
1,766 |
951 |
4,411 |
9,859 |
| Czech Republic |
8,787 |
18,087 |
8,484 |
11,396 |
5,460 |
| Denmark |
13,005 |
10,269 |
6,068 |
4,593 |
3,222 |
| Estonia |
* |
12 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
| Finland |
3,170 |
1,651 |
3,443 |
3,221 |
3,651 |
| France |
39,775 |
47,291 |
51,087 |
59,768 |
61,056 |
| Germany |
78,564 |
88,287 |
71,127 |
50,563 |
35,613 |
| Greece |
3,083 |
5,499 |
5,664 |
8,178 |
4,466 |
| Hungary |
7,801 |
9,554 |
6,412 |
2,401 |
1,600 |
| Iceland |
43 |
52 |
117 |
80 |
75 |
| Ireland |
11,096 |
10,325 |
11,634 |
7,900 |
4,766 |
| Italy |
15,564 |
9,620 |
16,015 |
13,455 |
-- |
| Japan |
216 |
537 |
250 |
336 |
426 |
| Republic of Korea |
43 |
39 |
37 |
86 |
-- |
| Latvia |
* |
14 |
30 |
5 |
7 |
| Liechtenstein |
11 |
112 |
96 |
102 |
74 |
| Lithuania |
199 |
256 |
294 |
183 |
140 |
| Luxembourg |
628 |
686 |
1,043 |
1,550 |
1,577 |
| Malta |
71 |
116 |
350 |
568 |
997 |
| Netherlands |
43,895 |
32,579 |
18,667 |
13,402 |
9,782 |
| New Zealand |
1,551 |
1,601 |
997 |
841 |
580 |
| Norway |
10,842 |
14,782 |
17,480 |
15,959 |
7,945 |
| Poland |
4,589 |
4,506 |
5,153 |
6,921 |
8,077 |
| Portugal |
224 |
232 |
245 |
88 |
107 |
| Romania |
1,366 |
2,431 |
1,151 |
1,077 |
661 |
| Slovakia |
1,556 |
8,151 |
9,700 |
10,358 |
11,354 |
| Slovenia |
9,244 |
1,511 |
702 |
1,100 |
1,174 |
| Spain |
7,926 |
9,489 |
6,309 |
5,918 |
5,369 |
| Sweden |
16,303 |
23,515 |
33,016 |
31,348 |
23,161 |
| Switzerland |
17,611 |
20,633 |
26,125 |
20,806 |
14,247 |
| Turkey |
5,685 |
5,041 |
3,795 |
3,952 |
-- |
| United Kingdom |
80,315 |
71,370 |
84,135 |
49,407 |
40,202 |
| United States |
40,867 |
59,432 |
58,404 |
43,338 |
41,667 |
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