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Overview of statistical practice
Regular statistics are not published by the authorities. According to IPA, a total of 985 decisions were taken in 2024.[1] Comprehensive data on all decisions taken by IPA in 2024 is presented in Annex II.
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: figures for 2024
| Applicants in 2024 | Pending at end of 2024 | Total decisions in 2024[2] | Total in merit decisions | Total inadmissible | In merit rejection | Refugee status | Subsidiary protection | Temporary Humanitarian Protection (THP)[3] | ||
| Total | 528[4] | 507 | 985 | 396 | 88 | 194 | 52 | 145 | 5 | |
| Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers | ||||||||||
| Syria | 204 | 117 | 323 | 143 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 128 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 33 | 89 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Colombia | 30 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Libya | 29 | 31 | 51 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bangladesh | 27 | 10 | 69 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pakistan | 25 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 23 | 57 | 77 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Egypt | 16 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eritrea | 14 | 12 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nigeria | 14 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Source: International Protection Agency.
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: rates for year 2024
According to IPA, a total of 985 decisions were taken in 2024, as explained above.
| Overall protection rate | Refugee rate | Subsidiary
protection rate |
Temporary Humanitarian protection rate | Share of in merit rejections in total decisions | |
| Total | 20.5% | 5.3% | 14.7% | 0.5% | 19.7% |
| Syria | 42.1% | 2.5% | 39.6% | 0% | 2.2% |
| Ukraine | 8.8% | 0% | 8.8% | 0% | 20.6% |
| Colombia | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 72.7% |
| Libya | 9.8% | 9.8% | 0% | 0% | 35.3% |
| Bangladesh | 1.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.4% | 30.4% |
| Pakistan | 13% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 63% |
| Sudan | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.6% |
| Egypt | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 42.3% |
| Eritrea | 22.5% | 2.5% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Nigeria | 9% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0% | 27.2% |
Source of the percentages: Based on calculations of the figures shared by the International Protection Agency. All rates are calculated on the basis of total decisions taken on applications from those countries.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2024 (528 total applications)
| Adults | Children | ||
| Accompanied | Unaccompanied | ||
| Number | 433 | 84 (40 male, 44 female) | 11 (8 male, 3 female) |
| Percentage | 82% | 16% | 2% |
| Men | Women | |
| Number | 376 | 152 |
| Percentage | 71% | 29% |
Source: International Protection Agency.
First instance and appeal decision rates: 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[5] | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Total number of decisions[6] | 985 | 100% | 450 | 100% |
| Positive decisions | 202 | 20.5% | 34 | 7.6% |
|
52 | 5.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
|
145 | 14.7% | 29 | 6.5% |
|
5 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% |
|
0 | 0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Negative decisions[8] | 783 | 79.5% | 416 | 92.4% |
Source: International Protection Agency, International Protection Appeals Tribunal.
First and subsequent applications breakdown by country of Origin: 2024[9]
| Country of Origin | First applications | Subsequent applications |
| Algeria | 4 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 | |
| Bangladesh | 26 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |
| Cameroon | 2 | |
| China, including Hong Kong | 4 | |
| Colombia | 30 | |
| Egypt | 15 | 1 |
| Eritrea | 14 | |
| Estonia | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 5 | 6 |
| Ghana | 2 | |
| Guinea | 3 | 2 |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| Iran | 1 | |
| Iraq | 1 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | |
| Lebanon | 1 | |
| Libya | 22 | 7 |
| Morocco | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 9 | 4 |
| Niger | 1 | |
| North Macedonia | 2 | |
| Pakistan | 20 | 5 |
| Palestine | 9 | |
| Peru | 6 | |
| Russia | 4 | |
| Senegal | 1 | |
| Serbia | 8 | |
| Somalia | 5 | |
| South Africa | 2 | |
| Stateless | 2 | |
| Sudan | 4 | 14 |
| Syria | 197 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 |
| Türkiye | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 21 | 7 |
| United States | 2 | |
| Venezuela | 11 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 444 | 60 |
[1] The total number of decisions includes the following types of decisions: Administrative Closure, Dublin Closure, Explicitly Withdrawn, Implicitly Withdrawn, Inadmissible, No Change, Refugee Status, Subsidiary Protection, Temporary Humanitarian Protection and In Merits Rejection.
[2] These figures include other decisions not reflected in this table, such as implicitly withdrawn, explicitly withdrawn, administrative closures, Dublin closure, or a no change from their previous decision after they lodged a subsequent application. These are included in the ‘Total’ to represent an accurate amount of decisions for these nationalities.
[3] THP is a form of national protection regulated by Article 17A of the International Protection Act and awarded to applicants for international protection who does not qualify for refugee status or subsidiary protection status, but who is deemed to qualify for protection on humanitarian grounds (see National forms of protection).
[4] This figure includes first and subsequent applications as well as applications defined by IPA as ‘new’. Such applications are “those instances where a previous application was discontinued as explicitly or implicitly withdrawn and the person concerned subsequently requests the application to be re-opened but the legal time limit for re-opening has lapsed.” The IPA reported 444 first applications, 24 new applications and 60 subsequent applications in 2024.
[5] The IPAT also determines Dublin appeals, so the total number of decisions includes decisions on such appeals. The decisions upholding Dublin appeals are included under Other, below, whilst the negative decisions are included as such. The total number of IPAT decisions includes: decisions in merits (positive and negative), inadmissibility (including manifestly unfounded), Dublin decisions and withdrawn (implicit and explicit).
[6] For this table, the total number of decisions includes decisions of inadmissibility, therefore presenting numbers and percentages different to those in previous tables
[7] In relation to the IPAT, this number includes: refugee status, subsidiary protection, THP and applications reversed to IPA.
[8] This figure incorporates: Administrative Closure, Dublin Closure, Explicitly and Implicitly Withdrawn, Inadmissible, No Change, Rejection.
[9] Information provided by International Protection Agency.