Statistics

Slovenia

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 12/05/23

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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 by the Ministry with PIC.

 

 

 

 

Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2022 

 

Applicants in 2022 Pending at end of 2022 Refugee status Subsidiary protection Rejection Refugee rate Sub. Prot. rate Hum. Prot. rate Rejection rate
Total 6,787 493 39 164 141 11% 47.7% 0% 41%
 

Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers

 

Afghanistan 1,279 20 6 1 2 66.7% 11% 0% 22%
India 851 47 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0%
Bangladesh 825 6 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0%
Cuba 603 43 0 0 2 0% 0% 0% 100%
Pakistan 556 14 0 0 22 0% 0% 0% 100%
Morocco 380 74 0 0 33 0% 0% 0% 100%
Burundi 230 106 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0%
Türkiye 200 8 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0%
Ukraine 195 16 0 158 0 0% 100% 0% 0%
Iraq 178 5 0 0 0 0% 0% 0%

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Source: Ministry of Interior, March 2023.

* Statistics on decisions should cover the decisions taken throughout the year, regardless of whether they concern applications lodged that year or in previous years.

* “Rejection” should only cover negative decisions on the merit of the application. It should not cover inadmissibility decisions.

* “Applicants in year” refers to the total number of applicants, and not only to first-time applicants.

 

Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2022

  Number Percentage
Total number of applicants 6,787 100%
Men 5,610 83%
Women 1,177 17%
Children 1,068 16%
Unaccompanied children 253 4%

Source: Official statistics provided by the Migration directorate, March 2023.

* The gender breakdown (Men/Women) applies to all applicants, not only adults.

 

Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2022

  First instance Appeal
  Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total number of decisions 344 100% 98 100%
Positive decisions (appeal granted, case returned to the Ministry for a new decision) 203 59% 72 70%
Refugee status 39 11% 5 5%
Subsidiary protection 164 48% 0 0%
Negative decisions 141 (in merits) 41% 26 (all rejections) 25%

Source: Official statistics provided by the Migration directorate, March 2023.

 

 

 

[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.

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