A recent report on migration and asylum in Europe, issued by the European Statistics Office “Eurostat,” revealed that Moroccan nationals topped the list of foreign citizens who were issued orders to leave EU member states in the past year, with a total of 49,000 deportation orders.
They were followed by Algerians (38,000) and Afghans (23,000).
The report also noted that more than 484,000 people from outside the European Union were given departure orders from the countries they were residing in last year, marking an approximate 4% increase compared to the previous year.
France, Spain, and Germany were identified as the leading countries that issued these orders.
Eurostat’s findings also highlighted that approximately 91,000 citizens from third countries were returned to their home countries in 2023 after being issued deportation orders, which represents a 26% increase compared to the number of foreign nationals deported in the previous year. Georgians, Albanians, and Turks were the largest groups of people deported from the EU.
In a similar vein, the report on migration and asylum trends in the EU revealed that EU member states issued approximately 1.7 million first residence permits to citizens from third countries last year, reflecting a 5% increase compared to 2022. Poland led the list of countries issuing these permits, granting over 643,000 permits, which represents around 17% of the total. Spain followed with around 549,000 permits, followed by Italy and France, which issued 10% and 9% of the total first residence permits, respectively. Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Indians were the largest groups benefiting from these permits.
Regarding asylum applications, around 1 million people submitted asylum requests to EU member states in 2023, representing a 20% increase compared to 2022. Germany topped the list with over 329,000 applications, followed by Spain, France, and Italy, which together accounted for approximately 73% of all first-time asylum requests in the EU.
The report also noted that citizens from Asian countries made up 43% of all asylum seekers in Europe last year, while African nationals accounted for 23%. Stateless individuals represented only 1% of asylum applicants, with Syria, Afghanistan, and Turkey being the top countries of origin for asylum seekers.
Lastly, Eurostat reported that around 1.3 million individuals were found to be residing illegally in the EU last year, with the highest numbers in Germany, Italy, and Hungary. Syrians, Afghans, and Turks again topped the list of those found in irregular residence status within the EU.
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