Bangladeshis seeking asylum in EU

43,236 sought asylum in EU last year

A record number of Bangladeshis applied for asylum in the European Union last year, but their acceptance rate remained very low.

Number of Bangladeshis seeking asylum in EU up by 70% in 2022

According to a new analysis of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) released last week, a total of 9,66,000 foreigners applied to the EU+ countries for international protection, up more than 50 percent from 2021, and the most since 2016

March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025

43,236 sought asylum in EU last year

A record number of Bangladeshis applied for asylum in the European Union last year, but their acceptance rate remained very low.

February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

Number of Bangladeshis seeking asylum in EU up by 70% in 2022

According to a new analysis of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) released last week, a total of 9,66,000 foreigners applied to the EU+ countries for international protection, up more than 50 percent from 2021, and the most since 2016