If earlier Cyprus was consistently the leader, then according to the results of applications submitted in May 2024, it fell to fourth place. In particular, there are 29.9 applications per 100,000 residents of the country. Ireland came in first place (37.4 applications per 100,000 people), Greece came in second (33.2 per 100,000 people), and took the third place Spain (31.7 per 100,000 people).

In general, there were 17.1 applications per 100,000 people in the EU in May. In total, 76,795 people applied for international protection in May 2024, which is 5 percent less than in May 2023.

The country with the largest total number of first-time asylum seekers in May 2024 was Germany, which accounted for 24 percent of the total number of applications in the EU. The number of repeat applications was 6,465, which is 12 percent more than in May 2023.

In May 2024, Syrians remained the largest group of asylum seekers (11,460 people applying for asylum for the first time). They were followed by Venezuelans (6,170) and Afghans (5,535).

In May 2024, 2,565 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in the EU for the first time, the largest number of them from Syria (790) and Afghanistan (390). Germany took in the most refugees again.

A source: cyprus-mail.com

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