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ReportAugust 2, 2016
Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015

Appendix A: Asylum applications 1985 through 2015

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Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015 1. Asylum seeker origins: A rapid rise for most countries 2. Asylum seeker destinations: Germany again Europe’s leading destination 3. Europe’s asylum seeker flows: Uneven dispersion across Europe 4. Asylum seeker demography: Young and male Acknowledgments Methodology
Appendix A: Asylum applications 1985 through 2015
Appendix B: Asylum seeker origins References

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