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RBE - Western - Asylum Statistics - Summary of key trends observed As of 31 May 2021

Monthly applications since 2018 Key figures Applications by Year and Month

since 2018 1701 1690

1379 1357 1413 1364 1275 1142 489 1047 1018 1057 1003 953 New Applications 862 819 796 814 840 840 in 2021 703 685 695 609 641 584 370 234 159 175 154 209 163 180 99 113 123 130 76 4633 17 41 47 New Applications … ry h ril y e ly st er er er er ry ry h ril y e ly st er er er er ry ry h ril y e ly st er er er er ry ry h ril y u a rc p a un Ju u b b b a a rc p a un Ju u b b b a a rc p a un Ju u b b b a a rc p a in 2020 an ru a A M J 8 g m tob m m u ru a A M J 9 g m tob m m u ru a A M J 0 g m tob m m u ru a A M J b M 8 8 8 1 Au te c e e an b M 9 9 9 1 Au te c e e an b M 0 0 0 2 Au te c e e an b M 1 1 8 Fe 8 1 01 01 0 p O ec J Fe 9 1 01 01 0 p O ec J Fe 0 2 02 02 0 p O ec J Fe 1 2 02 01 1 20 2 2 2 18 e 8 ov D 9 1 20 2 2 2 19 e 9 ov D 0 2 20 2 2 2 20 e 0 ov D 1 2 20 2 2 18 20 0 S 1 N 8 01 19 20 0 S 1 N 9 02 20 20 0 S 2 N 0 02 21 20 0 2 18 20 18 1 2 0 2 19 20 19 1 2 0 2 20 20 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 20 2 0 0 20 2 0 0 20 2 12K 2 2 2 2 2 2 New Applications Summary of Key Trends Applications since 2018 by country of origin in 2019 - In May 2021, 2,103 persons in mixed movements arrived in the region, which is 19% lower than in the previous month (2,610). The total cumulative number (10,423) of new arrivals in 2021 is lower to the trends observed in 2020 (15,398) and 2019 (15,431) for the 8.4K same period. 10K 5.3K - Furthermore, 76 asylum applications were filed in May compared to 130 in April representing decrease of 41.5%. Since 2.8K New Applications 2021, only 6 % of the 7,230 persons who expressed intentions to seek asylum have lodged asylum claims. in 2018 2.5K

- In May, two positives first-instance decisions were taken (zero status and two complementary form of protection). Since 1.8K the beginning of the year, 63 applications were rejected, and 1,512 asylum applications were closed after the applicants absconded 11 the asylum procedure. 1.8K 1.3K Recognized - In May the authorities in the Western Balkans region conducted 26 interviews out of which 58% were conducted in . The in 2021 number of interviews conducted in May 2021 is higher than in May 2020 (9 interviews). 1.1K 0.7K 48 - At the end of May 2021, 593 decisions were still pending which is half compared to the situation in 2020. 0.4K Recognized Refugees in 2020 - In 2021, 22% (91) of all applications have been submitted by women and 26% (108) by children, including 23 unaccompanied and 0.2K separated children (UASC). 0.2K

51 0.1K Recognized Refugees in 2019 0.1K

85 *: Designations of Kosovo* are without prejudice to positions on status, and are in line with the Security Council Resolution 1244 Recognized (1999). Data source: SEE Regional Asylum Statistics and UNHCR data available at https://popstats.unhcr.org. For further information or any questions Refugees in 2018 concerning this factsheet please contact: Gabriel MATHIEU, [email protected] In most cases, data for this factsheet is provided by country level governmental institutions. Retroactive changes in data may occur.

/ RBE - Western Balkans - Asylum Statistics - 2021 Trends Analysis As of 31 May 2021

New Applications Regional Trends

2021 Total New Asylum Applications by Country of Asylum Total Asylum Intentions by Country of Asylum Total New Asylum Applications by Month Total New Asylum Intentions by Month Key figures 130 2335 Kosovo* 156 123 and 5497 113 139 1771 1547 Montenegro 1250 489 Serbia 75 76 New 54 Serbia 439 47 759 855 Applications 40 Kosovo* 41 of which: North 25

January February April May January February March April May

23 New Asylum Applications by Month and Country of Asylum Unaccompanied Albania 50 54 or separated 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina children* Kosovo* 29 21 34 34 Montenegro 16 16 16 19 16 14 14 16 11 Serbia Recognized January February March April May Refugees New Asylum Intentions by Month and Country of Asylum Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo*

Montenegro 22 1835 1221 Serbia Subsidiary 1172 Protection 580 689 444 380 57 January February March April May Rejected First Instance Decisions Trends Total Decisions by Country of Asylum First instance Decisions by Type and Country Total Otherwise Closed Applications by Country 21 19 Kosovo* 26 234 14 161 Serbia 25 8 555 6 6 3 3 4 3 97 Closed cases Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 1 2 North Macedonia 8 40 21 2 Montenegro 7 Kosovo* Serbia Bosnia and North Montenegro Albania *disaggregated figures Herzegovina Macedonia Albania 2 Kosovo* Monteneg… Bosnia and Serbia North Albania by age/gender are not Type of decision Refugee Rejected Subsidiary Protection Herzegovi… Macedonia always available Kosovo*: Designations of Kosovo* are without prejudice to positions on status, and are in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

Data source: SEE Regional Asylum Statistics and UNHCR data available at https://popstats.unhcr.org. For further information or any questions concerning this factsheet please contact: Gabriel Mathieu, [email protected]

In most cases, data for this factsheet is provided by country level governmental institutions. Retroactive changes in data may occur. / RBE - Western Balkans - Asylum Statistics - Monthly Analysis As of 31 May 2021

Monthly New Applications May 2021 Monthly New Asylum Applications by Country of Asylum Monthly New Asylum Applications by Country of Origin (Top 10) Monthly Otherwise Closed Applications by Nationality (Top 10) Key figures* Kosovo* 29 Algeria 9 Iraq 14 Serbia 19 Morocco 8 Morocco 14 Montenegro 16 Pakistan 8 76 Albania 4 Afghanistan 13 New Applications Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 7 Iran 10 North Macedonia 4 Syria 7 8 Turkey 7 Monthly New Intentions to Seek Asylum by Reporting Country Pakistan 8 Bangladesh 6 Syria 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1835 Congo, of 4

Iraq Algeria 6 Montenegro 380 4 2 Iran 3 Libya 6 Women Serbia 112 Libya 3 Palestine 6 Monthly First Instance Decisions Monthly Decisions by Type of Decision Monthly Interviews by Country of Asylum Average Lenght of Procedure (days) by Country Reporting Country Avg Duration (Days) Otherwise closed 111 between application and decision  15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 452 3 3 3 4 Rejected 8 2 0 Children ia na ro a o* ia rb i g oni an Se ov ne d ov lb including: Subsidiary Protection 2 eg e ce Kos A rz ont a He M M d th an or a N ni os Monthly Type of Decisions by Nationality B Type of decision Rejected Subsidiary Protection 4 Monthly Decisions by Country of Asylum and Type of Decision Total Pending Asylum Applications by Country of Asylum Unaccompanied 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 200 or separated Albania Type of decision N/A Rejected Subsidiary Protection child(ren) Montenegro 167 1 Burundi Serbia 100 1 Serbia 3 Kosovo* 91 1 2 Kosovo* 593 North Macedonia 35 Kosovo* 2 Pending opened 1 Albania 0 Morocco asylum North Macedonia 2 Albania has not provided any pending cases information for applications 2 Pakistan *disaggregated figures Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Kosovo*: Designations of Kosovo* are without prejudice to positions on status, and are in line with the United Nations Security Council 1 Resolution 1244 (1999). by age/gender are not 1 0 Data source: SEE Regional Asylum Statistics and UNHCR data available at https://popstats.unhcr.org. For further information or any always available Albania 1 Turkey questions concerning this factsheet please contact: Gabriel MATHIEU, [email protected]

In most cases, data for this factsheet is provided by country level governmental institutions. Retroactive changes in data may occur. /