Die Zahl der nigerianischen Asylbewerber sinkt im Schnellverfahren drastisch

Why would Nigerians have a need to seek asylum? Is it not one of the most stable African countries politically and economically?

Progress, but the situation regarding the number of asylum applications in Ireland in 2023 from Nigeria was an absolute joke particularly when putting it in context of the figures received by other countries.

In 2023, aside from Cyprus, we had by far the highest per capita numbers of asylum applications from Nigeria in the world and it wasn’t even close. Take Canada out of the equation and the comparison of figures between Ireland and other countries is even more concerning.

Numbers or Nigerian asylum applications per country in 2023 (6 countries with highest total numbers)

Country: Population. Annual No. of applications
Canada. 41.2 million. 9253

United States. 345.4 million. 4350

Italy. 58.3 million. 3995

Germany. 84.5 million. 2357

France. 66.5 million. 2268

Ireland. 5.2 million. 2084

UK. 69.6 million. 1263

Now consider per capita rates;

Ireland = 4 0 applications per 10,000 people

Canada = 2.25 applications per 10,000 people

Italy = 0.7 applications per 10,000 people

France = 0.3 applications per 10,000 people

Germany = 0.3 applications per 10,000 people

UK = 0.18 applications per 10,000 people

* Ultimately, the asylum system here is an absolute mess. Based on the above data the numbers of applications here from Nigeria in 2023 need to be drastically reduced. And of course, considering the distance of ireland to Nigeria and difficulty in travelling here from there, it’s quite clear that this is more about asylum shopping than ‘safety’.

Source:

https://www.worlddata.info/africa/nigeria/asylum.php