The statistics for January 2013 show the following trends:

• In January 2013, 1.644 asylum applications were lodged in Belgium, which is a slight increase  compared to previous month (December 2012: 1.589 applications) but a decrease compared to the same month of last year (January 2012: 2.161 applications).

• The main countries of origin for January 2013 were Guinee (10% of the total number of applications for January 2013), Afghanistan (8,9%), Russia (7,3%), DR Congo (6,5%) and Syria (5,9%). Kosovo, Iraq, Senegal, Cameroon and Albania complete the top 10 of countries of origin.

• In January 1.401 asylum decisions were taken by the CGRS, granting the refugee status in 203 cases. In 177 cases subsidairy protection was granted.

• The number of subsequent asylum applications peaked in January 2013 (630 cases).

Note:

These CGRS-statistics reflect cases and not persons. (Eurostat = persons)
These statistics can also be consulted on the website of the CGRS, where the statistics of previous months and years are also available.