Top 9 countries with the highest reported number of individuals awaiting decisions on their asylum claims
By the end of 2015, about 3.2 million individuals were awaiting decisions on their asylum claims, a figure that includes applicants at any stage of the asylum procedure.
| Country | No. of People Waiting |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,057,600 |
| Germany | 420,600 |
| United States of America | 286,200 |
| Afghanistan | 259,900 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 245,800 |
| Iraq | 237,200 |
| Turkey | 212,400 |
| Sweden | 157,000 |
| Ethiopia | 77,900 |
Source: UN Refugee Agency Global Trends 2015 report, p44-45