France monthly asylum applicants: women
France monthly asylum applicants: women stood at 4,225 persons in Aug 2026, according to Eurostat – asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly (migr_asyappctzm). It is one of the indicators in the Asylum and temporary protection table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2008 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Asylum and temporary protection table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By sex | |||||||||||
| Women | 4,225 | 4,430 | 4,640 | 4,230 | 5,055 | 5,435 | 4,575 | 5,335 | 4,470 | 4,840 | |
| Men | 6,050 | 6,640 | 6,465 | 5,695 | 7,095 | 7,240 | 6,320 | 7,055 | 6,295 | 6,820 |
Understanding france monthly asylum applicants: women
This series isolates female individuals within the monthly flow of formal protection claimants, providing a gender-disaggregated view of administrative intake. It counts women and girls of all ages who present themselves to authorities, separating their registration volumes from those of male counterparts within the broader asylum pipeline. Excluded from this count are all male applicants, ensuring researchers can examine female-specific displacement trends without demographic masking from the larger pool.
Interpreting this data requires attention to specific legal and physical vulnerabilities that can influence the timing of women's arrivals and formal registrations compared to men. Initial monthly figures are provisional and prone to adjustment as identity verification procedures are completed by caseworkers. Year-on-year comparisons offer a more stable analytical lens than month-to-month changes, which can be distorted by small sample sizes within specific origin pairings. Researchers must avoid treating this count as a proxy for family unit size, as women frequently register independently.
Frequently asked questions
- What does this series measure regarding asylum seekers?
- It tracks the exact count of female individuals formally registering protection claims during the month.
- Why is a year-on-year comparison preferred over month-to-month?
- It removes seasonal transit variations that disproportionately affect the timing of female arrivals.
- Does this count include dependent female children?
- Yes, unless filtered by an adult age category, female minors are included in this total.