Germany is a signatory to the 1951 Refugee ConventionLike all EU member states Germany is bound by the Convention on the Status of Refugees. So its perhaps not surprising that most asylum applications are registered there. In 2016 two in every three asylum seekers were male, while so far this year 38 percent have been female. Babies are now most likely to apply for asylumGovernment figures show that two age groups are particularly likely to be asylum seekers in Germany. Almost one in every four asylum applications lodged this year have been on behalf of children under the age of four.

Source: The Local September 01, 2017 13:41 UTC