International protection

In total, 1 427 applications for granting of international protection were registered in the Czech Republic in 2023. The highest number of applications was received from citizens of Türkiye (213), Uzbekistan and Viet Nam (both 136) and Ukraine (129). International protection in the form of asylum was granted in 56 cases. International protection in the form of subsidiary protection was granted in 266 cases. As at 31 December 2023, 1 256 persons were enjoying asylum status (mostly citizens of Myanmar, Afghanistan, and the Russian Federation) and 1 227 persons were enjoying subsidiary protection status (mostly citizens of Ukraine, Syrian Arab Republic, and Afghanistan).

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	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Number of applications for international protection	1,478	1,451	1,701	1,922	1,164	1,412	1,694	1,427
Number of asylum status granted	148	29	47	61	42	191	92	56
Czech citizenships granted to refugees	39	39	32	86	27	26	25	21
Subsidiary protection granted ¹⁾	302	118	118	86	72	120	389	266
Persons enjoying asylum status (as at 31. 12.)	:	:	928	954	958	1,055	1,124	1,256
0-17 years	:	:	:	:	:	776	297	436
Afghanistan	:	:	26	25	22	134	173	192
Myanmar	:	:	145	145	145	145	168	193
Russian Federation	:	:	107	129	145	146	145	170
Persons enjoying subsidiary protection status (as at 31. 12.)	:	:	1,258	1,104	964	1,063	1,190	1,227
0-17 years	:	:	:	:	:	756	302	296
Ukraine	:	:	217	213	195	189	406	451
Syrian Arab Republic	:	:	396	360	338	372	293	287
China	:	:	3	11	2	42	54	55

Source: Department for Asylum and Migration Policy, Ministry of the Interior
1) Subsidiary protection granted - number of decisions in individual years - since September 2006
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