The largest groups were nationals of Morocco, Albania, India, Turkey and Pakistan. 2.4 million non-EU migrants entered the EU in 2017. In addition, cheaper transportation and more advanced technology have further aided migration.
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In the year ending September 2021, Germany received the highest number of asylum applicants (127,730) in the EU+, followed by France (96,510).
At the beginning of 2022, Germany hosted 1.2 million refugees. Now, in early 2023, it hosts 2.2 million. This includes over 875,000 Ukrainian refugees and nearly 665,000 Syrian refugees, as well as over 183,000 refugees from Afghanistan and 151,000 from Iraq.