Drop in Global Asylum Statistics past 5 years, asylum seekers in industrialized countries down by half past 5 years, asylum seekers in industrialized countries down by half 336,000 asylum claims last year 336,000 asylum claims last year Canada: lowest since 1985; EU lowest since 1988 Canada: lowest since 1985; EU lowest since 1988 per capita top receiving countries: Cyprus, Austria, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland per capita top receiving countries: Cyprus, Austria, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland Canada, US, Australia and NZ considerably lower than European countries Canada, US, Australia and NZ considerably lower than European countries