Ifølge statistikker fra FN's Højkommissariat for Flygtninge modtog de 27 EU-medlemsstater 1 150 980 asylansøgere i perioden 2005-2009, mens det tilsvarende tal for Canada og USA var 391 090.
According to the statistics published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the 27 Member States of the EU received 1 150 980 asylum seekers between 2005 and 2009, whereas in Canada and the US the corresponding figure was 391 090.