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Statistically correct asylum data: prospects and limitations Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE ASYLUM SEEKERS REFUGEES UNHCR MANDATE UNHCR UN CHARTER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION REFUGEE STATUS DETERMINATION PROCEDURES This paper considers the issue of asylum statistics in Europe. The first part summarizes UNHCR's role in the collection of asylum statistics, highlighting the organization's experience in implementing the UN recommendations. The second part uses period-based asylum statistics to illustrate recent trends in asylum migration in Europe. In part three of the paper, the availability and usefulness of period-based statistics are considered by examining the various measures and indicators available to study the asylum process. A comparison is made between a period- and cohort-based analysis, using data from the United Kingdom. The paper concludes that while cohort-based data may provide some valuable insights in the asylum procedure, period-based information remains essential to monitor current international trends. 2026-09-30T11:57:58Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33359670.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Statistically_correct_asylum_data_prospects_and_limitations/33359670 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0