First-time asylum applicants in Croatia
Croatia received 845 first-time asylum applications in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Croatia, 2025
845
Change from 2024
−15.5%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
26th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Croatia over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 845 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 1,000 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 1,635 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 2,660 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 2,480 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 1,540 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 1,270 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 675 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 885 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 2,150 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 145 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 380 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 1,045 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −15.5% from 1,000 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 145 applicants, the figure has changed by +482.8%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Immigration
70,391 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
38,997 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
793 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
4.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
2.6 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-3,481 people
2025 · World Bank