First-time asylum applicants in Hungary
Hungary received 110 first-time asylum applications in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Hungary, 2025
110
Change from 2024
+340.0%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
31st of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Hungary over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 25 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 30 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 45 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 40 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 90 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 470 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 635 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 3,120 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 28,215 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 174,435 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 41,215 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 18,570 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +340.0% from 25 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 174,435 applicants, the figure has changed by −99.9%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Hungary
All statistics for Hungary
Immigration
88,418 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
84,286 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
1,742 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
0.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
5.1 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-16,331 people
2025 · World Bank