First-time asylum applicants in Latvia
Latvia received 1,290 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Latvia, 2025
1,290
Change from 2024
+61.3%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
22nd of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Latvia over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,290 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 800 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 1,625 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 545 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 580 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 145 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 180 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 175 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 355 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 345 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 330 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 365 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 185 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 190 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 335 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 60 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 50 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 50 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +61.3% from 800 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 330 applicants, the figure has changed by +290.9%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Immigration
14,701 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
18,937 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
1,056 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
-0.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
4.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-7,330 people
2025 · World Bank