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First-time asylum applicants in Luxembourg

Luxembourg received 1,770 first-time asylum applications in 2025.

First-time asylum applicants People Data: 2011 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Luxembourg, 2025 1,770 People

Change from 2024 −16.7% 2024: 2,125 applicants

European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate

Position in 2025 19th of 32 See the full ranking

First-time asylum applicants in Luxembourg over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

First-time asylum applicants (people), 2011 to 2025
Period	Luxembourg	European Union
2025	1,770 applicants	672,350 applicants
2024	2,125 applicants	912,835 applicants
2023	2,615 applicants	1,049,905 applicants
2022	2,405 applicants	874,035 applicants
2021	1,370 applicants	536,270 applicants
2020	1,295 applicants	415,475 applicants
2019	2,200 applicants	629,230 applicants
2018	2,225 applicants	564,905 applicants
2017	2,325 applicants	620,465 applicants
2016	2,065 applicants	1,167,075 applicants
2015	2,360 applicants	1,217,185 applicants
2014	1,030 applicants	530,970 applicants
2013	990 applicants	–
2012	2,000 applicants	–
2011	1,920 applicants	–

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In short

That is a change of −16.7% from 2,125 applicants in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 2,360 applicants, the figure has changed by −25.0%.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Luxembourg has the 19th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.

More for Luxembourg

All statistics for Luxembourg

Immigration 25,725 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 16,444 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 5,892 people 2024 · Eurostat Net migration rate 10.1 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 8.9 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 5,237 people 2025 · World Bank

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: migr_asyappctza · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A citizen=TOTAL applicant=FRST sex=T unit=PER age=TOTAL
Observation period: 2011 to 2025 for Luxembourg
Provider update: 3 September 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Luxembourg compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2025.

16 Cyprus 2,835 applicants
17 Finland 1,970 applicants
18 Denmark 1,865 applicants
19 Luxembourg 1,770 applicants
20 Portugal 1,755 applicants
21 Iceland 1,660 applicants
22 Latvia 1,290 applicants

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What this measures

People who lodged an application for international protection in the country for the first time during the year. Repeat applications are excluded.

Population covered: First-time applicants of all citizenships

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