First-time asylum applicants in Poland
Poland received 11,155 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Poland, 2025
11,155
Change from 2024
−22.8%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
11th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Poland over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,155 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 14,445 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 7,720 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 7,700 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 6,240 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 1,510 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 2,765 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 2,405 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 3,005 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 9,785 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 10,255 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 5,610 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 13,975 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 9,175 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 4,985 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 4,330 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 9,655 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 7,200 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −22.8% from 14,445 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10,255 applicants, the figure has changed by +8.8%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Immigration
300,496e (Estimated) immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
205,869e (Estimated) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
16,075 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
0.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
-0.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-330,820 people
2025 · World Bank