First-time asylum applicants in Portugal
Portugal received 1,755 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
1,755
Change from 2024
−34.4%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
20th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Portugal over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,755 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 2,675 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 2,600 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 1,980 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 1,350 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 900 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 1,735 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 1,240 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 1,015 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 710 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 870 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 445 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 505 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 290 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 275 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 160 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 140 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 160 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −34.4% from 2,675 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 870 applicants, the figure has changed by +101.7%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Immigration
189,367 immigrants
2023 · Eurostat
Emigration
33,916 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
20,624 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
6.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
2.8 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
16,472 people
2025 · World Bank