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First-time asylum applicants in Romania

Romania received 1,145 first-time asylum applications in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2011.

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

Romania, 2025 1,145 People

Change from 2024 −49.4% 2024: 2,265 applicants

European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate

Position in 2025 23rd of 32 See the full ranking

First-time asylum applicants in Romania 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	Romania	European Union
2025	1,145 applicants	672,350 applicants
2024	2,265 applicants	912,835 applicants
2023	9,875 applicants	1,049,905 applicants
2022	12,065 applicants	874,035 applicants
2021	9,065 applicants	536,270 applicants
2020	6,025 applicants	415,475 applicants
2019	2,455 applicants	629,230 applicants
2018	1,945 applicants	564,905 applicants
2017	4,700 applicants	620,465 applicants
2016	1,855 applicants	1,167,075 applicants
2015	1,225 applicants	1,217,185 applicants
2014	1,500 applicants	530,970 applicants
2013	1,405 applicants	–
2012	2,420 applicants	–
2011	1,695 applicants	–

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In short

That is a change of −49.4% from 2,265 applicants in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 1,225 applicants, the figure has changed by −6.5%.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 23rd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.

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All statistics for Romania

Immigration 286,538 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 215,191e emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 4,040 people 2024 · Eurostat Net migration rate 5.4ep per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections -1.5 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -29,041 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 Romania
Provider update: 3 September 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

20 Portugal 1,755 applicants
21 Iceland 1,660 applicants
22 Latvia 1,290 applicants
23 Romania 1,145 applicants
24 Estonia 1,005 applicants
25 Czechia 935 applicants
26 Croatia 845 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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