First-time asylum applicants in Slovakia
Slovakia received 130 first-time asylum applications in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016.
Slovakia, 2025
130
Change from 2024
−7.1%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
30th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Slovakia over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 140 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 375 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 505 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 330 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 265 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 215 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 155 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 155 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 100 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 270 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 230 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 290 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 550 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 320 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 315 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −7.1% from 140 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 270 applicants, the figure has changed by −51.9%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Immigration
6,824 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
4,425 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
879 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
0.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
0.9 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
-31,377 people
2025 · World Bank