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First-time asylum applicants

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

Unit: People Frequency: Annual Coverage: 33 countries and 1 group 2008 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 141,055 applicantsp (provisional) Spain Lowest in 2025 80 applicants Liechtenstein
European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 32 Updated by the source on 3 September 2026

32 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

Trend over time

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European Union × Germany × France × Spain ×

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

First-time asylum applicants (people), 2008 to 2025
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 672,350 applicants 113,235 applicants 116,475 applicants 141,055 applicantsp (provisional)
2024 912,835 applicants 229,750 applicants 129,910 applicants 165,465 applicants
2023 1,049,905 applicants 329,120 applicants 145,160 applicants 160,470 applicants
2022 874,035 applicants 217,775 applicants 137,605 applicants 116,150 applicants
2021 536,270 applicants 148,235 applicants 103,810 applicants 62,065 applicants
2020 415,475 applicants 102,580 applicants 81,735 applicants 86,385 applicants
2019 629,230 applicants 142,510 applicants 138,290 applicants 115,190 applicants
2018 564,905 applicants 161,930 applicants 126,580 applicants 52,745 applicants
2017 620,465 applicants 198,310 applicants 91,965 applicants 33,040 applicants
2016 1,167,075 applicants 722,365 applicants 76,790 applicants 15,570 applicants
2015 1,217,185 applicants 441,900 applicants 70,570 applicants 14,610 applicants
2014 530,970 applicants 173,070 applicants 58,845 applicants 5,460 applicants
2013 – 109,580 applicants 60,475 applicants 4,290 applicants
2012 – 64,540 applicants 54,280 applicants 2,355 applicants
2011 – 45,740 applicants 52,140 applicants 2,975 applicants
2010 – 41,330 applicants 48,030 applicants 2,550 applicants
2009 – 27,650 applicants 42,070 applicants –
2008 – 21,365 applicants – –

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 32 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Spain (141,055 applicants) and the lowest Liechtenstein (80 applicants).
  • Half of the countries are above 2,403 applicants and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 6 countries and fell in 26.
  • The figure for the European Union was 672,350 applicants in 2025, against 415,475 applicants in 2020 (+61.8%).

About this measure

Definition
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
Unit
People
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

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
2008 to 2025
Provider update
3 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Spain 141,055 applicantsp (provisional)
  2. 2 Italy 128,655 applicants
  3. 3 France 116,475 applicants
  4. 4 Germany 113,235 applicants
  5. 5 Greece 55,380 applicants
  6. 6 Belgium 27,540 applicants
  7. 7 Netherlands 24,115 applicants
  8. 8 Switzerland 23,415 applicants
  9. 9 Ireland 12,975 applicants
  10. 10 Austria 12,505 applicants
  11. 11 Poland 11,155 applicants
  12. 12 Sweden 5,100 applicants
  13. 13 Slovenia 3,965 applicants
  14. 14 Bulgaria 3,800 applicants
  15. 15 Norway 3,320 applicants
  16. 16 Cyprus 2,835 applicants
  17. 17 Finland 1,970 applicants
  18. 18 Denmark 1,865 applicants
  19. 19 Luxembourg 1,770 applicants
  20. 20 Portugal 1,755 applicants
  21. 21 Iceland 1,660 applicants
  22. 22 Latvia 1,290 applicants
  23. 23 Romania 1,145 applicants
  24. 24 Estonia 1,005 applicants
  25. 25 Czechia 935 applicants
  26. 26 Croatia 845 applicants
  27. 27 Malta 405 applicants
  28. 28 Lithuania 330 applicants
  29. 29 Montenegro 145 applicants
  30. 30 Slovakia 130 applicants
  31. 31 Hungary 110 applicants
  32. 32 Liechtenstein 80 applicants
  33. European Union 672,350 applicants
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