Asylum requests; international (2008-2023)

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Countries Periods Total asylum requests (x 1 000) First asylum requests (x 1 000)
European Union 2016 1,221.2 1,166.8
2017 677.5 620.3
2018 625.6 564.1
2019 698.8 631.3
2020 472.4 417.1
2021 632.4 537.4
2022 960.7 873.7
2023* 1,129.8 1,049.0
European Union: EU-28 (2013-2020) 2016 1,260.9 1,206.1
2017 712.2 654.6
2018 664.4 602.5
2019 744.8 675.5
2020 . .
2021 . .
2022 . .
2023* . .
Belgium 2016 18.3 14.2
2017 18.3 14.0
2018 22.5 18.1
2019 27.5 23.1
2020 16.7 12.9
2021 25.0 19.5
2022 36.7 32.1
2023* 35.2 29.3
Bulgaria 2016 19.4 19.0
2017 3.7 3.5
2018 2.5 2.5
2019 2.1 2.1
2020 3.5 3.5
2021 11.0 10.9
2022 20.4 20.3
2023* 22.5 22.4
Cyprus 2016 2.9 2.8
2017 4.6 4.5
2018 7.8 7.6
2019 13.7 12.7
2020 7.5 7.1
2021 13.7 13.3
2022 22.2 21.6
2023* 11.9 11.7
Denmark 2016 6.2 6.1
2017 3.2 3.1
2018 3.6 3.5
2019 2.7 2.6
2020 1.5 1.4
2021 2.1 2.0
2022 4.6 4.5
2023* 2.5 2.4
Germany 2016 745.2 722.3
2017 222.6 198.3
2018 184.2 161.9
2019 165.6 142.4
2020 122.0 102.5
2021 190.5 148.2
2022 243.8 217.7
2023* 351.5 329.0
Estonia 2016 0.2 0.1
2017 0.2 0.2
2018 0.1 0.1
2019 0.1 0.1
2020 0.0 0.0
2021 0.1 0.1
2022 2.9 2.9
2023* 4.0 4.0
Finland 2016 5.6 5.3
2017 5.0 4.3
2018 4.5 3.0
2019 4.5 2.4
2020 3.2 1.4
2021 2.5 1.4
2022 5.8 4.8
2023* 5.3 4.4
France 2016 84.3 76.8
2017 99.3 92.0
2018 137.7 126.6
2019 151.1 138.3
2020 93.2 81.7
2021 120.7 103.8
2022 156.5 137.5
2023* 166.9 145.1
Greece 2016 51.1 49.9
2017 58.6 56.9
2018 67.0 65.0
2019 77.3 74.9
2020 40.6 37.9
2021 28.4 22.7
2022 37.4 29.1
2023* 64.2 57.9
Hungary 2016 29.4 28.2
2017 3.4 3.1
2018 0.7 0.6
2019 0.5 0.5
2020 0.1 0.1
2021 0.0 0.0
2022 0.0 0.0
2023* 0.0 0.0
Ireland 2016 2.2 2.2
2017 2.9 2.9
2018 3.7 3.7
2019 4.8 4.7
2020 1.6 1.5
2021 2.6 2.6
2022 13.7 13.6
2023* 13.3 13.2
Italy 2016 123.0 121.2
2017 128.8 126.6
2018 60.0 53.4
2019 43.8 35.0
2020 26.9 21.3
2021 53.6 45.2
2022 84.3 77.2
2023* 135.8 130.6
Croatia 2016 2.2 2.1
2017 1.0 0.9
2018 0.8 0.7
2019 1.4 1.3
2020 1.6 1.5
2021 2.9 2.7
2022 2.7 2.7
2023* 1.8 1.6
Latvia 2016 0.3 0.3
2017 0.4 0.4
2018 0.2 0.2
2019 0.2 0.2
2020 0.2 0.1
2021 0.6 0.6
2022 0.6 0.5
2023* 1.7 1.6
Lithuania 2016 0.4 0.4
2017 0.5 0.5
2018 0.4 0.4
2019 0.6 0.6
2020 0.3 0.3
2021 3.9 3.9
2022 1.0 0.9
2023* 0.6 0.5
Luxembourg 2016 2.2 2.1
2017 2.4 2.3
2018 2.3 2.2
2019 2.3 2.2
2020 1.3 1.3
2021 1.4 1.4
2022 2.5 2.4
2023* 2.7 2.6
Malta 2016 1.9 1.7
2017 1.8 1.6
2018 2.1 2.0
2019 4.1 4.0
2020 2.5 2.4
2021 1.6 1.2
2022 1.3 0.9
2023* 0.9 0.5
The Netherlands 2016 20.9 19.3
2017 18.2 16.1
2018 24.0 20.5
2019 25.2 22.5
2020 15.3 13.7
2021 26.5 24.7
2022 37.0 35.5
2023* 39.7 38.3
Austria 2016 42.3 39.9
2017 24.7 22.5
2018 13.7 11.6
2019 12.9 11.0
2020 14.8 13.4
2021 39.9 37.8
2022 112.2 109.8
2023* 58.7 55.6
Poland 2016 12.3 9.8
2017 5.0 3.0
2018 4.1 2.4
2019 4.1 2.8
2020 2.8 1.5
2021 7.8 6.2
2022 9.8 7.7
2023* 9.5 7.7
Portugal 2016 1.5 0.7
2017 1.8 1.0
2018 1.3 1.2
2019 1.8 1.7
2020 1.0 0.9
2021 1.5 1.4
2022 2.1 2.0
2023* 2.7 2.6
Romania 2016 1.9 1.9
2017 4.8 4.7
2018 2.1 1.9
2019 2.6 2.5
2020 6.2 6.0
2021 9.6 9.1
2022 12.4 12.1
2023* 10.1 9.9
Slovenia 2016 1.3 1.3
2017 1.5 1.4
2018 2.9 2.8
2019 3.8 3.6
2020 3.5 3.5
2021 5.3 5.2
2022 6.8 6.6
2023* 7.3 7.2
Slovakia 2016 0.1 0.1
2017 0.2 0.1
2018 0.2 0.2
2019 0.2 0.2
2020 0.3 0.3
2021 0.4 0.3
2022 0.5 0.5
2023* 0.4 0.4
Spain 2016 15.8 15.6
2017 36.6 33.0
2018 54.0 52.7
2019 117.8 115.2
2020 88.5 86.4
2021 65.3 62.0
2022 117.9 116.1
2023* 162.4 160.5
Czech Republic 2016 1.5 1.2
2017 1.4 1.1
2018 1.7 1.4
2019 1.9 1.6
2020 1.2 0.8
2021 1.4 1.1
2022 1.7 1.3
2023* 1.4 1.1
Sweden 2016 28.8 22.3
2017 26.3 22.2
2018 21.6 18.1
2019 26.3 23.1
2020 16.2 13.6
2021 14.0 10.1
2022 23.8 13.2
2023* 17.0 8.9
Iceland 2016 1.1 1.1
2017 1.1 1.1
2018 0.8 0.7
2019 0.8 0.8
2020 0.6 0.6
2021 0.9 0.9
2022 4.6 4.5
2023* 4.2 4.1
Liechtenstein 2016 0.1 0.1
2017 0.1 0.1
2018 0.2 0.1
2019 0.0 0.0
2020 0.0 0.0
2021 0.1 0.1
2022 0.1 0.1
2023* 0.1 0.1
Montenegro 2016 . .
2017 . .
2018 3.1 3.1
2019 1.9 1.9
2020 0.5 0.5
2021 0.3 0.3
2022 0.2 0.2
2023* . 0.1
Norway 2016 3.5 3.2
2017 3.5 3.4
2018 2.7 2.5
2019 2.3 2.2
2020 1.4 1.3
2021 1.6 1.6
2022 4.8 4.7
2023* 5.5 5.2
United Kingdom 2016 39.7 39.2
2017 34.8 34.4
2018 38.8 38.4
2019 46.1 44.2
2020 . .
2021 . .
2022 . .
2023* . .
Switzerland 2016 27.1 25.8
2017 18.0 16.6
2018 15.2 13.5
2019 14.2 12.5
2020 11.0 9.7
2021 14.8 13.2
2022 24.4 23.1
2023* 30.1 26.8
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains data on the total number of asylum applications submitted and the number of first asylum applications in various countries in Europe and the European Union.
The figures for the countries in this table come from Eurostat; the statistical office of the European Union.
The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Until then, the United Kingdom was part of the EU28.

Data available from 2008 until 2023.

Status of the figures:
The data until 2022 are final.
The data for 2023 is provisional, and will not be finalized because this table has been discontinued.

Changes as of January 2025:
None, this table has been discontinued, because the figures concerning European countries are already being published on EuroStat. See paragraph 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Total asylum requests
The total number of asylum requests is the sum of the number of first
asylum requests and the number of subsequent asylum requests.

An asylum seeker may submit more than one request. For example, in the
situation that there are new relevant facts, a subsequent request may be
submitted.
First asylum requests
First asylum requests are requests by persons from another country seeking permission to be admitted as refugees. These requests are submitted by persons who have left their own country for various reasons in order to seek protection or asylum in another country.