Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Sex Age Nationality Periods First asylum requests (persons) (number) Family reunification (persons) (number)
Total male and female Total Total 2022 January 1,960 655
Total male and female Total Total 2022 February 1,600 775
Total male and female Total Total 2022 March 2,895 1,135
Total male and female Total Total 2022 April 2,220 850
Total male and female Total Total 2022 May 2,530 915
Total male and female Total Total 2022 June 2,575 1,400
Total male and female Total Total 2022 July 2,745 1,615
Total male and female Total Total 2022 August 3,840 1,065
Total male and female Total Total 2022 September 4,435 965
Total male and female Total Total 2022 October 4,075 660
Total male and female Total Total 2022 November 4,070 380
Total male and female Total Total 2022 December 2,595 500
Total male and female Total Total 2023 January* 2,490 390
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 January 125 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 February 95 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 March 505 25
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 April 305 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 May 120 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 June 205 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 July 305 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 August 530 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 September 245 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 October 120 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 November 110 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022 December 70 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 January* 65 20
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 January 85 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 February 110 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 March 115 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 April 45 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 May 90 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 June 75 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 July 50 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 August 70 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 September 80 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 October 130 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 November 195 5
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022 December 155 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 January* 155 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 January 10 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 February 0 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 March 5 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 April 10 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 May 15 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 June 15 5
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 July 15 10
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 August 15 5
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 September 20 15
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 October 15 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 November 15 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022 December 20 5
Total male and female Total Chinese 2023 January* 25 10
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 January 15 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 February 10 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 March 30 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 April 10 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 May 15 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 June 20 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 July 20 10
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 August 35 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 September 25 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 October 20 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 November 35 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2022 December 25 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2023 January* 20 0
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 January 85 25
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 February 85 35
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 March 80 35
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 April 85 45
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 May 80 40
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 June 85 65
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 July 130 50
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 August 165 40
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 September 165 65
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 October 150 60
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 November 150 25
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022 December 95 35
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2023 January* 90 45
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 January 20 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 February 15 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 March 30 5
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 April 15 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 May 40 10
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 June 20 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 July 25 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 August 30 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 September 20 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 October 35 5
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 November 30 5
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022 December 25 5
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2023 January* 20 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 January 5 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 February 10 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 March 15 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 April 5 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 May 15 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 June 5 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 July 5 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 August 10 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 September 10 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 October 10 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 November 10 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022 December 10 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2023 January* 15 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 January 30 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 February 25 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 March 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 April 0 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 May 15 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 June 15 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 July 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 August 0 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 September 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 October 10 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 November 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2022 December 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2023 January* 25 0
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 January 45 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 February 30 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 March 60 25
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 April 60 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 May 25 0
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 June 30 15
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 July 45 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 August 55 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 September 65 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 October 85 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 November 60 0
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022 December 115 20
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2023 January* 65 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 January 35 5
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 February 15 15
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 March 30 30
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 April 25 20
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 May 35 25
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 June 35 20
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 July 35 20
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 August 65 25
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 September 105 20
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 October 95 20
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 November 125 5
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022 December 90 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2023 January* 140 5
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 January 90 40
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 February 120 30
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 March 315 35
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 April 185 15
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 May 170 40
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 June 195 70
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 July 185 75
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 August 210 15
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 September 285 15
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 October 285 15
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 November 265 15
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022 December 125 15
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2023 January* 155 10
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 January 55 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 February 55 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 March 80 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 April 55 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 May 75 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 June 45 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 July 30 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 August 45 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 September 70 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 October 65 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 November 80 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022 December 65 5
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2023 January* 95 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 January 50 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 February 30 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 March 55 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 April 50 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 May 60 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 June 30 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 July 25 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 August 55 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 September 45 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 October 40 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 November 45 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2022 December 40 5
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2023 January* 40 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 January 5 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 February 15 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 March 35 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 April 5 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 May 205 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 June 110 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 July 100 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 August 120 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 September 120 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 October 150 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 November 145 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2022 December 50 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2023 January* 45 0
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 January 200 10
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 February 85 5
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 March 85 10
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 April 50 10
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 May 50 5
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 June 30 20
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 July 30 5
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 August 70 5
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 September 105 20
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 October 65 20
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 November 50 5
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2022 December 55 15
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2023 January* 65 5
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 January 15 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 February 20 5
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 March 85 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 April 70 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 May 55 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 June 45 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 July 20 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 August 20 5
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 September 40 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 October 90 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 November 85 5
Total male and female Total Russian 2022 December 50 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2023 January* 30 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 January 10 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 February 10 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 March 15 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 April 20 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 May 10 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 June 10 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 July 10 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 August 20 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 September 15 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 October 15 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 November 30 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022 December 25 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2023 January* 30 0
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 January 85 5
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 February 95 15
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 March 155 20
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 April 80 0
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 May 150 5
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 June 70 20
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 July 95 15
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 August 120 0
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 September 115 10
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 October 135 10
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 November 180 10
Total male and female Total Somali 2022 December 175 20
Total male and female Total Somali 2023 January* 160 10
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 January 550 460
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 February 460 510
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 March 610 775
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 April 570 610
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 May 760 640
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 June 915 995
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 July 1,040 1,060
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 August 1,510 770
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 September 2,045 650
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 October 1,740 345
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 November 1,650 200
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022 December 795 215
Total male and female Total Syrian 2023 January* 640 175
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 January 30 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 February 15 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 March 25 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 April 10 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 May 15 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 June 20 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 July 20 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 August 20 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 September 20 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 October 45 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 November 30 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2022 December 40 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2023 January* 40 0
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 January 120 35
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 February 85 50
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 March 155 55
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 April 205 45
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 May 195 75
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 June 295 135
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 July 250 290
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 August 295 115
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 September 385 80
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 October 300 85
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 November 220 50
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022 December 175 80
Total male and female Total Turkish 2023 January* 165 60
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 January 10 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 February 10 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 March 5 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 April 20 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 May 10 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 June 5 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 July 0 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 August 10 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 September 10 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 October 5 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 November 5 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2022 December 5 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2023 January* 15 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 January 0 20
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 February 0 45
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 March 0 65
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 April 0 45
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 May 0 25
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 June 0 25
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 July 5 20
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 August 15 20
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 September 5 25
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 October 5 40
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 November 0 10
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022 December 5 25
Total male and female Total Stateless 2023 January* 5 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 January 90 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 February 55 20
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 March 100 35
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 April 60 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 May 90 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 June 70 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 July 80 15
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 August 110 5
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 September 155 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 October 125 5
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 November 115 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022 December 100 10
Total male and female Total Unknown 2023 January* 115 5
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on numbers of submitted asylum requests and family reunification (family joining the asylum seeker) per month, quarter and year, broken down by citizenship, sex and age group of the asylum seeker and family member. Apart from the total number of requests, the number of first requests and subsequent requests have also been included. As of January 2016, the first requests also include relocation data.The figures provided here represent formally identified and registered asylum seekers.

Data available from: January 2013.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2022 are final.

Changes as of February 2023:
The provisional figures for January 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are published on a monthly basis.

Description topics

First asylum requests (persons)
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. As of 2016, the number of first asylum requests includes those applicants who have been relocated.
Nationalities will be listed separately in the datasets once the number of asylum requests from people holding this nationality has exceeded 50 within a period of twelve months. As a result, the sum of the detailed data may deviate from the total number.


Family reunification (persons)
Following relatives are family members of an asylum seeker with an asylum permit. The family members actually entered the Netherlands and immediately received an asylum permit upon arrival.

In order to bring family members to the Netherlands, the permit holder must apply for a temporary stay (mvv). This application must be made within 3 months after the asylum permit has been granted. After granting, the mvv is valid for 90 days. The family members can collect the mvv’s at the consular services of embassies and use them to enter the Netherlands. The number of asylum permits for family reunification in the table is therefore not equal to the number of mvv’s issued to these following relatives.