Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Changed on: 30/04/2026 02:00

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	2025 March	1,325	1,245
Total male and female	Total	Total	2025 1st Quarter	4,510	3,770
Total male and female	Total	Total	2026 January*	2,070	1,325
Total male and female	Total	Total	2026 February*	1,960	1,385
Total male and female	Total	Total	2026 March*	1,965	1,850
Total male and female	Total	Total	2026 1st Quarter*	5,995	4,560
Total male and female	Total	Afghan	2025 March	75	5
Total male and female	Total	Afghan	2025 1st Quarter	135	30
Total male and female	Total	Afghan	2026 January*	65	25
Total male and female	Total	Afghan	2026 February*	75	5
Total male and female	Total	Afghan	2026 March*	70	5
Total male and female	Total	Afghan	2026 1st Quarter*	210	40
Total male and female	Total	Algerian	2025 March	50	0
Total male and female	Total	Algerian	2025 1st Quarter	200	0
Total male and female	Total	Algerian	2026 January*	135	0
Total male and female	Total	Algerian	2026 February*	85	0
Total male and female	Total	Algerian	2026 March*	75	0
Total male and female	Total	Algerian	2026 1st Quarter*	290	0
Total male and female	Total	Chinese	2025 March	15	0
Total male and female	Total	Chinese	2025 1st Quarter	70	0
Total male and female	Total	Chinese	2026 January*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Chinese	2026 February*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Chinese	2026 March*	25	0
Total male and female	Total	Chinese	2026 1st Quarter*	45	0
Total male and female	Total	Egyptian	2025 March	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Egyptian	2025 1st Quarter	85	5
Total male and female	Total	Egyptian	2026 January*	15	15
Total male and female	Total	Egyptian	2026 February*	25	0
Total male and female	Total	Egyptian	2026 March*	10	10
Total male and female	Total	Egyptian	2026 1st Quarter*	50	25
Total male and female	Total	Eritrean	2025 March	85	25
Total male and female	Total	Eritrean	2025 1st Quarter	230	70
Total male and female	Total	Eritrean	2026 January*	70	25
Total male and female	Total	Eritrean	2026 February*	55	30
Total male and female	Total	Eritrean	2026 March*	75	55
Total male and female	Total	Eritrean	2026 1st Quarter*	195	110
Total male and female	Total	Ethiopian	2025 March	15	5
Total male and female	Total	Ethiopian	2025 1st Quarter	45	15
Total male and female	Total	Ethiopian	2026 January*	15	5
Total male and female	Total	Ethiopian	2026 February*	15	5
Total male and female	Total	Ethiopian	2026 March*	20	10
Total male and female	Total	Ethiopian	2026 1st Quarter*	50	20
Total male and female	Total	Gambian	2025 March	25	5
Total male and female	Total	Gambian	2025 1st Quarter	80	5
Total male and female	Total	Gambian	2026 January*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Gambian	2026 February*	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Gambian	2026 March*	15	0
Total male and female	Total	Gambian	2026 1st Quarter*	30	0
Total male and female	Total	Indian	2025 March	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Indian	2025 1st Quarter	25	0
Total male and female	Total	Indian	2026 January*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Indian	2026 February*	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Indian	2026 March*	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Indian	2026 1st Quarter*	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Iraqi	2025 March	35	20
Total male and female	Total	Iraqi	2025 1st Quarter	110	60
Total male and female	Total	Iraqi	2026 January*	55	10
Total male and female	Total	Iraqi	2026 February*	45	20
Total male and female	Total	Iraqi	2026 March*	40	15
Total male and female	Total	Iraqi	2026 1st Quarter*	140	45
Total male and female	Total	Iranian	2025 March	35	10
Total male and female	Total	Iranian	2025 1st Quarter	100	25
Total male and female	Total	Iranian	2026 January*	35	15
Total male and female	Total	Iranian	2026 February*	50	0
Total male and female	Total	Iranian	2026 March*	40	5
Total male and female	Total	Iranian	2026 1st Quarter*	125	15
Total male and female	Total	Yemeni	2025 March	10	50
Total male and female	Total	Yemeni	2025 1st Quarter	85	145
Total male and female	Total	Yemeni	2026 January*	50	85
Total male and female	Total	Yemeni	2026 February*	50	75
Total male and female	Total	Yemeni	2026 March*	75	105
Total male and female	Total	Yemeni	2026 1st Quarter*	175	270
Total male and female	Total	Moroccan	2025 March	40	0
Total male and female	Total	Moroccan	2025 1st Quarter	145	0
Total male and female	Total	Moroccan	2026 January*	70	0
Total male and female	Total	Moroccan	2026 February*	45	0
Total male and female	Total	Moroccan	2026 March*	35	0
Total male and female	Total	Moroccan	2026 1st Quarter*	150	0
Total male and female	Total	Nigerian	2025 March	85	0
Total male and female	Total	Nigerian	2025 1st Quarter	220	5
Total male and female	Total	Nigerian	2026 January*	80	5
Total male and female	Total	Nigerian	2026 February*	80	0
Total male and female	Total	Nigerian	2026 March*	75	0
Total male and female	Total	Nigerian	2026 1st Quarter*	235	5
Total male and female	Total	Ukrainian	2025 March	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Ukrainian	2025 1st Quarter	30	0
Total male and female	Total	Ukrainian	2026 January*	0	0
Total male and female	Total	Ukrainian	2026 February*	15	0
Total male and female	Total	Ukrainian	2026 March*	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Ukrainian	2026 1st Quarter*	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Pakistani	2025 March	50	20
Total male and female	Total	Pakistani	2025 1st Quarter	125	70
Total male and female	Total	Pakistani	2026 January*	95	15
Total male and female	Total	Pakistani	2026 February*	50	25
Total male and female	Total	Pakistani	2026 March*	55	25
Total male and female	Total	Pakistani	2026 1st Quarter*	200	65
Total male and female	Total	Russian	2025 March	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Russian	2025 1st Quarter	50	0
Total male and female	Total	Russian	2026 January*	0	0
Total male and female	Total	Russian	2026 February*	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Russian	2026 March*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Russian	2026 1st Quarter*	30	0
Total male and female	Total	Sudanese	2025 March	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Sudanese	2025 1st Quarter	45	0
Total male and female	Total	Sudanese	2026 January*	95	0
Total male and female	Total	Sudanese	2026 February*	160	5
Total male and female	Total	Sudanese	2026 March*	225	0
Total male and female	Total	Sudanese	2026 1st Quarter*	485	5
Total male and female	Total	Somali	2025 March	35	10
Total male and female	Total	Somali	2025 1st Quarter	145	65
Total male and female	Total	Somali	2026 January*	100	60
Total male and female	Total	Somali	2026 February*	105	60
Total male and female	Total	Somali	2026 March*	155	60
Total male and female	Total	Somali	2026 1st Quarter*	360	185
Total male and female	Total	Syrian	2025 March	195	1,030
Total male and female	Total	Syrian	2025 1st Quarter	940	3,065
Total male and female	Total	Syrian	2026 January*	210	950
Total male and female	Total	Syrian	2026 February*	165	1,045
Total male and female	Total	Syrian	2026 March*	155	1,425
Total male and female	Total	Syrian	2026 1st Quarter*	530	3,420
Total male and female	Total	Tunisian	2025 March	15	0
Total male and female	Total	Tunisian	2025 1st Quarter	40	0
Total male and female	Total	Tunisian	2026 January*	25	0
Total male and female	Total	Tunisian	2026 February*	20	0
Total male and female	Total	Tunisian	2026 March*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Tunisian	2026 1st Quarter*	55	0
Total male and female	Total	Turkish	2025 March	90	30
Total male and female	Total	Turkish	2025 1st Quarter	325	100
Total male and female	Total	Turkish	2026 January*	100	30
Total male and female	Total	Turkish	2026 February*	110	40
Total male and female	Total	Turkish	2026 March*	100	45
Total male and female	Total	Turkish	2026 1st Quarter*	310	120
Total male and female	Total	Belorussian	2025 March	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Belorussian	2025 1st Quarter	25	0
Total male and female	Total	Belorussian	2026 January*	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Belorussian	2026 February*	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Belorussian	2026 March*	0	0
Total male and female	Total	Belorussian	2026 1st Quarter*	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Stateless	2025 March	5	0
Total male and female	Total	Stateless	2025 1st Quarter	10	0
Total male and female	Total	Stateless	2026 January*	5	5
Total male and female	Total	Stateless	2026 February*	0	0
Total male and female	Total	Stateless	2026 March*	5	15
Total male and female	Total	Stateless	2026 1st Quarter*	5	20
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2025 March	55	30
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2025 1st Quarter	185	85
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2026 January*	400	65
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2026 February*	410	55
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2026 March*	335	60
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2026 1st Quarter*	1,145	180
Source: CBS.

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Table explanation

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: February 2013.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2025 are final.
The figures for 2026 are provisional.

Changes as of April 2026:
The figures for March and the first quarter of 2026 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.