Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Sex Age Nationality Periods Total asylum requests (number) First asylum requests (persons) (number) Subsequent asylum requests (number)
Total male and female Total Total 2023 March* 2,370 2,240 125
Total male and female Total Total 2023 April* 2,465 2,355 110
Total male and female Total Total 2023 May* 2,680 2,555 120
Total male and female Total Total 2023 June* 3,145 3,040 105
Total male and female Total Total 2023 July* 3,695 3,565 130
Total male and female Total Total 2023 August* 3,440 3,310 125
Total male and female Total Total 2023 September* 3,735 3,630 100
Total male and female Total Total 2023 October* 5,130 5,010 120
Total male and female Total Total 2023 November* 4,255 4,135 120
Total male and female Total Total 2023 December* 3,925 3,830 100
Total male and female Total Total 2024 January* 3,385 3,240 145
Total male and female Total Total 2024 February* 2,810 2,680 130
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 March* 40 40 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 April* 40 40 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 May* 50 50 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 June* 60 60 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 July* 55 55 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 August* 40 40 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 September* 55 55 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 October* 60 60 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 November* 65 65 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 December* 55 55 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 January* 60 55 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 February* 35 35 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 March* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 April* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 May* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 June* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 July* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 August* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 September* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 October* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 November* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 December* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2024 January* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2024 February* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 March* 150 140 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 April* 95 90 5
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 May* 130 120 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 June* 150 145 5
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 July* 130 125 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 August* 125 115 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 September* 110 100 5
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 October* 145 135 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 November* 180 170 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 December* 135 130 5
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 January* 165 155 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 February* 100 85 15
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 March* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 April* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 May* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 June* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 July* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 August* 5 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 September* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 October* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 November* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 December* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2024 January* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2024 February* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 March* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 April* 5 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 May* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 June* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 July* 15 5 5
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 August* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 September* 5 0 5
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 October* 10 5 5
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 November* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 December* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2024 January* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2024 February* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 March* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 April* 25 25 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 May* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 June* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 July* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 August* 10 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 September* 5 0 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 October* 15 10 10
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 November* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 December* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2024 January* 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2024 February* 15 10 5
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 March* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 April* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 May* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 June* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 July* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 August* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 September* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 October* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 November* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 December* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2024 January* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2024 February* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 March* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 April* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 May* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 June* 0 0 0
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.
The figures since 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of March 2024:
The provisional figures for February 2024 have been added.

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

Description topics

Total asylum requests
Total asylum requests are the number of first asylum requests and subsequent requests added together. An asylum seeker may submit additional requests. For example, if there is evidence of new facts or circumstances. Therefore, the total number of asylum requests refers to the number of procedures related to the asylum requests. As of 2016, the number of first asylum requests includes those applicants who have been relocated. Following family members are not included in the total number of asylum requests.

Asylum requests:
Requests for asylum are applications to be admitted as refugee by persons from another country. Asylum requests are submitted by persons who have left their home country for various reasons in order to seek protection or asylum in another country.
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.


Subsequent asylum requests
An asylum seeker may submit multiple requests, for example, when new facts or circumstances emerge.