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 2023 March* 2,240 1,000
Total male and female Total Total 2023 April* 2,355 810
Total male and female Total Total 2023 May* 2,555 930
Total male and female Total Total 2023 June* 3,040 895
Total male and female Total Total 2023 July* 3,565 850
Total male and female Total Total 2023 August* 3,310 800
Total male and female Total Total 2023 September* 3,630 950
Total male and female Total Total 2023 October* 5,010 910
Total male and female Total Total 2023 November* 4,135 1,140
Total male and female Total Total 2023 December* 3,830 940
Total male and female Total Total 2024 January* 3,240 975
Total male and female Total Total 2024 February* 2,680 1,065
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 March* 40 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 April* 40 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 May* 50 25
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 June* 60 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 July* 55 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 August* 40 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 September* 55 30
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 October* 60 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 November* 65 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2023 December* 55 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 January* 55 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 February* 35 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 March* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 April* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 May* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 June* 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 July* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 August* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 September* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 October* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 November* 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2023 December* 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2024 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2024 February* 0 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 March* 140 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 April* 90 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 May* 120 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 June* 145 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 July* 125 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 August* 115 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 September* 100 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 October* 135 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 November* 170 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2023 December* 130 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 January* 155 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 February* 85 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 March* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 April* 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 May* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 June* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 July* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 August* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 September* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 October* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 November* 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2023 December* 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2024 January* 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2024 February* 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 March* 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 April* 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 May* 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 June* 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 July* 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 August* 10 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 September* 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 October* 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 November* 10 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2023 December* 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2024 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2024 February* 0 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 March* 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 April* 25 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 May* 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 June* 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 July* 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 August* 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 September* 0 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 October* 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 November* 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2023 December* 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2024 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2024 February* 10 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 March* 5 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 April* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 May* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 June* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 July* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 August* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 September* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 October* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 November* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2023 December* 5 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2024 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2024 February* 5 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 March* 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 April* 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 May* 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2023 June* 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

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.