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 2025 February 1,670 1,540 130
Total male and female Total Total 2025 March 1,445 1,325 120
Total male and female Total Total 2025 April 1,670 1,550 115
Total male and female Total Total 2025 May 1,925 1,780 140
Total male and female Total Total 2025 June 2,115 1,980 135
Total male and female Total Total 2025 July 2,235 2,050 185
Total male and female Total Total 2025 August 2,120 1,965 155
Total male and female Total Total 2025 September 2,865 2,700 165
Total male and female Total Total 2025 October 2,615 2,470 145
Total male and female Total Total 2025 November 2,650 2,485 160
Total male and female Total Total 2025 December 2,745 2,570 175
Total male and female Total Total 2026 January* 2,230 2,070 160
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 February 40 40 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 March 75 75 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 April 75 70 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 May 65 60 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 June 55 55 0
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 July 80 75 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 August 60 55 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 September 75 70 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 October 80 75 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 November 80 75 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 December 95 85 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2026 January* 65 65 5
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 February 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 March 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 April 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 May 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 June 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 July 5 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 August 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 September 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 October 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 November 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2025 December 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Albanian 2026 January* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 February 95 70 25
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 March 65 50 15
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 April 100 85 15
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 May 75 55 20
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 June 70 50 20
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 July 100 85 20
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 August 130 105 25
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 September 150 125 25
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 October 160 145 15
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 November 210 185 25
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 December 195 170 25
Total male and female Total Algerian 2026 January* 155 135 20
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 February 10 5 5
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 March 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 April 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 May 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 June 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 July 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 August 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 September 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 October 15 15 5
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 November 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2025 December 5 0 0
Total male and female Total Angolan 2026 January* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 February 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 March 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 April 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 May 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 June 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 July 10 5 5
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 August 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 September 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 October 10 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 November 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2025 December 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Armenian 2026 January* 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 February 30 25 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 March 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 April 10 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 May 25 20 5
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 June 5 5 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 July 20 15 5
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 August 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 September 20 10 5
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 October 10 10 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 November 15 15 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2025 December 20 15 0
Total male and female Total Azerbaijani 2026 January* 15 15 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 February 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 March 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 April 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 May 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 June 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 July 5 0 5
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 August 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 September 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 October 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 November 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2025 December 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Bosnian 2026 January* 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2025 February 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2025 March 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2025 April 0 0 0
Total male and female Total Burundian 2025 May 5 5 0
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 February 2026:
The figures for January 2026 have been added and the figures for 2025 have been finalized.

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.