Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

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Age Nationality First asylum requests (persons) (number) Family reunification (persons) (number)
Total Total 5,995 4,560
Afghan 210 40
Albanian 0 0
Algerian 290 0
Angolan 10 0
Armenian 10 0
Azerbaijani 35 0
Bosnian 5 0
Burundian 0 0
Chinese 45 0
Colombian 85 0
Congolese 20 0
Cuban 0 0
Egyptian 50 25
Eritrean 195 110
Ethiopian 50 20
Gambian 30 0
Georgian 50 0
Ghanaian 30 0
Guinean 20 0
Indian 20 0
Iraqi 140 45
Iranian 125 15
Ivorian 5 0
Yemeni 175 270
Jordanian 55 5
Kosovar 0 0
Lebanese 10 5
Libyan 90 0
Macedonian 0 0
Malian 0 0
Moroccan 150 0
Moldavian 30 0
Mongolian 0 0
Myanmarese 20 0
Nepalese 5 0
Nigerian 235 5
North Korean 0 0
Ukrainian 20 0
Uzbek 55 0
Pakistani 200 65
Russian 30 0
Salvadorean 0 0
Senegalese 5 0
Citizen of Serbia 0 0
Sierra Leonan 105 0
Sudanese 485 5
Somali 360 185
Sri Lankan 10 0
Syrian 530 3,420
Tajik 15 0
Tunisian 55 0
Turkish 310 120
Ugandan 125 15
Venezuelan 40 0
Belorussian 10 0
Stateless 5 20
Unknown 1,145 180
0 to 5 years Total 395 365
Afghan 10 0
Albanian 0 0
Algerian 5 0
Angolan 0 0
Armenian 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0
Bosnian 0 0
Burundian 0 0
Chinese 0 0
Colombian 5 0
Congolese 5 0
Cuban 0 0
Egyptian 5 0
Eritrean 10 5
Ethiopian 0 0
Gambian 0 0
Georgian 0 0
Ghanaian 5 0
Guinean 0 0
Indian 0 0
Iraqi 15 5
Iranian 5 0
Ivorian 0 0
Yemeni 5 15
Jordanian 0 0
Kosovar 0 0
Lebanese 0 0
Libyan 5 0
Macedonian 0 0
Malian 0 0
Moroccan 0 0
Moldavian 10 0
Mongolian 0 0
Myanmarese 0 0
Nepalese 0 0
Nigerian 35 0
North Korean 0 0
Ukrainian 5 0
Uzbek 0 0
Pakistani 15 5
Russian 0 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 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.