Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Changed on: 08/04/2026 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 February	1,540	1,225
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	Afghan	2025 February	40	15
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	Algerian	2025 February	70	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	Chinese	2025 February	25	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	Egyptian	2025 February	30	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	Eritrean	2025 February	80	10
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	Ethiopian	2025 February	15	0
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	Gambian	2025 February	30	0
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	Indian	2025 February	10	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	Iraqi	2025 February	35	20
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	Iranian	2025 February	25	10
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	Yemeni	2025 February	50	30
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	Moroccan	2025 February	55	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	Nigerian	2025 February	60	0
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	Ukrainian	2025 February	15	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	Pakistani	2025 February	35	35
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	Russian	2025 February	15	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	Sudanese	2025 February	10	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	Somali	2025 February	60	25
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	Syrian	2025 February	340	1,005
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	Tunisian	2025 February	15	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	Turkish	2025 February	115	35
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	Belorussian	2025 February	15	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	Stateless	2025 February	0	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	Unknown	2025 February	50	20
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2026 January*	400	65
Total male and female	Total	Unknown	2026 February*	410	55
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 February 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.