More asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2023

01/08/2023 15:00

In Q2 2023, 7.9 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands. This is 15 percent more than in Q1 2023. In addition, more following family members came to the Netherlands than in the previous quarter, but not as many as one year previously. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on the most recent asylum figures from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

First asylum applications and family member arrivals
Jaartal	Kwartaal	First asylum applications (x 1,000)	Family member arrivals (x 1,000)
2018	Q1	4.16	2.14
2018	Q2	4.32	1.97
2018	Q3	6.21	1.28
2018	Q4	5.84	1.07
2019	Q1	5.38	0.85
2019	Q2	5.19	0.89
2019	Q3	5.87	1.20
2019	Q4	6.10	1.25
2020	Q1	4.47	1.07
2020	Q2	1.26	0.26
2020	Q3	4.10	0.86
2020	Q4	3.90	1.68
2021	Q1	2.72	1.51
2021	Q2	3.34	2.60
2021	Q3	8.82	2.78
2021	Q4	9.87	3.23
2022	Q1	6.45	2.57
2022	Q2	7.33	3.17
2022	Q3	11.02	3.65
2022	Q4	10.75	1.55
2023	Q1	6.91	1.90
2023	Q2	7.92	2.63

First asylum applications and family member arrivals
Jaartal	Kwartaal	First asylum applications (x 1,000)	Family member arrivals (x 1,000)
2018	Q1	4.16	2.14
2018	Q2	4.32	1.97
2018	Q3	6.21	1.28
2018	Q4	5.84	1.07
2019	Q1	5.38	0.85
2019	Q2	5.19	0.89
2019	Q3	5.87	1.20
2019	Q4	6.10	1.25
2020	Q1	4.47	1.07
2020	Q2	1.26	0.26
2020	Q3	4.10	0.86
2020	Q4	3.90	1.68
2021	Q1	2.72	1.51
2021	Q2	3.34	2.60
2021	Q3	8.82	2.78
2021	Q4	9.87	3.23
2022	Q1	6.45	2.57
2022	Q2	7.33	3.17
2022	Q3	11.02	3.65
2022	Q4	10.75	1.55
2023	Q1	6.91	1.90
2023	Q2	7.92	2.63

More Syrians and Eritreans

Relative to Q1 2023, the number of first asylum applications in Q2 rose by slightly more than one thousand. The increase was mainly seen among Syrian (+53 percent) and Eritrean nationals (+33 percent). Compared to Q2 2022, nearly 600 more first asylum applications were submitted. The number of requests by Syrian nationals was slightly higher. There were also more Somali (+60 percent) and Eritrean nationals (+98 percent) who submitted a first-time asylum request.

First asylum applications, main nationalities
Jaartal	Kwartaal	Syrian ( x 1,000)	Yemeni ( x 1,000)	Somali ( x 1,000)	Turkish ( x 1,000)	Eritrean ( x 1,000)	Other ( x 1,000)
2020	Q1	1.10	0.14	0.05	0.25	0.10	2.84
2020	Q2	0.36	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.04	0.73
2020	Q3	1.37	0.13	0.07	0.45	0.11	1.98
2020	Q4	1.25	0.08	0.08	0.24	0.12	2.14
2021	Q1	0.90	0.08	0.05	0.09	0.11	1.50
2021	Q2	1.02	0.11	0.09	0.38	0.18	1.59
2021	Q3	2.55	0.32	0.41	1.54	0.21	3.81
2021	Q4	3.92	0.69	0.37	0.46	0.28	4.17
2022	Q1	1.63	0.53	0.34	0.36	0.25	3.35
2022	Q2	2.25	0.55	0.30	0.70	0.26	3.28
2022	Q3	4.60	0.68	0.33	0.94	0.47	4.01
2022	Q4	4.19	0.68	0.49	0.70	0.40	4.30
2023	Q1	1.56	0.50	0.49	0.48	0.38	3.52
2023	Q2	2.38	0.52	0.48	0.51	0.51	3.54

First asylum applications, main nationalities
Jaartal	Kwartaal	Syrian ( x 1,000)	Yemeni ( x 1,000)	Somali ( x 1,000)	Turkish ( x 1,000)	Eritrean ( x 1,000)	Other ( x 1,000)
2020	Q1	1.10	0.14	0.05	0.25	0.10	2.84
2020	Q2	0.36	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.04	0.73
2020	Q3	1.37	0.13	0.07	0.45	0.11	1.98
2020	Q4	1.25	0.08	0.08	0.24	0.12	2.14
2021	Q1	0.90	0.08	0.05	0.09	0.11	1.50
2021	Q2	1.02	0.11	0.09	0.38	0.18	1.59
2021	Q3	2.55	0.32	0.41	1.54	0.21	3.81
2021	Q4	3.92	0.69	0.37	0.46	0.28	4.17
2022	Q1	1.63	0.53	0.34	0.36	0.25	3.35
2022	Q2	2.25	0.55	0.30	0.70	0.26	3.28
2022	Q3	4.60	0.68	0.33	0.94	0.47	4.01
2022	Q4	4.19	0.68	0.49	0.70	0.40	4.30
2023	Q1	1.56	0.50	0.49	0.48	0.38	3.52
2023	Q2	2.38	0.52	0.48	0.51	0.51	3.54

More following relatives in Q2, but fewer than one year previously

In Q2, altogether 2,625 following family members arrived in the Netherlands, i.e. 730 more than in the previous quarter. The increase was mainly seen among Syrians (+660). Nearly 7 in 10 following relatives were from Syria.

Compared to Q2 2022, the number of following family members was 17 percent lower. Among Syrian, Iranian and Eritrean nationals in particular, numbers were significantly lower. The number of following family members in Q2 2023 was virtually equal to Q2 2021, when travel restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following family members, main nationalities
Jaar	Kwartaal	Syrian (x 1,000)	Yemeni (x 1,000)	Afghan (x 1,000)	Turkish (x 1,000)	Other (x 1,000)
2020	Q1	0.32	0.08	0.02	0.02	0.64
2020	Q2	0.07	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.16
2020	Q3	0.36	0.06	0.01	0.17	0.28
2020	Q4	0.72	0.28	0.01	0.06	0.62
2021	Q1	0.77	0.20	0.03	0.18	0.34
2021	Q2	1.64	0.19	0.02	0.14	0.62
2021	Q3	1.79	0.12	0.02	0.27	0.59
2021	Q4	2.25	0.15	0.05	0.15	0.64
2022	Q1	1.75	0.10	0.04	0.14	0.55
2022	Q2	2.25	0.12	0.03	0.26	0.52
2022	Q3	2.48	0.11	0.05	0.49	0.54
2022	Q4	0.77	0.05	0.06	0.22	0.47
2023	Q1	1.09	0.08	0.06	0.27	0.41
2023	Q2	1.75	0.20	0.07	0.33	0.30

Following family members, main nationalities
Jaar	Kwartaal	Syrian (x 1,000)	Yemeni (x 1,000)	Afghan (x 1,000)	Turkish (x 1,000)	Other (x 1,000)
2020	Q1	0.32	0.08	0.02	0.02	0.64
2020	Q2	0.07	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.16
2020	Q3	0.36	0.06	0.01	0.17	0.28
2020	Q4	0.72	0.28	0.01	0.06	0.62
2021	Q1	0.77	0.20	0.03	0.18	0.34
2021	Q2	1.64	0.19	0.02	0.14	0.62
2021	Q3	1.79	0.12	0.02	0.27	0.59
2021	Q4	2.25	0.15	0.05	0.15	0.64
2022	Q1	1.75	0.10	0.04	0.14	0.55
2022	Q2	2.25	0.12	0.03	0.26	0.52
2022	Q3	2.48	0.11	0.05	0.49	0.54
2022	Q4	0.77	0.05	0.06	0.22	0.47
2023	Q1	1.09	0.08	0.06	0.27	0.41
2023	Q2	1.75	0.20	0.07	0.33	0.30

International developments

In Q2 2023, the number of asylum applications from Ukraine and Russia decreased further, to 100 and 80 respectively. In Q1, 105 Ukrainians and 90 Russians submitted a first asylum application. This number was substantially higher in Q2 2022, when 325 Ukrainians and 170 Russians filed a first-time asylum request, partly due to the war in Ukraine.

Compared to Q1 2023, the number of first asylum applications from Iraq and Moldova rose in Q2, by 225 and 90 respectively. The number was also higher compared to the same quarter last year. The number of requests by Moldovan nationals has been increasing for a longer time. There were no following family members from Moldova.

Asylum applications from Moldova
Jaartal	Kwartaal	Asylum applications
2020	Q1	5
2020	Q2	0
2020	Q3	10
2020	Q4	15
2021	Q1	0
2021	Q2	10
2021	Q3	15
2021	Q4	15
2022	Q1	15
2022	Q2	60
2022	Q3	55
2022	Q4	75
2023	Q1	70
2023	Q2	160

Asylum applications from Moldova
Jaartal	Kwartaal	Asylum applications
2020	Q1	5
2020	Q2	0
2020	Q3	10
2020	Q4	15
2021	Q1	0
2021	Q2	10
2021	Q3	15
2021	Q4	15
2022	Q1	15
2022	Q2	60
2022	Q3	55
2022	Q4	75
2023	Q1	70
2023	Q2	160

Sources

StatLine - Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age
Website - Temporary Protection Directive Ukraine

More Syrians and Eritreans

More following relatives in Q2, but fewer than one year previously

International developments

Sources

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