Fewer asylum requests and more following family members in 2024

Jaartal | Kwartaal | Asylum requests (x 1,000) | Following family members (x 1,000) |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Q1 | 4.155 | 2.140 |
2018 | Q2 | 4.320 | 1.970 |
2018 | Q3 | 6.205 | 1.280 |
2018 | Q4 | 5.835 | 1.070 |
2019 | Q1 | 5.380 | 0.845 |
2019 | Q2 | 5.190 | 0.890 |
2019 | Q3 | 5.870 | 1.200 |
2019 | Q4 | 6.100 | 1.245 |
2020 | Q1 | 4.470 | 1.065 |
2020 | Q2 | 1.255 | 0.260 |
2020 | Q3 | 4.100 | 0.860 |
2020 | Q4 | 3.895 | 1.680 |
2021 | Q1 | 2.720 | 1.510 |
2021 | Q2 | 3.340 | 2.600 |
2021 | Q3 | 8.815 | 2.780 |
2021 | Q4 | 9.870 | 3.230 |
2022 | Q1 | 6.450 | 2.570 |
2022 | Q2 | 7.325 | 3.165 |
2022 | Q3 | 11.015 | 3.650 |
2022 | Q4 | 10.745 | 1.545 |
2023 | Q1 | 6.940 | 1.905 |
2023 | Q2 | 7.950 | 2.630 |
2023 | Q3 | 10.510 | 2.600 |
2023 | Q4 | 12.975 | 2.990 |
2024 | Q1 | 8.965 | 3.090 |
2024 | Q2 | 7.710 | 2.780 |
2024 | Q3 | 8.115 | 2.650 |
2024 | Q4 | 7.240 | 3.290 |
As in previous years, the majority of asylum applications in 2024 were submitted by people from Syria - a total of 11.5 thousand. After Syria, the second-highest number of asylum requests came from people from Iraq (2.2 thousand first-time asylum requests), followed by people from Türkiye/Turkey (1.9 thousand) and Eritrea (1.5 thousand).
The number of first-time asylum applications from Syrians fell for the first time in five years in 2024 and was 12% lower than in 2023. The number of asylum applications from people from Türkiye, Eritrea and Yemen also declined compared to 2023, by 35 percent, 38 percent and 45 percent respectively. The number of asylum requests from Iraqis has risen over the past five years, by contrast, especially in 2023 and in the first half of 2024.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Syria | 4070 | 8380 | 12650 | 13030 | 11525 |
Iraq | 335 | 745 | 670 | 1495 | 2220 |
Türkiye (Turkey) | 990 | 2460 | 2685 | 2860 | 1870 |
Eritrea | 370 | 770 | 1365 | 2345 | 1465 |
Yemen | 410 | 1190 | 2430 | 1980 | 1080 |
Somalia | 200 | 905 | 1455 | 1805 | 1075 |
Fewer asylum requests in Q4 2024
The Netherlands received 7.2 thousand applications for asylum in the fourth quarter of 2024. This was almost 11 percent fewer than in the previous quarter, when 8.2 thousand first-time asylum applications were received. Fewer asylum applications were submitted in the second half of 2024 than in the first half of the year. Between 2021 and 2023, the opposite was true: in those years, the number of asylum requests peaked in the second half of the year.
Compared to Q4 2023, the number of asylum requests received in Q4 2024 declined by 5.7 thousand, or 44 percent.
Slightly fewer family member arrivals
A total of 11.9 thousand following family members came to the Netherlands in 2024. That was 1.8 thousand more than in 2023. This rise was mainly because more following family members came to the Netherlands from Syria: 8.7 thousand people in 2024, compared to 6.7 thousand in 2023. The number of following family members from Türkiye fell by 59 percent by 2024.
Land | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Syrian | 1460 | 6440 | 7240 | 6695 | 8710 |
Yemeni | 425 | 650 | 375 | 820 | 830 |
Turkish | 255 | 735 | 1095 | 1145 | 470 |
Iraqi | 110 | 265 | 130 | 255 | 395 |
Other | 1615 | 2030 | 2085 | 1210 | 1475 |
Sources
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