Asylum applications by state of procedure by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
5,339 Per million inhabitants
Greece
Lowest
11 Per million inhabitants
Hungary
Median
719.5 Per million inhabitants
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
524
What the numbers show
Asylum applications by state of procedure is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 5,339 Per million inhabitants in Greece; the lowest is 11 Per million inhabitants in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 719.5 Per million inhabitants, and the mean is 1,346 Per million inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 485.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 1,377.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 99.9%).
Asylum applications by state of procedure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 5,339 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 406.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Iceland | 4,812 Per million inhabitants | 2024 | up 342.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 2,884 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 2,871 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 811.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 2,595 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 37.4% | flat |
| 6 | Switzerland | 2,573 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 44.0% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 2,385 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 2,314 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 2,148 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 1,957 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 1,861 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 1,377.0% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 1,689 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1,354 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1,331 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 1,317 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Estonia | 734 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 329.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Malta | 705 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 693 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 315.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Norway | 607 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 590 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 464 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Finland | 347 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 306 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 306 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Montenegro | 225 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 218 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 541.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 163 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 114 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 85 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 60 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 24 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 11 Per million inhabitants | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |