First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly was 11.1 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
11.1 Number per hundred thousand persons
Change on year
down 10.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
22.9 Number per hundred thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
7.7 Number per hundred thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
13
2014–2026
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number per hundred thousand persons.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 11.1 Number per hundred thousand persons for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 22.9 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7 Number per hundred thousand persons, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number per hundred thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 Number per hundred thousand persons | — |
| 2015 | 22.9 Number per hundred thousand persons | +129.0% |
| 2016 | 21.9 Number per hundred thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6 Number per hundred thousand persons | -47.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6 Number per hundred thousand persons | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7 Number per hundred thousand persons | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7 Number per hundred thousand persons | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 10 Number per hundred thousand persons | +29.9% |
| 2022 | 16.3 Number per hundred thousand persons | +63.0% |
| 2023 | 19.5 Number per hundred thousand persons | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 16.9 Number per hundred thousand persons | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 12.4 Number per hundred thousand persons | -26.6% |
| 2026 | 11.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.78 Number per hundred thousand persons | 10 Number per hundred thousand persons | 22.9 Number per hundred thousand persons | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.41 Number per hundred thousand persons | 7.7 Number per hundred thousand persons | 19.5 Number per hundred thousand persons | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 11.1 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2026.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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