First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly was 20.6 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Liechtenstein, 2016–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number per hundred thousand persons.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 20.6 Number per hundred thousand persons for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in 2026.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Liechtenstein peaked at 32.1 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.4 Number per hundred thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Liechtenstein 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Number per hundred thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | — |
| 2017 | 31.7 Number per hundred thousand persons | +85.4% |
| 2018 | 32.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | -71.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4 Number per hundred thousand persons | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3 Number per hundred thousand persons | +220.4% |
| 2022 | 14.6 Number per hundred thousand persons | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 14.5 Number per hundred thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6 Number per hundred thousand persons | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 16.3 Number per hundred thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2026 | 20.6 Number per hundred thousand persons | +26.4% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 20.6 Number per hundred thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.1 Number per hundred thousand persons, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 20.6 Number per hundred thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1 Number per hundred thousand persons, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5 Number per hundred thousand persons | 9.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | 32.1 Number per hundred thousand persons | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.9 Number per hundred thousand persons | 5.4 Number per hundred thousand persons | 20.6 Number per hundred thousand persons | 7 |
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More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Liechtenstein?
- First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Liechtenstein was 20.6 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 Number per hundred thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly?
- Liechtenstein ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2026.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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