First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Romania

Romania: First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly was 0.4 in 2026. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2026)
0.4
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
30th
of 32 countries
All-time high
5.3
in 2022
All-time low
0.4
in 2026
Years of data
16
2011–2026

First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Romania, 2011–2026

0123452011201820262011: 0.72012: 12013: 0.62014: 0.62015: 0.52016: 0.82017: 22018: 0.82019: 1.12020: 2.62021: 3.92022: 5.32023: 4.32024: 12025: 0.52026: 0.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Romania is 0.4, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Romania peaked at 5.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2026.

Romania ranks 30th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9 0.5 2 9
2020s 2.57 0.4 5.3 7

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 27 Portugal 1.1 compare
  2. 28 Lithuania 0.9 compare
  3. 29 Czechia 0.7 compare
  4. 31 Slovakia 0.2 compare
  5. 32 Hungary 0.1 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Romania?
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly in Romania was 0.4 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2022.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2026.
How does Romania rank for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly?
Romania ranks 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2026.
Is first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

About this data

Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 558 data points, 2008–2026
Last refreshed