First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia
Croatia: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.22 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.22 Number for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 633.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia peaked at 0.69 Number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03 Number, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.25 Number | — |
| 2014 | 0.09 Number | -64.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 Number | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.52 Number | +1633.3% |
| 2017 | 0.22 Number | -57.7% |
| 2018 | 0.17 Number | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.32 Number | +88.2% |
| 2020 | 0.39 Number | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.64 Number | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 0.69 Number | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.42 Number | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 0.26 Number | -38.1% |
| 2025 | 0.22 Number | -15.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1633.3% | 0.03 Number | 0.52 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2286 Number | 0.03 Number | 0.52 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4367 Number | 0.22 Number | 0.69 Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Croatia was 0.22 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 Number in 2022.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 Number in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 633.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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