First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France
France: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 1.69 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.69 Number
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
13th
of 40 countries
All-time high
2.12 Number
in 2023
All-time low
0.65 Number
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France stood at 1.69 Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France peaked at 2.12 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.65 Number, in 2009.
That places France 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.65 Number | — |
| 2010 | 0.74 Number | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8 Number | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.83 Number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.92 Number | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.89 Number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 Number | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 Number | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.38 Number | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 1.89 Number | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 2.06 Number | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 Number | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 1.53 Number | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 2.02 Number | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 2.12 Number | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.89 Number | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 1.69 Number | -10.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.69 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- France's 1.69 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.65 Number | 0.65 Number | 0.65 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.17 Number | 0.74 Number | 2.06 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 Number | 1.21 Number | 2.12 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 10 Liechtenstein 1.96 Number compare
- 11 Slovenia 1.86 Number compare
- 11 Slovenia 1.86 Number compare
- 14 Austria 1.35 Number compare
- 14 Germany 1.35 Number compare
- 16 Netherlands 1.33 Number compare
- 16 Netherlands 1.33 Number compare
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in France was 1.69 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 Number in 2009.
- How does France rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- France ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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