First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia
Latvia: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.69 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia stood at 0.69 Number.
That represents a change of up 60.5% on the previous year and up 305.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia peaked at 0.86 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02 Number, in 2008.
That places Latvia 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.02 Number | — |
| 2009 | 0.02 Number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 Number | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.16 Number | +433.3% |
| 2012 | 0.09 Number | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 0.09 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.18 Number | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 Number | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.17 Number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 Number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.09 Number | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 Number | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.31 Number | +287.5% |
| 2022 | 0.29 Number | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.86 Number | +196.6% |
| 2024 | 0.43 Number | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.69 Number | +60.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +433.3% | 0.03 Number | 0.16 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 Number | 0.02 Number | 0.02 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.125 Number | 0.03 Number | 0.18 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4433 Number | 0.08 Number | 0.86 Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Latvia was 0.69 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 Number in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Latvia ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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