First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania

Lithuania: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.11
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
28th
of 32 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 2021
All-time low
0.07
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025

First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania, 2009–2025

00.511.52009201720252009: 0.072010: 0.122011: 0.132012: 0.192013: 0.082014: 0.132015: 0.092016: 0.142017: 0.182018: 0.142019: 0.222020: 0.092021: 1.42022: 0.322023: 0.182024: 0.12025: 0.11

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.11 for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in 2025.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania peaked at 1.39 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2009.

That places Lithuania 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
2000s 0.07 0.07 0.07 1
2010s 0.142 0.08 0.22 10
2020s 0.365 0.09 1.39 6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 25 Montenegro 0.23 compare
  2. 26 Croatia 0.22 compare
  3. 27 Portugal 0.15 compare
  4. 29 Czechia 0.09 compare
  5. 30 Romania 0.06 compare
  6. 31 Slovakia 0.02 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More reference data data for Lithuania

All data for Lithuania →

Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania?
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania was 0.11 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2021.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2009.
How does Lithuania rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
Lithuania ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

About this data

Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 525 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed