First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania
Lithuania: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.11 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.11 Number 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 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.07 Number, in 2009.
That places Lithuania 34th out of 40 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.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.07 Number | — |
| 2010 | 0.12 Number | +71.4% |
| 2011 | 0.13 Number | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.19 Number | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 0.08 Number | -57.9% |
| 2014 | 0.13 Number | +62.5% |
| 2015 | 0.09 Number | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 0.14 Number | +55.6% |
| 2017 | 0.18 Number | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.14 Number | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.22 Number | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.09 Number | -59.1% |
| 2021 | 1.39 Number | +1444.4% |
| 2022 | 0.32 Number | -77.0% |
| 2023 | 0.18 Number | -43.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1 Number | -44.4% |
| 2025 | 0.11 Number | +10.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.11 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.11 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1444.4% | 0.09 Number | 1.39 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.07 Number | 0.07 Number | 0.07 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.142 Number | 0.08 Number | 0.22 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.365 Number | 0.09 Number | 1.39 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
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 Number 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 Number in 2021.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 Number in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Lithuania ranks 34th out of 40 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.
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