First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 2.6 Number in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg stood at 2.6 Number.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg peaked at 4.19 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.84 Number, in 2013.
That places Luxembourg 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.74 Number | — |
| 2012 | 3.81 Number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.84 Number | -51.7% |
| 2014 | 1.87 Number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.19 Number | +124.1% |
| 2016 | 3.58 Number | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 3.93 Number | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.69 Number | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.59 Number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.07 Number | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 2.15 Number | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.73 Number | +73.5% |
| 2023 | 3.95 Number | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 3.16 Number | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 2.6 Number | -17.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 2.6 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 2.6 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +124.1% | 1.87 Number | 4.19 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.36 Number | 1.84 Number | 4.19 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.94 Number | 2.07 Number | 3.95 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Luxembourg was 2.6 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 Number in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 Number in 2013.
- How does Luxembourg rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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