First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands
Netherlands: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 1.33 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.33 Number
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
16th
of 40 countries
All-time high
2.55 Number
in 2015
All-time low
0.58 Number
in 2012
Years of data
18
2008–2025
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.33 Number for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in 2025.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands peaked at 2.55 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.58 Number, in 2012.
Netherlands ranks 16th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.82 Number | — |
| 2009 | 0.9 Number | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8 Number | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.69 Number | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.58 Number | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.58 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.29 Number | +122.4% |
| 2015 | 2.55 Number | +97.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 Number | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 0.94 Number | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 1.19 Number | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3 Number | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.78 Number | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 1.42 Number | +82.1% |
| 2022 | 2.02 Number | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 2.15 Number | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.78 Number | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 1.33 Number | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.86 Number | 0.82 Number | 0.9 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.11 Number | 0.58 Number | 2.55 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 Number | 0.78 Number | 2.15 Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands was 1.33 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 Number in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 Number in 2012.
- How does Netherlands rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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