First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands

Netherlands: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 1.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.33
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
15th
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.55
in 2015
All-time low
0.58
in 2012
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands, 2008–2025

0.511.522.52008201620252008: 0.822009: 0.92010: 0.82011: 0.692012: 0.582013: 0.582014: 1.32015: 2.52016: 1.12017: 0.942018: 1.22019: 1.32020: 0.782021: 1.42022: 22023: 2.12024: 1.82025: 1.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Netherlands stood at 1.33.

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 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.58, in 2012.

Netherlands ranks 15th of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.86 0.82 0.9 2
2010s 1.11 0.58 2.55 10
2020s 1.58 0.78 2.15 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 12 France 1.69 compare
  2. 13 Austria 1.35 compare
  3. 13 Germany 1.35 compare
  4. 16 Estonia 0.73 compare
  5. 17 Malta 0.7 compare
  6. 18 Latvia 0.69 compare

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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 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 in 2015.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.58 in 2012.
How does Netherlands rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
Netherlands ranks 15th out of 32 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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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 525 data points, 2008–2025
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