First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Poland
Poland: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.31 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Poland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.31 Number for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Poland peaked at 0.39 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.04 Number, in 2020.
That places Poland 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Poland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.19 Number | — |
| 2009 | 0.25 Number | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 0.11 Number | -56.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 Number | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.24 Number | +84.6% |
| 2013 | 0.37 Number | +54.2% |
| 2014 | 0.15 Number | -59.5% |
| 2015 | 0.27 Number | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 Number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.08 Number | -69.2% |
| 2018 | 0.06 Number | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 Number | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.04 Number | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 0.17 Number | +325.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 Number | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.21 Number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.39 Number | +85.7% |
| 2025 | 0.31 Number | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.22 Number | 0.19 Number | 0.25 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.174 Number | 0.06 Number | 0.37 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2217 Number | 0.04 Number | 0.39 Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Poland?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Poland was 0.31 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 Number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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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