First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria

Austria: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 75.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
75.0%
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
34th
of 40 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2022
All-time low
75.0%
in 2025
Years of data
12
2014–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria, 2014–2025

0204060801002014201920252014: 91.6 Percentage2015: 97 Percentage2016: 94.4 Percentage2017: 90.9 Percentage2018: 84.4 Percentage2019: 85.4 Percentage2020: 90.8 Percentage2021: 94.7 Percentage2022: 97.8 Percentage2023: 94.8 Percentage2024: 87.7 Percentage2025: 75 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria stood at 75.0%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria peaked at 97.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2025.

Austria ranks 34th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria, year by year

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria, 2014 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2014 91.6%
2015 97.0% +5.9%
2016 94.4% -2.7%
2017 90.9% -3.7%
2018 84.4% -7.2%
2019 85.4% +1.2%
2020 90.8% +6.3%
2021 94.7% +4.3%
2022 97.8% +3.3%
2023 94.8% -3.1%
2024 87.7% -7.5%
2025 75.0% -14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 90.6% 84.4% 97.0% 6
2020s 90.1% 75.0% 97.8% 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 31 Czechia 78.3% compare
  2. 32 Finland 77.8% compare
  3. 33 France 76.8% compare
  4. 35 Malta 74.0% compare
  5. 36 Croatia 71.5% compare
  6. 36 Croatia 71.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Austria was 75.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2025.
How does Austria rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Austria ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 661 data points, 2008–2025
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