First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Croatia
Croatia: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 71.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
71.5%
Change on year
down 20.1%
World rank
36th
of 40 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2022
All-time low
68.3%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2013–2025
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 71.5% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Croatia peaked at 97.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2015.
That places Croatia 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.0% | — |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 68.3% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 71.5% | 97.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Croatia?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Croatia was 71.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia 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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