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

Czechia: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
78.3%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
31st
of 40 countries
All-time high
82.1%
in 2019
All-time low
49.2%
in 2010
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Czechia, 2008–2025

0204060802008201620252008: 63.7 Percentage2009: 50.2 Percentage2010: 49.2 Percentage2011: 64.6 Percentage2012: 68.1 Percentage2013: 70.6 Percentage2014: 79.1 Percentage2015: 81.4 Percentage2016: 81.6 Percentage2017: 78.8 Percentage2018: 80 Percentage2019: 82.1 Percentage2020: 68.4 Percentage2021: 75.1 Percentage2022: 79.1 Percentage2023: 80.6 Percentage2024: 75.8 Percentage2025: 78.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 78.3% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Czechia peaked at 82.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2010.

Czechia ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Czechia, 2008 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2008 63.7%
2009 50.2% -21.2%
2010 49.2% -2.0%
2011 64.6% +31.3%
2012 68.1% +5.4%
2013 70.6% +3.7%
2014 79.1% +12.0%
2015 81.4% +2.9%
2016 81.6% +0.2%
2017 78.8% -3.4%
2018 80.0% +1.5%
2019 82.1% +2.6%
2020 68.4% -16.7%
2021 75.1% +9.8%
2022 79.1% +5.3%
2023 80.6% +1.9%
2024 75.8% -6.0%
2025 78.3% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.0% 50.2% 63.7% 2
2010s 73.5% 49.2% 82.1% 10
2020s 76.2% 68.4% 80.6% 6

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 28 Slovakia 82.7% compare
  2. 28 Slovakia 82.7% compare
  3. 30 Belgium 80.0% compare
  4. 32 Finland 77.8% compare
  5. 33 France 76.8% compare
  6. 34 Austria 75.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Czechia?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Czechia was 78.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2010.
How does Czechia rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Czechia ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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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