First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 83.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 83.9% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 95.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.3% | — |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 83.9% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.3% | 95.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 83.9% | 92.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Montenegro 100.0% compare
- 3 Portugal 99.3% compare
- 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
- 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 83.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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