First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland
Finland: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 77.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland stood at 77.8%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 32nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93.8% | — |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.4% | 54.0% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 45.3% | 83.4% | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Finland was 77.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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