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

Hungary: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 96.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
96.4%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
11th
of 40 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2015
All-time low
78.3%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2013–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Hungary, 2013–2025

0204060801002013201920252013: 98.3 Percentage2014: 96.4 Percentage2015: 98.5 Percentage2016: 95.9 Percentage2017: 91.8 Percentage2018: 94.8 Percentage2019: 93.6 Percentage2020: 78.3 Percentage2021: 95 Percentage2022: 95.6 Percentage2023: 90.3 Percentage2024: 92.9 Percentage2025: 96.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Hungary is 96.4%, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Hungary peaked at 98.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2020.

Hungary ranks 11th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Hungary, 2013 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2013 98.3%
2014 96.4% -1.9%
2015 98.5% +2.2%
2016 95.9% -2.6%
2017 91.8% -4.3%
2018 94.8% +3.3%
2019 93.6% -1.3%
2020 78.3% -16.3%
2021 95.0% +21.3%
2022 95.6% +0.6%
2023 90.3% -5.5%
2024 92.9% +2.9%
2025 96.4% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 95.6% 91.8% 98.5% 7
2020s 91.4% 78.3% 96.4% 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 8 Bulgaria 97.6% compare
  2. 9 Iceland 96.8% compare
  3. 10 Romania 96.5% compare
  4. 12 Luxembourg 96.3% compare
  5. 13 Denmark 95.8% compare
  6. 14 Italy 95.0% compare
  7. 14 Slovenia 95.0% compare
  8. 14 Slovenia 95.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Hungary?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Hungary was 96.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Hungary ranks 11th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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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