First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia
Latvia: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 87.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia stood at 87.4%.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 94.4% | — |
| 2009 | 89.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 87.4% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 89.7% | 94.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 91.7% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 77.1% | 95.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Latvia was 87.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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