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

Poland: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 84.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
84.4%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
91.7%
in 2013
All-time low
54.2%
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025

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

0204060801002008201620252008: 84.5 Percentage2009: 91.1 Percentage2010: 66.2 Percentage2011: 72.4 Percentage2012: 85.3 Percentage2013: 91.7 Percentage2014: 69.9 Percentage2015: 84.1 Percentage2016: 79.5 Percentage2017: 59.5 Percentage2018: 58.5 Percentage2019: 68 Percentage2020: 54.2 Percentage2021: 80 Percentage2022: 78.5 Percentage2023: 81.5 Percentage2024: 85.5 Percentage2025: 84.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Poland recorded 84.4% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Poland peaked at 91.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2020.

That places Poland 26th 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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Poland, 2008 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2008 84.5%
2009 91.1% +7.8%
2010 66.2% -27.3%
2011 72.4% +9.4%
2012 85.3% +17.8%
2013 91.7% +7.5%
2014 69.9% -23.8%
2015 84.1% +20.3%
2016 79.5% -5.5%
2017 59.5% -25.2%
2018 58.5% -1.7%
2019 68.0% +16.2%
2020 54.2% -20.3%
2021 80.0% +47.6%
2022 78.5% -1.9%
2023 81.5% +3.8%
2024 85.5% +4.9%
2025 84.4% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.8% 84.5% 91.1% 2
2010s 73.5% 58.5% 91.7% 10
2020s 77.4% 54.2% 85.5% 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 24 Lithuania 86.4% compare
  2. 24 Lithuania 86.4% compare
  3. 26 Poland 84.4% compare
  4. 28 Slovakia 82.7% compare
  5. 28 Slovakia 82.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Poland?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Poland was 84.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2020.
How does Poland rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Poland ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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