First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal
Portugal: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 99.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal is 99.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2016.
That places Portugal 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100.0% | — |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +66.4% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 48.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 87.6% | 99.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Montenegro 100.0% compare
- 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
- 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
- 6 Ireland 98.6% compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Portugal was 99.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Portugal ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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