Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the was 1.18 million in 2026. ▲ Rising
Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 1.18 million for persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in 2026.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 1.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 495,670, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 495,670 | — |
| 2015 | 958,625 | +93.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 892,970 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 939,535 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 929,180 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 766,040 | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 751,570 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 883,725 | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 1.22 million | -2.2% |
| 2026 | 1.18 million | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +93.4% | 495,670 | 958,625 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 879,633 | 495,670 | 1.06 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 751,570 | 1.25 million | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.18 million in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,670 in 2014.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2026.
- Is persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of the month by citizenship, age and sex - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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