Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded) by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
28,960
Poland
Lowest
0
Liechtenstein
Median
2,135
Years covered
18
2008β2025
Data points
579
What the numbers show
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 28,960 in Poland; the lowest is 0 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,135, and the mean is 4,651.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 93.7%).
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 28,960 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 18,275 | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 3 | France | 12,210 | 2025 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Croatia | 12,090 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 10,610 | 2025 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 10,135 | 2025 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 8,875 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 7,465 | 2025 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 6,610 | 2025 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 5,650 | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 5,130 | 2025 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 4,505 | 2025 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Latvia | 2,765 | 2025 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 2,460 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 2,320 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 2,165 | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 2,135 | 2025 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Estonia | 1,635 | 2025 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 1,605 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 1,370 | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 1,175 | 2025 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Cyprus | 1,145 | 2025 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 820 | 2025 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Montenegro | 800 | 2025 | β | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 465 | 2025 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 465 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Slovak Republic | 430 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 28 | Norway | 395 | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 395 | 2025 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Malta | 320 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 55 | 2025 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 55 | 2021 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |