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
2008–2025
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 579 data points, 2008–2025
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