How the numbers were computed

For the story First-time asylum applicants per 1,000 people in the EU.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Germany, at 1.35 per 1,000 inhabitants each, are both 10th, and the Netherlands is 12th.

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27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

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Over time

The EU figure, 2015–2025

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

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2.63: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2016 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2016 · request r1
1.4: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2017 · request r1
1.27: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2018 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2018 · request r1
1.41: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
0.93: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
1.2: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
1.96: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
2.34: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
2.03: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1
1.49: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.EU27_2020@2025 · request r1

Differences, 2025 − 2015

Per country and for the EU, the 2025 value minus the 2015 value. Rounding: each value rounded to 2 decimals as displayed, then subtracted.

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28 values, one per country and the EU's migr_asyapp1mp:A.NR.<geo>@2015 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1

Countries where the number of first-time asylum applicants per inhabitant fell

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2015 is below zero, 13 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2015

Countries where the number of first-time asylum applicants per inhabitant rose

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2015 is above zero, 13 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2015

Citizenships

The other citizenships together, 2025

The EU's value − the sum of the 10 values shown. Rounding: the values as published.

671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
89,480: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.VE.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
63,975: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.AF.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
40,500: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.SY.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
35,650: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.BD.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
24,240: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.TR.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
22,715: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EG.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
22,380: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.UA.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
20,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.CO.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
19,860: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.PE.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2
18,835: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.MA.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Age

Share of the EU's figure, under 14, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

120,665: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.Y_LT14.EU27_2020@2025 · request r3
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, 14 to 17, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

38,090: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.Y14-17.EU27_2020@2025 · request r3
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, 18 to 34, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

335,430: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.Y18-34.EU27_2020@2025 · request r3
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, 35 to 64, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

170,070: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.Y35-64.EU27_2020@2025 · request r3
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, 65 or over, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

7,625: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.Y_GE65.EU27_2020@2025 · request r3
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, age unknown, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

15: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.UNK.EU27_2020@2025 · request r3
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Women and men

Share of the EU's figure, women, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

234,080: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.F.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r4
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, men, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

436,055: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.M.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r4
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2

Share of the EU's figure, sex unknown, 2025

The group's value ÷ the EU's value × 100. Rounding: the decimals shown, from the unrounded value.

1,760: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.UNK.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r4
671,895: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 migr_asyappctza:A.EXT_EU27_2020.FRST.T.PER.TOTAL.EU27_2020@2025 · request r2