EU27_2020 · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Name: First-time asylum applications — European Union (27), 2022
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2022

874,040

European Union (27), 2022

▲ 63.0% vs 2021 (536,270)

Analysis

In 2022, European Union (27)'s first-time asylum applications increased by 63.0% compared to 2021, reaching 874,040.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 40.9% (from 620,460 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)

2014 2026

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Source: Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm