First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Latvia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 51.2% compared to 2023, reaching 795.

Latvia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Latvia ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 354.3% (from 175 in 2019).

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