First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Netherlands's first-time asylum applications decreased by 16.6% compared to 2023, reaching 31,995.

Netherlands accounts for 3.5% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Netherlands ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 41.9% (from 22,540 in 2019).

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