Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2025, Netherlands's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 53.5% compared to 2024, reaching 7,420.

Netherlands accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 325,765.

Netherlands ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.9% (from 8,620 in 2020).

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