Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

In 2024, Netherlands's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 18.2% compared to 2023, reaching 21,185.

Netherlands accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 754,225.

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 grown by 63.3% (from 12,975 in 2019).

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