Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2021, Netherlands's asylum positive increased by 57.3% compared to 2020, reaching 7,825.

Netherlands accounts for 6.9% of the EU-27 total of 113,375.

Netherlands ranks 6th 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 19.7% (from 9,740 in 2016).

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