Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2023, Netherlands's asylum positive decreased by 64.4% compared to 2022, reaching 3,290.

Netherlands accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 152,020.

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 86.9% (from 1,760 in 2018).

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