Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2025, Netherlands's asylum positive decreased by 34.7% compared to 2024, reaching 3,445.

Netherlands accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 166,825.

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 30.8% (from 4,975 in 2020).

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