NL · 2021 · tps00191

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

Netherlands, 2021

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
26,525
Netherlands, 2021
▲ 73.9% vs 2020 (15,255)
Analysis

In 2021, Netherlands's asylum applicants by type increased by 73.9% compared to 2020, reaching 26,525.

Netherlands accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.

Netherlands ranks 7th 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 26.6% (from 20,945 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
4.2%
EU-27: 638,410
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025