First-time asylum applications

In 2025, Poland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 22.7% compared to 2024, reaching 11,160.

Poland accounts for 1.7% of the EU-27 total of 669,820.

Poland ranks 10th 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 641.5% (from 1,505 in 2020).

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