PT · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Portugal, 2022
First-time asylum applications
1,980
Portugal, 2022
▲ 46.7% vs 2021 (1,350)
Analysis
In 2022, Portugal's first-time asylum applications increased by 46.7% compared to 2021, reaching 1,980.
Portugal accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.
Portugal ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 96.0% (from 1,010 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
0.2%
EU-27: 874,040
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm