First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Slovakia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 63.5% compared to 2023, reaching 135.

Slovakia accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Slovakia ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.2% (from 215 in 2019).

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