migr_asydcfsta · 2012–2025

Asylum positive — humanitarian protection

Eurostat migr_asydcfsta — First instance decisions on applications by type of decision, citizenship, age and sex - annual aggregated data. Data range: 2008 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for asylum positive was 86,410 .

That is a 28.5% rose versus 2024 (67,250).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 55.9% higher.

Across member states, Spain reported the highest value (57,940, 2025) and Romania the lowest (5, 2025) — a ratio of 11588.0× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2025
86,410
HIGHEST · 2025
Spain
57,940
LOWEST · 2025
Romania
5

Map · 2025

Finland: 250.0 FI 250.0 Sweden: 335.0 SE 335.0 Denmark: 20.0 DK 20.0 Estonia (no data) EE Ireland: 270.0 IE 270.0 Netherlands: 1.1k NL 1.1k Germany: 12.1k DE 12.1k Poland: 5.0 PL 5.0 Latvia (no data) LV Belgium (no data) BE Luxembourg (no data) LU Czechia: 5.0 CZ 5.0 Slovakia: 10.0 SK 10.0 Lithuania (no data) LT France (no data) FR Austria: 435.0 AT 435.0 Hungary: 5.0 HU 5.0 Romania: 5.0 RO 5.0 Portugal (no data) PT Spain: 57.9k ES 57.9k Italy: 13.9k IT 13.9k Slovenia (no data) SI Bulgaria (no data) BG Cyprus: 10.0 CY 10.0 Malta: 35.0 MT 35.0 Croatia (no data) HR Greece: 10.0 EL 10.0
5.0 57.9k

Ranking · 2025

European Union (27) EU 86.4k Spain ES 57.9k Italy IT 13.9k Germany DE 12.1k Netherlands NL 1.1k Austria AT 435 Sweden SE 335 Ireland IE 270 Finland FI 250 Malta MT 35 Denmark DK 20 Cyprus CY 10 Greece EL 10 Slovakia SK 10 Czechia CZ 5 Hungary HU 5 Poland PL 5 Romania RO 5
2025 ranking · 18 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

-5.2k 19.0k 43.2k 67.4k 91.6k 2008 2010 2013 2015 2018 2020 2023 2025 Spain Italy Germany Netherlands Austria Sweden Ireland Finland Malta Denmark Cyprus Greece European Union (27) Asylum positive — humanitarian protection (decisions) EU27_2020 ES IT DE NL AT SE IE FI MT DK CY EL
  • Spain 57.9k
  • Italy 13.9k
  • Germany 12.1k
  • Netherlands 1.1k
  • Austria 435
  • Sweden 335
  • Ireland 270
  • Finland 250
  • Malta 35
  • Denmark 20
  • Cyprus 10
  • Greece 10
  • European Union (27) 86.4k

Country × year heatmap · all values

200820102012201420162018202020222024 Austria AT Austria · 2014: 140.0 Austria · 2015: 355.0 Austria · 2016: 330.0 Austria · 2017: 385.0 Austria · 2018: 780.0 Austria · 2019: 725.0 Austria · 2020: 780.0 Austria · 2021: 460.0 Austria · 2022: 290.0 Austria · 2023: 245.0 Austria · 2024: 305.0 Austria · 2025: 435.0 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2009: 40.0 Cyprus · 2010: 25.0 Cyprus · 2011: 15.0 Cyprus · 2012: 15.0 Cyprus · 2013: 10.0 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2008: 25.0 Czechia · 2009: 20.0 Czechia · 2010: 20.0 Czechia · 2011: 10.0 Czechia · 2012: 5.0 Czechia · 2013: 15.0 Czechia · 2014: 15.0 Czechia · 2015: 15.0 Czechia · 2016: 5.0 Czechia · 2017: 5.0 Czechia · 2018: 5.0 Czechia · 2019: 5.0 Czechia · 2020: 5.0 Czechia · 2021: 5.0 Czechia · 2024: 5.0 Czechia · 2025: 5.0 Denmark DK Denmark · 2008: 210.0 Denmark · 2009: 95.0 Denmark · 2010: 170.0 Denmark · 2011: 190.0 Denmark · 2012: 120.0 Denmark · 2013: 80.0 Denmark · 2014: 90.0 Denmark · 2015: 1.1k Denmark · 2016: 2.5k Denmark · 2017: 825.0 Denmark · 2018: 435.0 Denmark · 2019: 355.0 Denmark · 2020: 145.0 Denmark · 2021: 160.0 Denmark · 2022: 60.0 Denmark · 2023: 140.0 Denmark · 2024: 175.0 Denmark · 2025: 20.0 Finland FI Finland · 2008: 135.0 Finland · 2009: 80.0 Finland · 2010: 190.0 Finland · 2011: 190.0 Finland · 2012: 240.0 Finland · 2013: 295.0 Finland · 2014: 300.0 Finland · 2015: 160.0 Finland · 2016: 1.0k Finland · 2017: 380.0 Finland · 2018: 240.0 Finland · 2019: 165.0 Finland · 2020: 165.0 Finland · 2021: 130.0 Finland · 2022: 165.0 Finland · 2023: 120.0 Finland · 2024: 135.0 Finland · 2025: 250.0 Germany DE Germany · 2008: 435.0 Germany · 2009: 1.2k Germany · 2010: 2.1k Germany · 2011: 1.9k Germany · 2012: 1.4k Germany · 2013: 2.2k Germany · 2014: 2.1k Germany · 2015: 2.1k Germany · 2016: 24.1k Germany · 2017: 39.7k Germany · 2018: 9.5k Germany · 2019: 5.9k Germany · 2020: 5.7k Germany · 2021: 4.8k Germany · 2022: 30.0k Germany · 2023: 21.5k Germany · 2024: 20.8k Germany · 2025: 12.1k Greece EL Greece · 2008: 25.0 Greece · 2009: 25.0 Greece · 2010: 30.0 Greece · 2011: 45.0 Greece · 2012: 20.0 Greece · 2013: 70.0 Greece · 2014: 115.0 Greece · 2015: 10.0 Hungary HU Hungary · 2008: 160.0 Hungary · 2009: 155.0 Hungary · 2010: 70.0 Hungary · 2011: 10.0 Hungary · 2012: 40.0 Hungary · 2013: 5.0 Hungary · 2014: 20.0 Hungary · 2015: 5.0 Hungary · 2016: 5.0 Hungary · 2017: 75.0 Hungary · 2018: 20.0 Hungary · 2019: 5.0 Hungary · 2020: 5.0 Ireland IE Ireland · 2017: 70.0 Ireland · 2018: 195.0 Ireland · 2019: 265.0 Ireland · 2020: 200.0 Ireland · 2021: 590.0 Ireland · 2022: 2.1k Ireland · 2023: 530.0 Ireland · 2024: 300.0 Ireland · 2025: 270.0 Italy IT Italy · 2008: 1.6k Italy · 2009: 1.5k Italy · 2010: 1.2k Italy · 2011: 3.1k Italy · 2012: 15.5k Italy · 2013: 5.8k Italy · 2014: 9.3k Italy · 2015: 15.8k Italy · 2016: 18.5k Italy · 2017: 19.5k Italy · 2018: 20.0k Italy · 2019: 1.4k Italy · 2020: 2.0k Italy · 2021: 7.1k Italy · 2022: 10.9k Italy · 2023: 10.5k Italy · 2024: 11.5k Italy · 2025: 13.9k Malta MT Malta · 2009: 10.0 Malta · 2010: 15.0 Malta · 2011: 125.0 Malta · 2012: 160.0 Malta · 2013: 115.0 Malta · 2014: 165.0 Malta · 2015: 75.0 Malta · 2016: 55.0 Malta · 2017: 10.0 Malta · 2018: 25.0 Malta · 2019: 15.0 Malta · 2020: 5.0 Malta · 2021: 5.0 Malta · 2022: 10.0 Malta · 2023: 10.0 Malta · 2024: 10.0 Malta · 2025: 35.0 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2008: 3.5k Netherlands · 2009: 4.3k Netherlands · 2010: 3.2k Netherlands · 2011: 2.0k Netherlands · 2012: 1.6k Netherlands · 2013: 1.5k Netherlands · 2014: 775.0 Netherlands · 2015: 390.0 Netherlands · 2016: 365.0 Netherlands · 2017: 645.0 Netherlands · 2018: 375.0 Netherlands · 2019: 560.0 Netherlands · 2020: 820.0 Netherlands · 2021: 1.4k Netherlands · 2022: 890.0 Netherlands · 2023: 735.0 Netherlands · 2024: 780.0 Netherlands · 2025: 1.1k Poland PL Poland · 2008: 1.5k Poland · 2009: 65.0 Poland · 2010: 230.0 Poland · 2011: 170.0 Poland · 2012: 290.0 Poland · 2013: 370.0 Poland · 2014: 295.0 Poland · 2015: 120.0 Poland · 2016: 50.0 Poland · 2017: 20.0 Poland · 2018: 15.0 Poland · 2019: 5.0 Poland · 2020: 15.0 Poland · 2023: 5.0 Romania RO Romania · 2008: 15.0 Romania · 2009: 55.0 Romania · 2013: 5.0 Romania · 2025: 5.0 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2008: 5.0 Slovakia · 2009: 30.0 Slovakia · 2010: 30.0 Slovakia · 2011: 35.0 Slovakia · 2012: 80.0 Slovakia · 2013: 35.0 Slovakia · 2014: 75.0 Slovakia · 2015: 35.0 Slovakia · 2016: 195.0 Slovakia · 2017: 40.0 Slovakia · 2018: 10.0 Slovakia · 2019: 15.0 Slovakia · 2020: 10.0 Slovakia · 2021: 15.0 Slovakia · 2022: 10.0 Slovakia · 2023: 15.0 Slovakia · 2024: 5.0 Slovakia · 2025: 10.0 Spain ES Spain · 2008: 15.0 Spain · 2009: 10.0 Spain · 2010: 15.0 Spain · 2011: 20.0 Spain · 2012: 10.0 Spain · 2013: 5.0 Spain · 2019: 35.2k Spain · 2020: 45.3k Spain · 2021: 13.0k Spain · 2022: 20.9k Spain · 2023: 41.5k Spain · 2024: 32.9k Spain · 2025: 57.9k Sweden SE Sweden · 2008: 1.3k Sweden · 2009: 640.0 Sweden · 2010: 605.0 Sweden · 2011: 1.1k Sweden · 2012: 1.1k Sweden · 2013: 1.1k Sweden · 2014: 1.3k Sweden · 2015: 1.5k Sweden · 2016: 2.5k Sweden · 2017: 990.0 Sweden · 2018: 560.0 Sweden · 2019: 465.0 Sweden · 2020: 240.0 Sweden · 2021: 395.0 Sweden · 2022: 620.0 Sweden · 2023: 980.0 Sweden · 2024: 330.0 Sweden · 2025: 335.0
5.0 57.9k

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