# First-time asylum applicants

People who are not citizens of an EU country and lodged an application for international protection for the first time in the reporting country during the month (Eurostat migr_asyappctzm).

## Key facts

- First-time asylum applicants in the European Union (27) was 37,075 in June 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Italy had the highest first-time asylum applicants of 27 EU countries in June 2026, at 9,660, and Hungary the lowest, at 5. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from January 2008 to September 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `asylum_first_time_applicants`
- Unit: persons
- Note: Eurostat rounds the figures to the nearest 5. Repeat applications by the same person are excluded. The EU figure is the headline Eurostat publishes each month.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/first-time-asylum-applicants
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/asylum_first_time_applicants

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | persons | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2026-06 | 37,075 | Eurostat. Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/first-time-asylum-applicants/eu-countries.md) (27 places)