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First-time asylum applicants in European Union (27)

First-time asylum applicants in the European Union (27) was 37,075 in June 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 29.4% from June 2025.

June 2026, persons37,075
Change on June 2025-29.4%
Series high162,020October 2015
Series low7,825April 2020
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First-time asylum applicants in European Union (27), January 2014 to June 2026

050K100K150K200K2014-012015-112017-092019-072021-052023-032025-012026-062014-01: 33,285 persons2014-02: 28,605 persons2014-03: 30,150 persons2014-04: 32,535 persons2014-05: 36,680 persons2014-06: 38,870 persons2014-07: 48,505 persons2014-08: 47,300 persons2014-09: 58,590 persons2014-10: 59,695 persons2014-11: 56,075 persons2014-12: 60,275 persons2015-01: 58,510 persons2015-02: 63,760 persons2015-03: 59,570 persons2015-04: 57,150 persons2015-05: 65,565 persons2015-06: 87,115 persons2015-07: 111,940 persons2015-08: 137,650 persons2015-09: 161,295 persons2015-10: 162,020 persons2015-11: 151,220 persons2015-12: 101,065 persons2016-01: 93,470 persons2016-02: 106,290 persons2016-03: 98,075 persons2016-04: 101,850 persons2016-05: 95,890 persons2016-06: 115,910 persons2016-07: 111,610 persons2016-08: 130,100 persons2016-09: 115,595 persons2016-10: 75,240 persons2016-11: 67,150 persons2016-12: 55,630 persons2017-01: 54,885 persons2017-02: 52,630 persons2017-03: 58,475 persons2017-04: 44,125 persons2017-05: 50,985 persons2017-06: 52,895 persons2017-07: 52,845 persons2017-08: 55,225 persons2017-09: 52,970 persons2017-10: 52,910 persons2017-11: 51,660 persons2017-12: 40,660 persons2018-01: 51,540 persons2018-02: 44,105 persons2018-03: 44,650 persons2018-04: 45,615 persons2018-05: 47,115 persons2018-06: 45,235 persons2018-07: 48,760 persons2018-08: 46,145 persons2018-09: 47,265 persons2018-10: 54,760 persons2018-11: 50,940 persons2018-12: 38,555 persons2019-01: 53,770 persons2019-02: 50,330 persons2019-03: 51,505 persons2019-04: 48,415 persons2019-05: 50,435 persons2019-06: 44,645 persons2019-07: 55,220 persons2019-08: 49,260 persons2019-09: 53,830 persons2019-10: 62,575 persons2019-11: 59,695 persons2019-12: 49,245 persons2020-01: 62,415 persons2020-02: 55,630 persons2020-03: 31,335 persons2020-04: 7,825 persons2020-05: 11,840 persons2020-06: 27,785 persons2020-07: 37,380 persons2020-08: 36,290 persons2020-09: 38,375 persons2020-10: 39,120 persons2020-11: 36,670 persons2020-12: 30,570 persons2021-01: 31,260 persons2021-02: 29,460 persons2021-03: 34,185 persons2021-04: 32,430 persons2021-05: 33,370 persons2021-06: 39,460 persons2021-07: 44,745 persons2021-08: 50,325 persons2021-09: 62,720 persons2021-10: 59,555 persons2021-11: 64,115 persons2021-12: 54,360 persons2022-01: 53,025 persons2022-02: 54,225 persons2022-03: 74,070 persons2022-04: 54,115 persons2022-05: 63,095 persons2022-06: 66,225 persons2022-07: 66,390 persons2022-08: 77,045 persons2022-09: 89,315 persons2022-10: 97,940 persons2022-11: 97,690 persons2022-12: 80,540 persons2023-01: 83,175 persons2023-02: 74,745 persons2023-03: 83,820 persons2023-04: 68,470 persons2023-05: 80,375 persons2023-06: 84,640 persons2023-07: 80,645 persons2023-08: 92,450 persons2023-09: 99,840 persons2023-10: 114,805 persons2023-11: 108,795 persons2023-12: 77,750 persons2024-01: 88,020 persons2024-02: 77,345 persons2024-03: 75,105 persons2024-04: 77,290 persons2024-05: 77,880 persons2024-06: 71,410 persons2024-07: 75,745 persons2024-08: 70,290 persons2024-09: 76,920 persons2024-10: 86,410 persons2024-11: 74,495 persons2024-12: 61,515 persons2025-01: 66,825 persons2025-02: 59,125 persons2025-03: 58,035 persons2025-04: 48,475 persons2025-05: 54,790 persons2025-06: 52,535 persons2025-07: 55,680 persons2025-08: 51,765 persons2025-09: 59,130 persons2025-10: 62,600 persons2025-11: 55,065 persons2025-12: 47,865 persons2026-01: 51,780 persons2026-02: 46,880 persons2026-03: 47,520 persons2026-04: 43,360 persons2026-05: 42,525 persons2026-06: 37,075 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 150 values
Periodpersons
2026-0637,075
2026-0542,525
2026-0443,360
2026-0347,520
2026-0246,880
2026-0151,780
2025-1247,865
2025-1155,065
2025-1062,600
2025-0959,130
2025-0851,765
2025-0755,680
2025-0652,535
2025-0554,790
2025-0448,475
2025-0358,035
2025-0259,125
2025-0166,825
2024-1261,515
2024-1174,495
2024-1086,410
2024-0976,920
2024-0870,290
2024-0775,745
2024-0671,410
2024-0577,880
2024-0477,290
2024-0375,105
2024-0277,345
2024-0188,020
2023-1277,750
2023-11108,795
2023-10114,805
2023-0999,840
2023-0892,450
2023-0780,645
2023-0684,640
2023-0580,375
2023-0468,470
2023-0383,820
2023-0274,745
2023-0183,175
2022-1280,540
2022-1197,690
2022-1097,940
2022-0989,315
2022-0877,045
2022-0766,390
2022-0666,225
2022-0563,095
2022-0454,115
2022-0374,070
2022-0254,225
2022-0153,025
2021-1254,360
2021-1164,115
2021-1059,555
2021-0962,720
2021-0850,325
2021-0744,745
2021-0639,460
2021-0533,370
2021-0432,430
2021-0334,185
2021-0229,460
2021-0131,260
2020-1230,570
2020-1136,670
2020-1039,120
2020-0938,375
2020-0836,290
2020-0737,380
2020-0627,785
2020-0511,840
2020-047,825
2020-0331,335
2020-0255,630
2020-0162,415
2019-1249,245
2019-1159,695
2019-1062,575
2019-0953,830
2019-0849,260
2019-0755,220
2019-0644,645
2019-0550,435
2019-0448,415
2019-0351,505
2019-0250,330
2019-0153,770
2018-1238,555
2018-1150,940
2018-1054,760
2018-0947,265
2018-0846,145
2018-0748,760
2018-0645,235
2018-0547,115
2018-0445,615
2018-0344,650
2018-0244,105
2018-0151,540
2017-1240,660
2017-1151,660
2017-1052,910
2017-0952,970
2017-0855,225
2017-0752,845
2017-0652,895
2017-0550,985
2017-0444,125
2017-0358,475
2017-0252,630
2017-0154,885
2016-1255,630
2016-1167,150
2016-1075,240
2016-09115,595
2016-08130,100
2016-07111,610
2016-06115,910
2016-0595,890
2016-04101,850
2016-0398,075
2016-02106,290
2016-0193,470
2015-12101,065
2015-11151,220
2015-10162,020
2015-09161,295
2015-08137,650
2015-07111,940
2015-0687,115
2015-0565,565
2015-0457,150
2015-0359,570
2015-0263,760
2015-0158,510
2014-1260,275
2014-1156,075
2014-1059,695
2014-0958,590
2014-0847,300
2014-0748,505
2014-0638,870
2014-0536,680
2014-0432,535
2014-0330,150
2014-0228,605
2014-0133,285

Rankings

Definition

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).

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.

How to cite

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.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm) (First-time asylum applicants, European Union (27), 2014-01 to 2026-06) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table

MLA 9

Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm), First-time asylum applicants, European Union (27), 2014-01 to 2026-06. Eurostat, European Commission, 12 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/first-time-asylum-applicants/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). First-time asylum applicants, European Union (27), 2014-01 to 2026-06. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/first-time-asylum-applicants/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm), First-time asylum applicants, European Union (27), 2014-01 to 2026-06 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/first-time-asylum-applicants/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr\_asyappctzm): First-time asylum applicants, European Union (27), 2014-01 to 2026-06}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctzm/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/first-time-asylum-applicants/european-union. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
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What is the first-time asylum applicants in European Union (27)?

First-time asylum applicants in the European Union (27) was 37,075 in June 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 29.4% from June 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest first-time asylum applicants in European Union (27)?

162,020 in October 2015, the highest value since January 2014 in this series.

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