EU countries by first-time asylum applicants, June 2026
Italy had the highest first-time asylum applicants of 27 EU countries in June 2026, at 9,660. Hungary had the lowest, at 5. The median was 130 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 37,075. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, June 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | June 2026 | Change on June 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 9,660 | -4.3% |
| 2 | France | 9,165 | +2.4% |
| 3 | Germany | 4,265 | -41.1% |
| 4 | Greece | 3,955 | -3.5% |
| 5 | Spain Provisional | 2,850 | -77.5% |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1,785 | -10.1% |
| 7 | Belgium | 1,640 | -33.3% |
| 8 | Ireland | 1,065 | +8.1% |
| 9 | Austria | 560 | -38.5% |
| 10 | Poland | 370 | -58% |
| 11 | Latvia | 350 | +125.8% |
| 12 | Sweden | 250 | -41.2% |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 220 | -4.3% |
| 14 | Denmark | 130 | -21.2% |
| 15 | Finland | 125 | -10.7% |
| 16 | Slovenia | 100 | -69.7% |
| 17 | Czechia | 95 | +72.7% |
| 18 | Cyprus | 90 | -62.5% |
| 19 | Portugal | 75 | -44.4% |
| 20 | Croatia | 70 | +27.3% |
| 20 | Romania | 70 | -48.1% |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 65 | -40.9% |
| 23 | Malta | 45 | +50% |
| 24 | Estonia | 40 | -33.3% |
| 25 | Lithuania | 20 | +33.3% |
| 26 | Slovakia | 10 | -33.3% |
| 27 | Hungary | 5 | 0% |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest first-time asylum applicants?
Italy, with 9,660 in June 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest first-time asylum applicants?
Hungary, with 5 in June 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Asylum applicants by type, citizenship, age and sex, monthly, first-time applicants who are not EU citizens (migr_asyappctzm). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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