AT · 2026 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Austria, 2026
In 2026, Austria's first-time asylum applications decreased by 78.4% compared to 2025, reaching 2,695.
Austria accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.
Austria ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 92.9% (from 37,830 in 2021).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.