HR · 2026 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Croatia, 2026
In 2026, Croatia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 75.7% compared to 2025, reaching 205.
Croatia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.
Croatia ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 91.7% (from 2,480 in 2021).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.