First-time asylum applications

In 2026, Czechia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 75.3% compared to 2025, reaching 230.

Czechia accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.

Czechia ranks 20th 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 78.3% (from 1,060 in 2021).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.