First-time asylum applications

In 2025, Estonia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 25.2% compared to 2024, reaching 995.

Estonia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 670,165.

Estonia 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 grown by 2111.1% (from 45 in 2020).

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