First-time asylum applications

In 2026, Estonia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 75.9% compared to 2025, reaching 240.

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

Estonia ranks 19th 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 242.9% (from 70 in 2021).

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