First-time asylum applications

In 2025, France's first-time asylum applications decreased by 10.3% compared to 2024, reaching 116,480.

France accounts for 17.4% of the EU-27 total of 670,165.

France ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 42.5% (from 81,735 in 2020).

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