Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2025, France's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 16.1% compared to 2024, reaching 60,540.

France accounts for 18.6% of the EU-27 total of 325,960.

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 216.5% (from 19,130 in 2020).

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