LV · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Latvia, 2017
In 2017, Latvia's first-time asylum applications increased by 0.0% compared to 2016, reaching 350.
Latvia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.
Latvia ranks 25th 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 84.2% (from 190 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.