LV · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Latvia, 2021
In 2021, Latvia's first-time asylum applications increased by 286.7% compared to 2020, reaching 580.
Latvia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Latvia ranks 24th 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 65.7% (from 350 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.