LV · 2023 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Latvia, 2023
In 2023, Latvia's first-time asylum applications increased by 193.7% compared to 2022, reaching 1,630.
Latvia accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,049,905.
Latvia ranks 22nd 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 831.4% (from 175 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.