LV · 2026 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Latvia, 2026
In 2026, Latvia's first-time asylum applications decreased by 97.3% compared to 2025, reaching 35.
Latvia accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.
Latvia ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 94.0% (from 580 in 2021).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.