NL · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Netherlands, 2022
In 2022, Netherlands's first-time asylum applications increased by 43.6% compared to 2021, reaching 35,535.
Netherlands accounts for 4.1% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.
Netherlands ranks 6th 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 120.9% (from 16,090 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.