Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Netherlands's asylum positive increased by 60.3% compared to 2023, reaching 5,275.

Netherlands accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Netherlands ranks 8th 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 114.9% (from 2,455 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.