PT · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Portugal, 2020
First-time asylum applications
900
Portugal, 2020
▼ 48.1% vs 2019 (1,735)
Analysis
In 2020, Portugal's first-time asylum applications decreased by 48.1% compared to 2019, reaching 900.
Portugal accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
Portugal ranks 21st 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 2.9% (from 875 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
0.2%
EU-27: 415,480
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm