First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Portugal's first-time asylum applications increased by 2.7% compared to 2023, reaching 2,675.

Portugal accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Portugal ranks 15th 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 54.2% (from 1,735 in 2019).

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