First-time asylum applications

In 2026, Portugal's first-time asylum applications decreased by 78.6% compared to 2025, reaching 375.

Portugal accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.

Portugal ranks 17th 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 72.2% (from 1,350 in 2021).

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