RO · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Romania, 2020
In 2020, Romania's first-time asylum applications increased by 145.4% compared to 2019, reaching 6,025.
Romania accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
Romania ranks 11th 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 393.9% (from 1,220 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.