RO · 2023 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Romania, 2023
In 2023, Romania's first-time asylum applications decreased by 18.1% compared to 2022, reaching 9,875.
Romania accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,049,905.
Romania ranks 12th 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 406.4% (from 1,950 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.