First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Romania's first-time asylum applications decreased by 77.1% compared to 2023, reaching 2,265.

Romania accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Romania 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 7.7% (from 2,455 in 2019).

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