First-time asylum applications

In 2026, Romania's first-time asylum applications decreased by 83.5% compared to 2025, reaching 190.

Romania accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.

Romania ranks 22nd 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 97.9% (from 9,060 in 2021).

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