Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age

Sex Age Nationality Periods First asylum requests (persons) (number) Family reunification (persons) (number)
Total male and female Total Total 2024 April 2,880 940
Total male and female Total Total 2025 January* 1,650 1,290
Total male and female Total Total 2025 February* 1,545 1,220
Total male and female Total Total 2025 March* 1,335 1,240
Total male and female Total Total 2025 1st Quarter* 4,530 3,745
Total male and female Total Total 2025 April* 1,520 1,200
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 April 30 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 January* 20 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 February* 40 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 March* 75 5
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 1st Quarter* 140 30
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 April* 75 15
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 April 70 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 January* 80 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 February* 70 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 March* 50 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 1st Quarter* 200 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 April* 80 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2024 April 10 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2025 January* 30 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2025 February* 25 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2025 March* 15 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2025 1st Quarter* 70 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2025 April* 30 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2024 April 30 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2025 January* 35 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2025 February* 30 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2025 March* 20 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2025 1st Quarter* 85 5
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2025 April* 20 10
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2024 April 100 15
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2025 January* 70 35
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2025 February* 80 10
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2025 March* 85 25
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2025 1st Quarter* 235 70
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2025 April* 155 25
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2024 April 25 10
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2025 January* 20 10
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2025 February* 15 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2025 March* 15 5
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2025 1st Quarter* 45 15
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2025 April* 30 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2024 April 45 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2025 January* 25 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2025 February* 30 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2025 March* 25 5
Total male and female Total Gambian 2025 1st Quarter* 80 5
Total male and female Total Gambian 2025 April* 20 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2024 April 0 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2025 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2025 February* 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2025 March* 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2025 1st Quarter* 20 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2025 April* 5 0
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2024 April 450 55
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2025 January* 40 15
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2025 February* 35 20
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2025 March* 35 20
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2025 1st Quarter* 110 60
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2025 April* 55 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2024 April 75 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2025 January* 40 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2025 February* 25 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2025 March* 35 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2025 1st Quarter* 100 25
Total male and female Total Iranian 2025 April* 40 5
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2024 April 130 60
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2025 January* 20 65
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2025 February* 50 30
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2025 March* 10 50
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2025 1st Quarter* 85 145
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2025 April* 25 35
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2024 April 30 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2025 January* 50 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2025 February* 55 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2025 March* 40 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2025 1st Quarter* 145 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2025 April* 35 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2024 April 55 5
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2025 January* 75 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2025 February* 65 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2025 March* 85 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2025 1st Quarter* 220 5
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2025 April* 60 5
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2024 April 25 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2025 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2025 February* 15 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2025 March* 5 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2025 1st Quarter* 30 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2025 April* 5 0
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2024 April 40 10
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2025 January* 40 15
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2025 February* 40 35
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2025 March* 50 20
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2025 1st Quarter* 125 70
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2025 April* 60 20
Total male and female Total Russian 2024 April 15 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2025 January* 15 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2025 February* 15 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2025 March* 20 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2025 1st Quarter* 50 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2025 April* 10 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2024 April 40 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2025 January* 20 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2025 February* 10 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2025 March* 20 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2025 1st Quarter* 45 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2025 April* 30 0
Total male and female Total Somali 2024 April 105 20
Total male and female Total Somali 2025 January* 55 25
Total male and female Total Somali 2025 February* 60 25
Total male and female Total Somali 2025 March* 35 10
Total male and female Total Somali 2025 1st Quarter* 145 65
Total male and female Total Somali 2025 April* 90 20
Total male and female Total Syrian 2024 April 1,040 660
Total male and female Total Syrian 2025 January* 405 1,020
Total male and female Total Syrian 2025 February* 340 995
Total male and female Total Syrian 2025 March* 195 1,025
Total male and female Total Syrian 2025 1st Quarter* 940 3,040
Total male and female Total Syrian 2025 April* 185 965
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2024 April 10 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2025 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2025 February* 15 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2025 March* 15 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2025 1st Quarter* 40 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2025 April* 25 0
Total male and female Total Turkish 2024 April 115 15
Total male and female Total Turkish 2025 January* 120 40
Total male and female Total Turkish 2025 February* 115 35
Total male and female Total Turkish 2025 March* 90 30
Total male and female Total Turkish 2025 1st Quarter* 325 100
Total male and female Total Turkish 2025 April* 100 20
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2024 April 0 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2025 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2025 February* 15 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2025 March* 10 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2025 1st Quarter* 25 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2025 April* 20 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2024 April 0 10
Total male and female Total Stateless 2025 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2025 February* 0 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2025 March* 5 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2025 1st Quarter* 10 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2025 April* 5 0
Total male and female Total Unknown 2024 April 135 35
Total male and female Total Unknown 2025 January* 85 30
Total male and female Total Unknown 2025 February* 55 20
Total male and female Total Unknown 2025 March* 60 30
Total male and female Total Unknown 2025 1st Quarter* 200 85
Total male and female Total Unknown 2025 April* 60 55
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains data on numbers of submitted asylum requests and family reunification (family joining the asylum seeker) per month, quarter and year, broken down by citizenship, sex and age group of the asylum seeker and family member. Apart from the total number of requests, the number of first requests and subsequent requests have also been included. As of January 2016, the first requests also include relocation data.The figures provided here represent formally identified and registered asylum seekers.

Data available from: February 2013.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2024 are final.
The figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of May 2025:
The figures for April have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are published on a monthly basis.

Description topics

First asylum requests (persons)
First asylum requests are requests by persons from another country seeking permission to be admitted as refugees. These requests are submitted by persons who have left their own country for various reasons in order to seek protection or asylum in another country. As of 2016, the number of first asylum requests includes those applicants who have been relocated.
Nationalities will be listed separately in the datasets once the number of asylum requests from people holding this nationality has exceeded 50 within a period of twelve months. As a result, the sum of the detailed data may deviate from the total number.


Family reunification (persons)
Following relatives are family members of an asylum seeker with an asylum permit. The family members actually entered the Netherlands and immediately received an asylum permit upon arrival.

In order to bring family members to the Netherlands, the permit holder must apply for a temporary stay (mvv). This application must be made within 3 months after the asylum permit has been granted. After granting, the mvv is valid for 90 days. The family members can collect the mvv’s at the consular services of embassies and use them to enter the Netherlands. The number of asylum permits for family reunification in the table is therefore not equal to the number of mvv’s issued to these following relatives.