Asylum requests down by nearly a quarter on Q3 2023

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First-time asylum requests and following family members

2018Q1

4.155 2.140 2018Q2

4.320 1.970 2018Q3

6.205 1.280 2018Q4

5.835 1.070 2019Q1

5.380 0.845 2019Q2

5.190 0.890 2019Q3

5.870 1.200 2019Q4

6.100 1.245 2020Q1

4.470 1.065 2020Q2

1.255 0.260 2020Q3

4.100 0.860 2020Q4

3.895 1.680 2021Q1

2.720 1.510 2021Q2

3.340 2.600 2021Q3

8.815 2.780 2021Q4

9.870 3.230 2022Q1

6.450 2.570 2022Q2

7.325 3.165 2022Q3

11.015 3.650 2022Q4

10.745 1.545 2023Q1

6.940 1.905 2023Q2

7.950 2.630 2023Q3

10.510 2.600 2023Q4

12.975 2.990 2024Q1

8.965 3.090 2024Q2

7.710 2.780 2024Q3

8.115 2.650

The number of first-time asylum applications fell by 2.4 thousand (23 percent), compared with Q3 2023. The number of asylum requests from Syrians fell particularly sharply relative to one year previously (from 4.3 thousand to 3.3. thousand). On the other hand, the number of first-time asylum applications was higher in the first half of 2024 than it was in the first half of 2023.

Increase in asylum requests compared with Q2 2024
The number of first-time asylum applications increased by just over 400 in Q3 2024, compared with Q2 2024. More people from Syria (up by 21 percent), Turkey (up by 32 percent) and Eritrea (up by 27 percent) applied for asylum. On the other hand, the number of people from Iraq who applied for asylum fell from 675 first-time asylum applications in Q2 to 200 in Q3.

The increase in the number of first-time asylum requests compared with Q2 2024 was much smaller than in the previous three years.

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First-time asylum requests, main counties of origin

2020Q1

1.095 0.250 0.100 0.160 0.050 2020Q2

0.360 0.050 0.040 0.110 0.015 2020Q3

1.370 0.450 0.110 0.180 0.065 2020Q4

1.245 0.240 0.120 0.150 0.075 2021Q1

0.900 0.090 0.110 0.095 0.045 2021Q2

1.015 0.375 0.175 0.145 0.085 2021Q3

2.545 1.535 0.205 0.265 0.405 2021Q4

3.920 0.455 0.275 0.340 0.365 2022Q1

1.625 0.360 0.250 0.240 0.340 2022Q2

2.245 0.695 0.255 0.215 0.300 2022Q3

4.595 0.935 0.465 0.350 0.330 2022Q4

4.185 0.695 0.400 0.340 0.490 2023Q1

1.555 0.475 0.385 0.270 0.485 2023Q2

2.375 0.505 0.505 0.275 0.480 2023Q3

4.320 0.875 0.750 0.335 0.455 2023Q4

4.775 1.010 0.710 0.380 0.385 2024Q1

2.900 0.495 0.335 0.355 0.290 2024Q2

2.725 0.390 0.365 0.405 0.320 2024Q3

3.300 0.515 0.465 0.375 0.250

Number of following family members unchanged compared with Q3 2023
In Q3 2024, 2,650 following family members arrived in the Netherlands. That was almost equal to the number that arrived in the same quarter of 2023. There were fewer following family members from Turkey, this number fell from 300 in Q3 2023 to 75 in Q3 2024. However, the number of following family members from Syria increased by 10 percent.

The total number of following family members fell by 130 compared with Q2 2024. Most of the following family members arrived from Syria (1,915 people), but this number was down by 3 percent from Q2. The number of following family members from Iraq fell the most sharply, compared with Q2 (down by 41 percent).

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Family reunification, main countries of origin

2020Q1

0.315 0.075 0.010 0.020 2020Q2

0.070 0.020 0.000 0.010 2020Q3

0.355 0.055 0.025 0.165 2020Q4

0.720 0.275 0.070 0.060 2021Q1

0.765 0.200 0.060 0.180 2021Q2

1.640 0.185 0.090 0.140 2021Q3

1.785 0.115 0.060 0.270 2021Q4

2.245 0.150 0.055 0.145 2022Q1

1.745 0.100 0.045 0.140 2022Q2

2.250 0.120 0.025 0.255 2022Q3

2.475 0.110 0.030 0.485 2022Q4

0.765 0.045 0.030 0.215 2023Q1

1.090 0.080 0.075 0.265 2023Q2

1.745 0.200 0.065 0.325 2023Q3

1.745 0.305 0.040 0.300 2023Q4

2.115 0.235 0.075 0.255 2024Q1

2.305 0.225 0.085 0.145 2024Q2

1.975 0.220 0.135 0.070 2024Q3

1.915 0.230 0.080 0.075

3 in 10 asylum seekers are aged under 18

The majority of people who submitted a first-time asylum application in Q3 2024 were under 35 years old, and 29 percent of them were under 18 years old. Over half of the asylum requests from Eritreans were made by minors.

Men are more likely to submit a first-time asylum application. For instance, three-quarters of all requests in Q3 were made by men. The percentage was higher among asylum seekers from Syria, at 82 percent. Fifty-six percent of asylum seekers from Somalia were men and 44 percent were women.

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Asylum requests down by nearly a quarter on Q3 2023