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 January 3,255 975
Total male and female Total Total 2024 October 2,740 1,080
Total male and female Total Total 2024 November 2,360 1,120
Total male and female Total Total 2024 December 2,140 1,090
Total male and female Total Total 2025 January* 1,650 1,290
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 January 55 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 October 30 10
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 November 40 20
Total male and female Total Afghan 2024 December 55 15
Total male and female Total Afghan 2025 January* 20 10
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 January 155 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 October 70 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 November 80 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2024 December 80 0
Total male and female Total Algerian 2025 January* 80 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2024 January 20 5
Total male and female Total Chinese 2024 October 25 10
Total male and female Total Chinese 2024 November 15 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2024 December 15 0
Total male and female Total Chinese 2025 January* 30 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2024 January 25 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2024 October 30 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2024 November 20 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2024 December 25 0
Total male and female Total Egyptian 2025 January* 35 0
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2024 January 140 25
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2024 October 115 30
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2024 November 75 10
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2024 December 110 10
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2025 January* 70 35
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2024 January 15 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2024 October 50 0
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2024 November 35 10
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2024 December 20 5
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2025 January* 20 10
Total male and female Total Gambian 2024 January 35 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2024 October 20 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2024 November 30 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2024 December 25 0
Total male and female Total Gambian 2025 January* 25 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2024 January 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2024 October 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2024 November 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2024 December 5 0
Total male and female Total Indian 2025 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2024 January 210 20
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2024 October 35 45
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2024 November 65 25
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2024 December 60 20
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2025 January* 40 15
Total male and female Total Iranian 2024 January 70 5
Total male and female Total Iranian 2024 October 55 0
Total male and female Total Iranian 2024 November 40 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2024 December 40 10
Total male and female Total Iranian 2025 January* 40 10
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2024 January 130 80
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2024 October 45 45
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2024 November 15 55
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2024 December 35 50
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2025 January* 20 65
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2024 January 55 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2024 October 60 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2024 November 40 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2024 December 50 0
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2025 January* 50 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2024 January 65 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2024 October 70 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2024 November 70 5
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2024 December 55 0
Total male and female Total Nigerian 2025 January* 75 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2024 January 40 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2024 October 25 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2024 November 10 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2024 December 5 0
Total male and female Total Ukrainian 2025 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2024 January 60 5
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2024 October 60 15
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2024 November 40 10
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2024 December 55 20
Total male and female Total Pakistani 2025 January* 40 15
Total male and female Total Russian 2024 January 20 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2024 October 15 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2024 November 20 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2024 December 15 0
Total male and female Total Russian 2025 January* 15 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2024 January 40 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2024 October 30 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2024 November 25 0
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2024 December 40 5
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2025 January* 20 0
Total male and female Total Somali 2024 January 125 15
Total male and female Total Somali 2024 October 75 20
Total male and female Total Somali 2024 November 65 45
Total male and female Total Somali 2024 December 70 10
Total male and female Total Somali 2025 January* 55 25
Total male and female Total Syrian 2024 January 1,185 715
Total male and female Total Syrian 2024 October 1,155 825
Total male and female Total Syrian 2024 November 725 820
Total male and female Total Syrian 2024 December 725 835
Total male and female Total Syrian 2025 January* 405 1,020
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2024 January 35 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2024 October 30 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2024 November 25 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2024 December 25 0
Total male and female Total Tunisian 2025 January* 10 0
Total male and female Total Turkish 2024 January 240 30
Total male and female Total Turkish 2024 October 180 45
Total male and female Total Turkish 2024 November 125 60
Total male and female Total Turkish 2024 December 160 70
Total male and female Total Turkish 2025 January* 120 40
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2024 January 5 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2024 October 0 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2024 November 0 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2024 December 0 0
Total male and female Total Belorussian 2025 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2024 January 0 5
Total male and female Total Stateless 2024 October 5 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2024 November 0 15
Total male and female Total Stateless 2024 December 5 0
Total male and female Total Stateless 2025 January* 0 0
Total male and female Total Unknown 2024 January 125 45
Total male and female Total Unknown 2024 October 115 15
Total male and female Total Unknown 2024 November 100 30
Total male and female Total Unknown 2024 December 115 25
Total male and female Total Unknown 2025 January* 85 30
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 February 2025:
The figures for January 2025 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.
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