Fewer asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2024

31/07/2024 15:00

A total of 7.7 thousand people submitted first-time asylum applications in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2024. That was down 14 percent from the previous quarter. Compared with the first half of 2023, however, more people submitted first-time asylum applications in the first half of 2024 and more following family members arrived in the Netherlands. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of the most recent asylum figures from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

First-time asylum requests and following family members
Jaar	Kwartaal	Number of asylum requests (x 1,000)	Number of following family members (x 1,000)
2018	Q1	4.16	2.14
2018	Q2	4.32	1.97
2018	Q3	6.21	1.28
2018	Q4	5.84	1.07
2019	Q1	5.38	0.85
2019	Q2	5.19	0.89
2019	Q3	5.87	1.20
2019	Q4	6.10	1.25
2020	Q1	4.47	1.07
2020	Q2	1.26	0.26
2020	Q3	4.10	0.86
2020	Q4	3.90	1.68
2021	Q1	2.72	1.51
2021	Q2	3.34	2.60
2021	Q3	8.82	2.78
2021	Q4	9.87	3.23
2022	Q1	6.45	2.57
2022	Q2	7.33	3.17
2022	Q3	11.02	3.65
2022	Q4	10.75	1.55
2023	Q1	6.94	1.91
2023	Q2	7.95	2.63
2023	Q3	10.51	2.60
2023	Q4	12.98	2.99
2024	Q1	8.97	3.09
2024	Q2	7.71	2.78
2024	Q3
2024	Q4

First-time asylum requests and following family members
Jaar	Kwartaal	Number of asylum requests (x 1,000)	Number of following family members (x 1,000)
2018	Q1	4.16	2.14
2018	Q2	4.32	1.97
2018	Q3	6.21	1.28
2018	Q4	5.84	1.07
2019	Q1	5.38	0.85
2019	Q2	5.19	0.89
2019	Q3	5.87	1.20
2019	Q4	6.10	1.25
2020	Q1	4.47	1.07
2020	Q2	1.26	0.26
2020	Q3	4.10	0.86
2020	Q4	3.90	1.68
2021	Q1	2.72	1.51
2021	Q2	3.34	2.60
2021	Q3	8.82	2.78
2021	Q4	9.87	3.23
2022	Q1	6.45	2.57
2022	Q2	7.33	3.17
2022	Q3	11.02	3.65
2022	Q4	10.75	1.55
2023	Q1	6.94	1.91
2023	Q2	7.95	2.63
2023	Q3	10.51	2.60
2023	Q4	12.98	2.99
2024	Q1	8.97	3.09
2024	Q2	7.71	2.78
2024	Q3
2024	Q4

The number of first-time asylum applications fell by slightly more than 1.3 thousand in Q2, compared with Q1. Fewer first-time asylum applications were made by people from Iraq, in particular (down by 43 percent). At the same time, more people whose nationality could not be determined applied for asylum (up by 14 percent).

The number of first-time asylum applications was down slightly compared to the same period last year. However, more people from Syria, Iraq and people of unknown nationality made first-time applications. Fewer people from Turkey applied for asylum (down by 23 percent).

First-time asylum requests, main countries of origin
Jaar	Kwartaal	Syrian (x 1,000)	Iraqi (x 1,000)	Unkown (x 1,000)	Turkish (x 1,000)	Other (x 1,000)
2020	Q1	1.10	0.11	0.16	0.25	2.86
2020	Q2	0.36	0.05	0.11	0.05	0.69
2020	Q3	1.37	0.09	0.18	0.45	2.01
2020	Q4	1.25	0.09	0.15	0.24	2.17
2021	Q1	0.90	0.07	0.10	0.09	1.57
2021	Q2	1.02	0.06	0.15	0.38	1.75
2021	Q3	2.55	0.13	0.27	1.54	4.34
2021	Q4	3.92	0.49	0.34	0.46	4.67
2022	Q1	1.63	0.14	0.24	0.36	4.09
2022	Q2	2.25	0.11	0.22	0.70	4.06
2022	Q3	4.60	0.17	0.35	0.94	4.97
2022	Q4	4.19	0.26	0.34	0.70	5.27
2023	Q1	1.56	0.19	0.27	0.48	4.46
2023	Q2	2.38	0.41	0.28	0.51	4.39
2023	Q3	4.32	0.24	0.34	0.88	4.74
2023	Q4	4.78	0.66	0.38	1.01	6.15
2024	Q1	2.90	1.19	0.36	0.50	4.03
2024	Q2	2.73	0.68	0.41	0.39	3.52

First-time asylum requests, main countries of origin
Jaar	Kwartaal	Syrian (x 1,000)	Iraqi (x 1,000)	Unkown (x 1,000)	Turkish (x 1,000)	Other (x 1,000)
2020	Q1	1.10	0.11	0.16	0.25	2.86
2020	Q2	0.36	0.05	0.11	0.05	0.69
2020	Q3	1.37	0.09	0.18	0.45	2.01
2020	Q4	1.25	0.09	0.15	0.24	2.17
2021	Q1	0.90	0.07	0.10	0.09	1.57
2021	Q2	1.02	0.06	0.15	0.38	1.75
2021	Q3	2.55	0.13	0.27	1.54	4.34
2021	Q4	3.92	0.49	0.34	0.46	4.67
2022	Q1	1.63	0.14	0.24	0.36	4.09
2022	Q2	2.25	0.11	0.22	0.70	4.06
2022	Q3	4.60	0.17	0.35	0.94	4.97
2022	Q4	4.19	0.26	0.34	0.70	5.27
2023	Q1	1.56	0.19	0.27	0.48	4.46
2023	Q2	2.38	0.41	0.28	0.51	4.39
2023	Q3	4.32	0.24	0.34	0.88	4.74
2023	Q4	4.78	0.66	0.38	1.01	6.15
2024	Q1	2.90	1.19	0.36	0.50	4.03
2024	Q2	2.73	0.68	0.41	0.39	3.52

Fewer following family members

In Q2 2024, 2,780 following family members arrived in the Netherlands. That was down by 310 from the previous quarter. This drop was mainly among following family members from Syria (down by 330). Of all family member arrivals, 7 out of 10 were from Syria.

Compared to Q2 2023, more following family members came to the Netherlands (up by 150). The number of following family members from Iraq doubled (to 135 in total). More following family members also arrived from Syria (up by 230) and Yemen (up by 20). In addition, 75 following family members whose nationality could not be determined arrived in the Netherlands.

Following family members, main countries of origin
Jaar	Kwartaal	Syrian (x 1,000)	Yemeni (x 1,000)	Iraqi (x 1,000)	Unknown (x 1,000)	Other (x 1,000)
2020	Q1	0.315	0.075	0.01	0.01	0.655
2020	Q2	0.07	0.02	0	0.005	0.165
2020	Q3	0.355	0.055	0.025	0.01	0.415
2020	Q4	0.72	0.275	0.07	0.015	0.6
2021	Q1	0.765	0.2	0.06	0.01	0.475
2021	Q2	1.64	0.185	0.09	0.025	0.66
2021	Q3	1.785	0.115	0.06	0.04	0.78
2021	Q4	2.245	0.15	0.055	0.03	0.75
2022	Q1	1.745	0.1	0.045	0.065	0.615
2022	Q2	2.25	0.12	0.025	0.025	0.745
2022	Q3	2.475	0.11	0.03	0.03	1.005
2022	Q4	0.765	0.045	0.03	0.02	0.685
2023	Q1	1.09	0.08	0.075	0.025	0.635
2023	Q2	1.745	0.2	0.065	0.025	0.595
2023	Q3	1.745	0.305	0.04	0.005	0.505
2023	Q	2.115	0.235	0.075	0.065	0.5
2024	Q1	2.305	0.225	0.085	0.1	0.375
2024	Q2	1.975	0.22	0.135	0.075	0.375

Following family members, main countries of origin
Jaar	Kwartaal	Syrian (x 1,000)	Yemeni (x 1,000)	Iraqi (x 1,000)	Unknown (x 1,000)	Other (x 1,000)
2020	Q1	0.315	0.075	0.01	0.01	0.655
2020	Q2	0.07	0.02	0	0.005	0.165
2020	Q3	0.355	0.055	0.025	0.01	0.415
2020	Q4	0.72	0.275	0.07	0.015	0.6
2021	Q1	0.765	0.2	0.06	0.01	0.475
2021	Q2	1.64	0.185	0.09	0.025	0.66
2021	Q3	1.785	0.115	0.06	0.04	0.78
2021	Q4	2.245	0.15	0.055	0.03	0.75
2022	Q1	1.745	0.1	0.045	0.065	0.615
2022	Q2	2.25	0.12	0.025	0.025	0.745
2022	Q3	2.475	0.11	0.03	0.03	1.005
2022	Q4	0.765	0.045	0.03	0.02	0.685
2023	Q1	1.09	0.08	0.075	0.025	0.635
2023	Q2	1.745	0.2	0.065	0.025	0.595
2023	Q3	1.745	0.305	0.04	0.005	0.505
2023	Q	2.115	0.235	0.075	0.065	0.5
2024	Q1	2.305	0.225	0.085	0.1	0.375
2024	Q2	1.975	0.22	0.135	0.075	0.375

Sources

StatLine - Asylum requests and family reunification; nationality, sex and age
IND - Temporary Protection Directive Ukraine