In October 2025, 62 010 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 28% decrease compared with October 2024 (86 470) and a 6% increase compared with September 2025 (58 495).
There were also 14 495 subsequent applicants, representing an 80% increase compared with October 2024 (8 075) and a 10% decrease compared with September 2025 (16 185).
This information comes from the monthly data published by Eurostat today.
Source dataset: migr_asyappctzm
Largest group of asylum seekers from Venezuela
In October 2025, Venezuelans were the largest group of people seeking asylum (8 140 first-time applicants), followed by Afghans (5 920), Bangladeshis (3 400) and Syrians (2 915).
Spain, Italy, France and Germany received 74% of first-time applicants
Spain (12 885), Italy (12 650), France (11 245) and Germany (8 815) received the highest number of first-time asylum applicants, accounting for 74% of all first-time applicants in the EU.
There were 13.8 first-time asylum applicants per hundred thousand people in the EU in October 2025. Compared with the population of each EU country (on 1 January 2025), the highest rates of first-time applicants were recorded in Greece (58.1), ahead of Cyprus (33.9) and Spain (26.3).
1 710 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum
In October 2025, a total of 1 710 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum for the first time in the EU. The highest numbers of unaccompanied minors came from Somalia (245), Egypt (215), Eritrea (200), Afghanistan (190) and Venezuela (180).
Source dataset: migr_asyumactm
The EU countries that received the highest number of asylum applications from unaccompanied minors were the Netherlands (350), Greece (325), Germany (245) and Spain (215).
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