Migration and integration Persons seeking protection by protection status, regions and countries of origin (citizenship)

Persons seeking protection, by protection status as at 31 December 2024
Regions and citizenshipForeign
population
including:
persons seeking
protection
of whom: by protection status
unsettledrecognisedrefused
totaltemporarypermanent
Source: Central Register of Foreigners.
. = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
Total14,061,6403,304,705427,4152,706,3202,377,115329,205170,970
Including: by regions of origin
Europe9,620,4701,462,595156,5351,256,2901,109,410146,87549,770
Africa791,430276,69557,695176,895152,23524,66042,105
North Africa256,04530,3909,54511,78510,0501,7409,060
West Africa229,50082,06020,65039,23034,7504,48022,180
Central Africa64,58521,7355,95512,84510,1652,6752,935
East Africa214,640137,70519,650110,82595,94514,8807,225
Southern Africa26,6654,8001,8852,2101,325885705
America355,40022,13514,5404,6354,0655702,965
North America140,3303406025018065   30
Central America and the Caribbean54,1752,6201,400870720150355
South America160,89519,17513,0803,5153,1653502,580
Asia3,152,6751,478,310191,5501,215,0951,067,270147,82571,665
Southwest Asia1,629,2301,055,870125,425882,320778,975103,34548,120
South and South East Asia726,55555,0359,03536,75020,59516,1559,250
East and Central Asia796,895367,40557,090296,020267,69528,32514,295
Australia and Oceania 17,555  25  5  201510.
Other characteristics124,10564,9457,09053,39044,1209,2704,465
Including: the 30 most frequent citizenships
Ukraine1,334,005 1,098,76053,9251,043,5751,015,44528,1251,260
Syria975,060712,98564,165642,190589,21552,9806,625
Afghanistan442,020347,55053,215282,660260,00522,65511,680
Iraq268,785189,54526,785143,265116,71026,55019,495
Turkey1,544,480157,29083,32061,08534,14526,94012,890
Iran161,61072,51017,40548,51035,49513,0156,595
Russian Federation302,31569,40012,99047,51021,37526,1358,900
Eritrea84,76067,4453,00563,29553,7409,5551,140
Somalia66,21549,1959,14536,61533,4903,1303,430
Kosovo313,61540,8201,30535,89010,18525,7003,625
Nigeria84,53034,1406,23518,38017,3859959,520
Serbia262,79032,0001,15024,14010,32513,8156,710
Pakistan96,92020,4604,10012,88010,2802,6003,480
Bosnia and Herzegowina249,73018,44547015,7003,09512,6002,275
Azerbaijan37,86017,4402,75012,5458,9353,6102,145
Armenia32,81517,0553,12511,3009,2752,0252,630
Guinea26,20016,6705,7207,0806,4706103,865
Stateless28,81516,25543015,36011,7753,590 465
Lebanon48,04516,0052,8309,8506,7803,0703,320
Georgia40,88515,4003,0606,0304,8651,1656,310
Viet Nam137,56015,40076513,0604,7108,3501,575
Ethiopia23,85512,7652,5358,7606,9801,7801,470
North Macedonia158,99512,0501,0206,2304,1202,1104,800
Albania125,44511,8109056,9105,6101,3003,995
Venezuela17,0909,3755,4202,6802,620601,270
Colombia35,8958,5556,975450385651,135
Moldavia41,4108,3505904,4951,9702,5253,265
Sri Lanka27,8757,3951,2105,5902,0653,525595
Egypt52,9407,3302,4103,6453,2254251,275
Cameroon36,5657,2203,0252,4752,0654101,720
Memorandum items:
Unclear92,88048,3456,60537,78032,1605,6153,960
No data provided1,835345552451856045

As at 30 June 2025

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