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 citizenship	Foreign population	including: persons seeking protection	of whom: by protection status
			unsettled	recognised			refused
			unsettled	total	temporary	permanent	refused
Source: Central Register of Foreigners. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
Total	14,061,640	3,304,705	427,415	2,706,320	2,377,115	329,205	170,970
Including: by regions of origin
Europe	9,620,470	1,462,595	156,535	1,256,290	1,109,410	146,875	49,770
Africa	791,430	276,695	57,695	176,895	152,235	24,660	42,105
North Africa	256,045	30,390	9,545	11,785	10,050	1,740	9,060
West Africa	229,500	82,060	20,650	39,230	34,750	4,480	22,180
Central Africa	64,585	21,735	5,955	12,845	10,165	2,675	2,935
East Africa	214,640	137,705	19,650	110,825	95,945	14,880	7,225
Southern Africa	26,665	4,800	1,885	2,210	1,325	885	705
America	355,400	22,135	14,540	4,635	4,065	570	2,965
North America	140,330	340	60	250	180	65	30
Central America and the Caribbean	54,175	2,620	1,400	870	720	150	355
South America	160,895	19,175	13,080	3,515	3,165	350	2,580
Asia	3,152,675	1,478,310	191,550	1,215,095	1,067,270	147,825	71,665
Southwest Asia	1,629,230	1,055,870	125,425	882,320	778,975	103,345	48,120
South and South East Asia	726,555	55,035	9,035	36,750	20,595	16,155	9,250
East and Central Asia	796,895	367,405	57,090	296,020	267,695	28,325	14,295
Australia and Oceania	17,555	25	5	20	15	10	.
Other characteristics	124,105	64,945	7,090	53,390	44,120	9,270	4,465
Including: the 30 most frequent citizenships
Ukraine	1,334,005	1,098,760	53,925	1,043,575	1,015,445	28,125	1,260
Syria	975,060	712,985	64,165	642,190	589,215	52,980	6,625
Afghanistan	442,020	347,550	53,215	282,660	260,005	22,655	11,680
Iraq	268,785	189,545	26,785	143,265	116,710	26,550	19,495
Turkey	1,544,480	157,290	83,320	61,085	34,145	26,940	12,890
Iran	161,610	72,510	17,405	48,510	35,495	13,015	6,595
Russian Federation	302,315	69,400	12,990	47,510	21,375	26,135	8,900
Eritrea	84,760	67,445	3,005	63,295	53,740	9,555	1,140
Somalia	66,215	49,195	9,145	36,615	33,490	3,130	3,430
Kosovo	313,615	40,820	1,305	35,890	10,185	25,700	3,625
Nigeria	84,530	34,140	6,235	18,380	17,385	995	9,520
Serbia	262,790	32,000	1,150	24,140	10,325	13,815	6,710
Pakistan	96,920	20,460	4,100	12,880	10,280	2,600	3,480
Bosnia and Herzegowina	249,730	18,445	470	15,700	3,095	12,600	2,275
Azerbaijan	37,860	17,440	2,750	12,545	8,935	3,610	2,145
Armenia	32,815	17,055	3,125	11,300	9,275	2,025	2,630
Guinea	26,200	16,670	5,720	7,080	6,470	610	3,865
Stateless	28,815	16,255	430	15,360	11,775	3,590	465
Lebanon	48,045	16,005	2,830	9,850	6,780	3,070	3,320
Georgia	40,885	15,400	3,060	6,030	4,865	1,165	6,310
Viet Nam	137,560	15,400	765	13,060	4,710	8,350	1,575
Ethiopia	23,855	12,765	2,535	8,760	6,980	1,780	1,470
North Macedonia	158,995	12,050	1,020	6,230	4,120	2,110	4,800
Albania	125,445	11,810	905	6,910	5,610	1,300	3,995
Venezuela	17,090	9,375	5,420	2,680	2,620	60	1,270
Colombia	35,895	8,555	6,975	450	385	65	1,135
Moldavia	41,410	8,350	590	4,495	1,970	2,525	3,265
Sri Lanka	27,875	7,395	1,210	5,590	2,065	3,525	595
Egypt	52,940	7,330	2,410	3,645	3,225	425	1,275
Cameroon	36,565	7,220	3,025	2,475	2,065	410	1,720
Memorandum items:
Unclear	92,880	48,345	6,605	37,780	32,160	5,615	3,960
No data provided	1,835	345	55	245	185	60	45

As at 30 June 2025

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