| Year of first entry and the 10 most frequent citizenship | Foreign population | including: persons seeking protection | of whom: by protection status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unsettled | recognised | refused | |||||
| total | temporary | permanent | |||||
| 1: It can be assumed that not all people seeking protection who immigrated in 2023 are included yet in the data at reference date 31 December. 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 |
| First entry in 20241, total | 922,520 | 288,590 | 169,045 | 113,440 | 113,330 | 105 | 6,105 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Ukraine | 178,560 | 138,225 | 40,115 | 98,095 | 98,095 | . | 15 |
| Syria | 86,975 | 48,735 | 40,050 | 7,655 | 7,655 | . | 1,030 |
| Afghanistan | 36,750 | 26,555 | 21,740 | 4,085 | 4,080 | . | 730 |
| Turkey | 49,060 | 17,610 | 16,775 | 295 | 295 | . | 540 |
| Iraq | 8,330 | 4,795 | 4,415 | 245 | 245 | . | 140 |
| Somalia | 7,530 | 4,700 | 4,185 | 330 | 330 | . | 185 |
| Russian Federation | 12,155 | 3,985 | 3,120 | 720 | 630 | 90 | 145 |
| Iran | 15,385 | 3,830 | 3,575 | 170 | 170 | . | 85 |
| Colombia | 5,885 | 3,175 | 3,110 | . | . | . | 65 |
| Venezuela | 2,800 | 2,115 | 1,980 | 50 | 50 | . | 80 |
| First entry 2017 to 2023, total | 5,648,545 | 1,898,330 | 242,585 | 1,555,625 | 1,543,510 | 12,110 | 100,120 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Ukraine | 1,060,355 | 925,360 | 13,500 | 911,190 | 908,630 | 2,560 | 665 |
| Syria | 477,035 | 323,580 | 23,210 | 296,400 | 294,880 | 1 525 | 3,970 |
| Afghanistan | 206,290 | 164,775 | 30,400 | 127,540 | 127,120 | 420 | 6,830 |
| Turkey | 239,660 | 102,345 | 64,500 | 27,945 | 25,340 | 2,605 | 9,900 |
| Iraq | 104,265 | 71,260 | 21,105 | 35,805 | 35,325 | 480 | 14,350 |
| Iran | 90,740 | 37,310 | 13,270 | 19,640 | 18,245 | 1,400 | 4,400 |
| Eritrea | 33,115 | 25,040 | 1,865 | 22,510 | 22,000 | 510 | 665 |
| Somalia | 32,415 | 23,690 | 4,525 | 17,185 | 17,055 | 125 | 1,980 |
| Russian Federation | 97,590 | 22,640 | 8,285 | 10,565 | 9,355 | 1,215 | 3,790 |
| Nigeria | 45,905 | 20,085 | 4,570 | 8,235 | 8,190 | 45 | 7,280 |
| First entry 2014 to 2016, total | 2,157,055 | 741,185 | 7,840 | 693,250 | 606,705 | 86,550 | 40,090 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Syria | 383,260 | 321,110 | 560 | 319,205 | 274,415 | 44,785 | 1,345 |
| Afghanistan | 162,345 | 131,930 | 735 | 127,610 | 114,630 | 12,980 | 3,585 |
| Iraq | 113,040 | 83,725 | 920 | 78,735 | 71,340 | 7,400 | 4,070 |
| Eritrea | 40,275 | 35,100 | 170 | 34,560 | 28,595 | 5,965 | 370 |
| Iran | 29,190 | 19,175 | 415 | 17,240 | 13,350 | 3,890 | 1,520 |
| Somalia | 18,580 | 14,860 | 295 | 13,610 | 12,515 | 1,100 | 955 |
| Nigeria | 21,070 | 9,830 | 265 | 7,780 | 7,460 | 320 | 1,785 |
| Russian Federation | 34,650 | 9,200 | 890 | 5,565 | 5,155 | 410 | 2,745 |
| stateless | 10,560 | 8,205 | 20 | 8,030 | 6,640 | 1,385 | 155 |
| Albania | 27,325 | 7,755 | 355 | 5,040 | 4,435 | 605 | 2,360 |
| First entry before 2014, total | 5,333,520 | 376,600 | 7,945 | 344,005 | 113,565 | 230,440 | 24,650 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Kosovo | 141,985 | 33,945 | 510 | 32,115 | 6,845 | 25,270 | 1,320 |
| Russian Federation | 157,915 | 33,575 | 695 | 30,660 | 6,235 | 24,420 | 2,220 |
| Turkey | 1,219,490 | 33,435 | 1,760 | 29,890 | 5,975 | 23,915 | 1,785 |
| Iraq | 43,145 | 29,765 | 345 | 28,480 | 9,805 | 18,675 | 940 |
| Ukraine | 73,800 | 29,175 | 160 | 28,875 | 3,975 | 24,905 | 140 |
| Serbia | 145,050 | 24,875 | 535 | 21,290 | 7,705 | 13,585 | 3,050 |
| Afghanistan | 36,635 | 24,295 | 335 | 23,430 | 14,170 | 9,255 | 530 |
| Syria | 27,795 | 19,560 | 345 | 18,935 | 12,265 | 6,670 | 285 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 122,805 | 16,125 | 215 | 14,940 | 2,410 | 12,525 | 975 |
| Iran | 26,295 | 12,195 | 150 | 11,455 | 3,735 | 7,725 | 590 |
As at 30 June 2025