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First-time asylum requests in Netherlands fall 25% to 24,000 in 2025

Summary by NL Times
The number of first-time asylum seekers in the Netherlands fell sharply in 2025, returning to pre-pandemic levels, Trouw reports, citing government data. At the Ter Apel registration center, more than 24,000 people applied for asylum for the first time, a 25 percent decrease from 2024 and nearly 40 percent below the peak of 2023, when over 38,000 individuals made their initial requests.
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NL Times broke the news in on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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