Migration Observatory

EEEstonia

Asylum applications, returns and — where the figure exists — sea arrivals.

Ranked 23 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period

First-time asylum applications330 -42%

January–June 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out660

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

First-time asylum applications in Estonia, by month

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What it shows

People lodging their first asylum application in the country, by month.

How to read it

These are first-time applications: repeat applications are excluded, because the total includes them and inflates the figures against the way they are usually quoted.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 July 2026·Download CSV
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First-time asylum applications in Estonia, by month
Periodpeople
2023-08265
2023-09215
2023-10210
2023-11225
2023-12120
2024-01165
2024-02130
2024-03125
2024-04120
2024-05125
2024-0690
2024-07115
2024-0895
2024-0990
2024-10105
2024-1195
2024-1275
2025-01125
2025-02100
2025-03110
2025-0495
2025-0580
2025-0660
2025-0755
2025-0870
2025-0980
2025-1080
2025-1170
2025-1270
2026-0165
2026-0240
2026-0385
2026-0450
2026-0550
2026-0640
2026-07125

Returns in Estonia: orders issued and returns carried out

03757501,1251,500201420162018202020222024Orders issued660Returns carried out66003757501,1251,500201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued660Returns carried out660
What it shows

Return orders issued by the authorities and returns actually carried out, by year.

How to read it

The two lines almost never meet. The gap between them is the share of orders that does not turn into a return, and neither figure alone shows it.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 December 2025·Download CSV
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Returns in Estonia: orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
2014445
2015560
2016465
2017630
2018750
20191,095
20201,045
20211,150
20221,105
20231,030
2024765
2025660

Sea arrivals in Estonia, by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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