Croatia

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

Ranked 20 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period

First-time asylum applications710↑ +29%

January–July 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out6,620

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

Croatia: first-time asylum applications 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 30 September 2026·Download CSV
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Croatia: first-time asylum applications by month
Periodpeople
2023-1090
2023-11180
2023-12120
2024-0150
2024-0270
2024-0385
2024-04120
2024-05115
2024-0680
2024-0770
2024-0845
2024-0990
2024-10110
2024-1170
2024-1295
2025-0175
2025-0285
2025-0390
2025-0470
2025-0595
2025-0655
2025-0780
2025-0850
2025-0945
2025-1070
2025-1170
2025-1260
2026-0180
2026-0260
2026-0365
2026-0460
2026-0535
2026-0670
2026-07340
2026-08335
2026-09360

Croatia: where asylum seekers come from

Year

2023–2026, full years; 2026 covers January–July · Eurostat

January–July 2026 · Eurostat

January–July 2025 · Eurostat

January–July 2024 · Eurostat

January–July 2023 · Eurostat

  1. Russia1,12029%—
  2. Türkiye57515%—
  3. Syria43011%—
  4. Afghanistan3609%—
  5. Egypt1604%—
  6. Morocco1303%—
  7. Nepal1003%—
  8. Burundi902%—
  9. Pakistan852%—
  10. Bangladesh802%—
  11. Another 32 citizenships67018%

Eurostat rounds every figure to multiples of five so that the people behind the smallest numbers cannot be identified: the citizenships add up to 3,800, while the published total is 4,190.

  1. Türkiye11017%-4%
  2. Russia9014%—
  3. Egypt8513%—
  4. Afghanistan6510%—
  5. Sudan406%—
  6. Syria355%—
  7. Nepal305%—
  8. Morocco203%—
  9. Bangladesh203%—
  10. Pakistan203%—
  11. Another 16 citizenships15023%

Eurostat rounds every figure to multiples of five so that the people behind the smallest numbers cannot be identified: the citizenships add up to 665, while the published total is 710.

  1. Türkiye11524%—
  2. Russia7515%-63%
  3. Syria6513%—
  4. Afghanistan459%—
  5. Nepal408%—
  6. Egypt255%—
  7. Morocco153%—
  8. Bangladesh153%—
  9. Iraq102%—
  10. Pakistan102%—
  11. Another 11 citizenships7014%

Eurostat rounds every figure to multiples of five so that the people behind the smallest numbers cannot be identified: the citizenships add up to 485, while the published total is 550.

  1. Russia20539%-45%
  2. Türkiye8516%—
  3. Syria8516%-19%
  4. Afghanistan357%-72%
  5. Egypt153%—
  6. Bangladesh153%—
  7. Pakistan153%—
  8. Morocco102%—
  9. Iran102%—
  10. Iraq51%—
  11. Another 9 citizenships459%

Eurostat rounds every figure to multiples of five so that the people behind the smallest numbers cannot be identified: the citizenships add up to 525, while the published total is 590.

  1. Russia37037%—
  2. Afghanistan12513%—
  3. Syria10511%—
  4. Türkiye9510%—
  5. Burundi606%—
  6. Morocco455%—
  7. Cuba354%—
  8. Iraq253%—
  9. Iran202%—
  10. Algeria152%—
  11. Another 13 citizenships10010%

Eurostat rounds every figure to multiples of five so that the people behind the smallest numbers cannot be identified: the citizenships add up to 995, while the published total is 1,050.

What it shows

First-time asylum applications broken down by the citizenship of the people who lodge them. It is the same figure as the chart above seen from the other side: not which country they apply in, but which country they come from.

How to read it

The bar is measured against the first in the ranking, not against the total: it shows how far the first is from the last. The percentage next to the number is the share of the published citizenships added together, which is not the country’s total: the note below the chart says by how much they differ. The change compares the same months of the previous year, and stays a dash below one hundred applications, where a percentage would say more than the data knows. “Total” adds up whole years and leaves a dash in the change column, because a total has no “previous year”.

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Croatia: where asylum seekers come from — 2023–2026, full years; 2026 covers January–July · Eurostat
CitizenshipFirst-time applications
Russia1,120
Türkiye575
Syria430
Afghanistan360
Egypt160
Morocco130
Nepal100
Burundi90
Pakistan85
Bangladesh80
Another 32 citizenships670
Croatia: where asylum seekers come from — January–July 2026 · Eurostat
CitizenshipFirst-time applications
Türkiye110
Russia90
Egypt85
Afghanistan65
Sudan40
Syria35
Nepal30
Morocco20
Bangladesh20
Pakistan20
Another 16 citizenships150
Croatia: where asylum seekers come from — January–July 2025 · Eurostat
CitizenshipFirst-time applications
Türkiye115
Russia75
Syria65
Afghanistan45
Nepal40
Egypt25
Morocco15
Bangladesh15
Iraq10
Pakistan10
Another 11 citizenships70
Croatia: where asylum seekers come from — January–July 2024 · Eurostat
CitizenshipFirst-time applications
Russia205
Türkiye85
Syria85
Afghanistan35
Egypt15
Bangladesh15
Pakistan15
Morocco10
Iran10
Iraq5
Another 9 citizenships45
Croatia: where asylum seekers come from — January–July 2023 · Eurostat
CitizenshipFirst-time applications
Russia370
Afghanistan125
Syria105
Türkiye95
Burundi60
Morocco45
Cuba35
Iraq25
Iran20
Algeria15
Another 13 citizenships100

Croatia: return orders issued and returns carried out

011,25022,50033,75045,000201420162018202020222024Orders issued11,330Returns carried out6,620011,25022,50033,75045,000201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued11,330Returns carried out6,620
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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Croatia: return orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
20142,245
20151,940
20161,890
20172,125
20182,210
20192,455
20201,515
20212,090
20223,725
20236,910
20246,800
20256,620

Croatia: sea arrivals by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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