Migration Observatory

HUHungary

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

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

First-time asylum applications45

January–June 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out4,335

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

First-time asylum applications in Hungary, 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 Hungary, by month
Periodpeople
2023-080
2023-095
2023-105
2023-110
2023-120
2024-010
2024-020
2024-030
2024-045
2024-055
2024-060
2024-075
2024-080
2024-095
2024-105
2024-110
2024-125
2025-015
2025-0210
2025-035
2025-045
2025-0510
2025-065
2025-0710
2025-085
2025-0915
2025-1010
2025-1110
2025-1215
2026-0115
2026-025
2026-035
2026-045
2026-0510
2026-065
2026-0710

Returns in Hungary: orders issued and returns carried out

03,7507,50011,25015,000201420162018202020222024Orders issued9,080Returns carried out4,33503,7507,50011,25015,000201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued9,080Returns carried out4,335
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 Hungary: orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
20144,345
20155,975
2016780
20172,445
20181,310
20191,720
20203,410
20213,630
20221,915
20234,320
20242,765
20254,335

Sea arrivals in Hungary, by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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