Migration Observatory

PLPoland

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

Ranked 10 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period

First-time asylum applications2,575 -64%

January–June 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out9,700

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

First-time asylum applications in Poland, 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 June 2026·Download CSV
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First-time asylum applications in Poland, by month
Periodpeople
2023-07680
2023-08685
2023-09755
2023-10865
2023-11745
2023-12585
2024-01775
2024-02920
2024-03955
2024-041,095
2024-051,495
2024-061,615
2024-071,220
2024-081,150
2024-091,435
2024-101,340
2024-111,320
2024-121,120
2025-011,475
2025-021,485
2025-031,460
2025-04975
2025-05965
2025-06880
2025-07805
2025-08685
2025-09740
2025-10645
2025-11480
2025-12565
2026-01455
2026-02430
2026-03470
2026-04420
2026-05430
2026-06370

Returns in Poland: orders issued and returns carried out

07,50015,00022,50030,000201420162018202020222024Orders issued14,760Returns carried out9,70007,50015,00022,50030,000201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued14,760Returns carried out9,700
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 Poland: orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
20149,280
201512,930
201618,575
201722,210
201825,715
201925,930
20208,230
20216,390
20224,580
20236,880
20248,530
20259,700

Sea arrivals in Poland, by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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