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Asylum requests from Albanian citizens in one of the European Union (EU) countries have marked a sharp decline during the first half of this year.
Data published by Eurostat show that in January-July there were a total of 3,100 applications for international protection in the EU from Albanian citizens. Compared to the same period a year earlier, these applications have decreased by 28%.
Compared to 2022, when a new peak in immigration was recorded after the pandemic, with 7,200, they have now been more than halved. France continues to remain the most preferred country to seek asylum due to its social policies, followed by Germany.
While asylum applications are declining, other Eurostat data revealed that the most preferred form of escape is work permits. Eurostat reported that in 2022-2024 alone, an average of 20,000 work permits were granted per year, mainly in Italy, Greece and Germany, up from around 3-4,000 a decade ago.
Since 2021, the European Union has granted around 72,000 first-time residence permits for employment reasons to Albanian citizens.
The number of those fleeing with work permits is now almost twice as high as those seeking to leave through asylum. Other Eurostat data shows that in 2022 there were 15 thousand asylum applications from Albanian citizens in EU countries, in 2023 their number dropped to 11 thousand and in 2024 it was 9.3 thousand.
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According to the latest data published by Eurostat, a total of 55,340 first asylum applications from citizens of countries outside the European Union were registered in July 2025. This number represents a decrease of 27% compared to July last year, but an increase of 6% compared to June 2025.
In the same month, 11,515 repeat applications were also filed, a significant increase of 62% from the same period last year and 41% more than a month earlier.
The largest group of applicants were Venezuelans, with 6,660 applications, followed by Afghans (4,900), Bangladeshis (3,110) and Syrians (2,685). Four large member states – Italy, Spain, France and Germany – together received 73% of all first-time asylum applications, with 11,190, 10,720, 10,005 and 8,285 applications each, respectively.
At EU level, the rate of first applications per population was 12.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, while Greece recorded the highest concentration, with 46.1 applications per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Luxembourg (22.7) and Belgium (22.1).
Eurostat also notes that in July 1,755 applications were submitted by unaccompanied minors, mainly from Afghanistan (255) and Eritrea (250). The countries that accepted the largest number of these applicants were the Netherlands (330), Germany (315) and Spain (235).
According to the European statistics institution, these figures show a changing dynamics of asylum seeker flows, with monthly fluctuations and strong differences between host countries, while some countries remain under constant pressure due to the high number of requests in relation to their population./ Monitor
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