# First asylum applications fall to 1,845 in August

> Statistics Netherlands (CBS) counted 1,845 first asylum applications in August 2026, fewer than the 1,965 of August 2025 and the 2,930 of September 2024.

Migration · published 2026-10-26 06:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/first-asylum-applications-in-the-netherlands-fall-to-1-845-in-august/

In August 2026, 1,845 people made a first asylum application in the Netherlands, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). In August 2025 the figure was 1,965.

The highest monthly figure in the two years to August 2026 was 2,930, in September 2024. The lowest was 1,325, in March 2025.

**First asylum applications peaked in September 2024 and bottomed out in March 2025** (people; source: CBS)

- Sep 2024: 2930
- Oct 2024: 2740
- Nov 2024: 2360
- Dec 2024: 2140
- Jan 2025: 1645
- Feb 2025: 1540
- Mar 2025: 1325
- Apr 2025: 1550
- May 2025: 1780
- Jun 2025: 1980
- Jul 2025: 2050
- Aug 2025: 1965
- Sep 2025: 2700
- Oct 2025: 2470
- Nov 2025: 2485
- Dec 2025: 2570
- Jan 2026: 2070
- Feb 2026: 1960
- Mar 2026: 1965
- Apr 2026: 2105
- May 2026: 2145
- Jun 2026: 1810
- Jul 2026: 1920
- Aug 2026: 1845

Monthly applications fell from 2,740 in October 2024 to the March 2025 low, then climbed to 2,050 in July 2025. They reached 2,700 in September 2025, then 2,470 in October, 2,485 in November and 2,570 in December.

In 2026 the monthly figure has stayed between 1,810 and 2,145: 1,810 in June, 1,920 in July and 1,845 in August.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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