| Year of first entry and the 10 most frequent citizenship | Foreign population | including: persons seeking protection | of whom: by protection status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unsettled | recognised | refused | |||||
| total | temporary | permanent | |||||
1: It can be assumed that not all people seeking protection who immigrated in 2023 are included yet in the data at reference date 31 December. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. | |||||||
| Total | 13,895,865 | 3,173,135 | 454,795 | 2,528,935 | 2,188,665 | 340,275 | 189,405 |
| First entry in 20231, total | 1,150,620 | 425,060 | 271,445 | 147,515 | 147,415 | 100 | 6,100 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Ukraine | 229,835 | 175,145 | 46,595 | 128,540 | 128,525 | 15 | 5 |
| Syria | 119,250 | 72,875 | 62,140 | 9,985 | 9,985 | . | 750 |
| Turkey | 88,495 | 53,530 | 52,700 | 310 | 310 | . | 520 |
| Afghanistan | 52,370 | 38,150 | 33,095 | 3,785 | 3,785 | . | 1,270 |
| Iraq | 11,925 | 7,740 | 7,155 | 385 | 385 | . | 200 |
| Iran | 17,850 | 7,150 | 6,860 | 195 | 195 | . | 95 |
| Russian Federation | 20,530 | 6,990 | 5,690 | 1,085 | 1,020 | . | 220 |
| Georgia | 9,465 | 5,100 | 4,190 | 235 | 235 | 65 | 675 |
| Somalia | 6,200 | 3,660 | 3,235 | 330 | 330 | . | 95 |
| Venezuela | 4,260 | 3,465 | 3,335 | 35 | 35 | . | 95 |
| First entry 2017 to 2022, total | 4,838,910 | 1,519,745 | 162,260 | 1,264,435 | 1,256,905 | 7,535 | 93,055 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Ukraine | 905,780 | 765,230 | 3,370 | 761,115 | 759,335 | 1,780 | 740 |
| Syria | 379,335 | 246,160 | 17,380 | 224,795 | 223,765 | 1,025 | 3,990 |
| Afghanistan | 157,705 | 120,130 | 22,065 | 91,870 | 91,670 | 200 | 6,195 |
| Iraq | 98,570 | 67,735 | 21,710 | 31,585 | 31,325 | 260 | 14,435 |
| Turkey | 164,330 | 59,080 | 28,725 | 24,335 | 22,850 | 1,490 | 6,025 |
| Iran | 74,730 | 31,955 | 10,920 | 16,075 | 15,275 | 800 | 4,960 |
| Eritrea | 29,525 | 22,360 | 1,715 | 20,015 | 19,690 | 325 | 630 |
| Nigeria | 42,675 | 20,190 | 5,380 | 6,840 | 6,825 | 15 | 7,970 |
| Somalia | 26,600 | 19,425 | 3,140 | 14,365 | 14,320 | 45 | 1,920 |
| Russian Federation | 80,720 | 17,200 | 4,965 | 8,580 | 7,670 | 915 | 3,650 |
| First entry 2014 to 2016, total | 2,322,215 | 823,560 | 11,985 | 752,005 | 660,255 | 91,750 | 59,570 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Syria | 443,055 | 370,770 | 800 | 368,385 | 314,430 | 53,950 | 1,585 |
| Afghanistan | 169,455 | 136,970 | 1,210 | 130,010 | 119,880 | 10,130 | 5,750 |
| Iraq | 123,020 | 91,090 | 1,510 | 81,965 | 74,630 | 7,335 | 7,615 |
| Eritrea | 41,795 | 36,915 | 270 | 36,185 | 30,525 | 5,665 | 460 |
| Iran | 33,555 | 21,990 | 645 | 18,895 | 14,555 | 4,340 | 2,455 |
| Somalia | 19,290 | 15,465 | 415 | 13,790 | 12,890 | 900 | 1,260 |
| Nigeria | 21,915 | 10,695 | 395 | 7,300 | 7,100 | 200 | 3,000 |
| Russian Federation | 37,310 | 10,670 | 1,290 | 5,270 | 4,890 | 375 | 4,115 |
| stateless | 11,295 | 8,805 | 35 | 8,605 | 7,105 | 1,495 | 170 |
| Albania | 28,265 | 8,665 | 485 | 5,145 | 4,750 | 395 | 3,035 |
| First entry before 2014, total | 5,584,120 | 404,765 | 9,110 | 364,975 | 124,090 | 240,885 | 30,680 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | |||||||
| Russian Federation | 169,450 | 36,505 | 910 | 32,645 | 6,580 | 26,065 | 2,950 |
| Kosovo | 146,440 | 35,155 | 510 | 33,090 | 7,430 | 25,660 | 1,550 |
| Turkey | 1,257,370 | 34,630 | 1,790 | 30,800 | 6,290 | 24,510 | 2,040 |
| Iraq | 47,825 | 33,440 | 420 | 31,775 | 11,310 | 20,465 | 1,245 |
| Ukraine | 80,175 | 30,220 | 170 | 29,880 | 3,865 | 26,015 | 175 |
| Afghanistan | 39,880 | 27,320 | 315 | 26,325 | 16,025 | 10,300 | 680 |
| Serbia | 149,760 | 26,285 | 610 | 22,000 | 8,285 | 13,715 | 3,675 |
| Syria | 30,815 | 21,845 | 570 | 20,935 | 13,565 | 7,370 | 340 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 126,885 | 16,585 | 230 | 15,265 | 2,615 | 12,650 | 1,085 |
| Iran | 29,080 | 13,640 | 180 | 12,760 | 4,325 | 8,435 | 700 |
As at 23 May 2024