European Union vs Portugal: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
European Union
-3.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal
235.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
European Union rank
1st
Portugal rank
2nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- European Union
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 235.35 % change on previous year against -3.56 % change on previous year in European Union, a difference of 238.91 % change on previous year.
That makes Portugal's figure about 66.2 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Portugal ahead.
European Union ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.54 % change on previous year | 103.78 % change on previous year | 85.25 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.37 % change on previous year | 68.3 % change on previous year | 61.93 % change on previous year | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, European Union or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 235.35 % change on previous year against -3.56 % change on previous year in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between European Union and Portugal?
- 238.91 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Portugal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Portugal rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- European Union ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.