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Immigration 2024123,91012th in the EU-27
Net migration 2024+35,531immigration − emigration
First-time asylum claims 202593022nd in the EU-27 · 0.1% UE
New citizenships 20245,81916th in the EU-27

Czechia ranks 12th in the EU-27 for regular immigration: in 2024 it registered 123,910 arrivals and 88,379 departures, for a net balance of +35,531. In 2025 first-time asylum applications came to 930, 0.1% of the EU total; citizenship acquisitions in 2024 numbered 5,819.

Regular migration

The series includes all citizenships — EU citizens moving between member states and returning nationals included — and counts those moving their usual residence for at least 12 months. Compared with 2019, immigration is up 17%.

Immigration Emigration

Regular migration, Czechia, by year · Eurostat
YearImmigrationEmigrationNet
2024123,91088,379+35,531
2023142,14953,639+88,510
2022347,42931,764+315,665
202169,36018,630+50,730
202063,09535,854+27,241
2019105,88877,798+28,090
201865,91026,742+39,168
201751,84727,316+24,531
201664,08338,864+25,219
201529,60225,684+3,918
201429,89728,468+1,429
201330,12425,894+4,230
201234,33746,106−11,769
201127,11455,910−28,796
201048,31761,069−12,752
200975,62061,782+13,838
2008108,26751,478+56,789

Asylum applications

First-time applications for international protection lodged in Czechia in 2025 came to 930 (the 22nd-highest in the EU). The series peak remains 2019, with 1,580 applications.

First-time asylum applications, Czechia, by year · Eurostat
YearFirst-time claims
2025930
20241,025
20231,130
20221,345
20211,060
2020795
20191,580
20181,365
20171,140
20161,205
20151,235
2014920
2013490
2012515
2011485
2010395
2009620
20081,055

New citizenships

In 2024 citizenship acquisitions came to 5,819, the 16th-highest in the EU-27. It is a lagging indicator: today's new citizens typically immigrated several years ago.

Citizenship acquisitions, Czechia, by year · Eurostat
YearAcquisitions
20245,819
20235,440
20225,469
20215,163
20202,666
20192,934
20182,317
20173,480
20164,561
20152,619
20145,059
20132,243
20121,753
20111,638
20101,085
20091,149
20081,204

Who leaves

In 2024, 4,213 of the country's own citizens moved abroad (the 24th-highest in the EU). The true number is almost certainly higher: emigration is measured through de-registrations, and people who leave do not always deregister.

How to read these numbers. Regular migration follows the UN definition (residence ≥ 12 months) and also includes EU citizens and returning nationals. “First-time applications” exclude repeat claims in the same country. Emigration, based on de-registrations, is generally undercounted. Definitions in the glossary, sources and limits in the methodology.

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