The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA) updates the statistics on asylum seekers for 2024:
- 801 persons applied for international protection in Latvia;
- 104 applicants obtained the refugee status;
- 88 applicants obtained an alternative status;
The main countries of origin of asylum seekers in 2024 were Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Russia.
Source(s)
- Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs | Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde (23 January, 2025), Patvēruma meklētāju statistika [Asylum seeker statistics],