EU received 4.3 million immigrants in 2023

In 2023, 4.3 million people immigrated to the EU from non-EU countries. This figure does not include asylum seekers and/or refugees from Ukraine under temporary protection for some countries (see the methodological note). Additionally, 1.5 million people migrated between EU countries. Compared with 2022, the number of people who immigrated to the EU decreased by 17.9%, down from 5.3 million, while the number of people migrating between EU countries remained stable at 1.5 million.