Germany sees 50% decline in asylum application in first half of 2025

Published connected 05/07/2025 - 13:40 GMT+2•Updated 13:54

According to reports by German media outlets, nan number of asylum applications successful Germany fell importantly successful nan first six months of 2025 successful comparison pinch figures from nan aforesaid clip play past year.

German newspaper Welt americium Sonntag reported that a full of 65,495 applications were submitted betwixt 1 January and 30 June, citing antecedently unpublished information from nan EU Asylum Agency (EUAA) - a alteration of 43% year-on-year.

Another media outlet, BILD, reported that only 61,300 first-time applications for asylum were made successful Germany successful nan first half of 2025.

In June, nan number of caller applications was little than 7,000, a 60% diminution from June 2024 numbers, and 70% from 2 years ago. The fig sets a caller grounds for nan lowest monthly applications submitted since March 2013.

Dobrindt sees nan diminution arsenic impervious of occurrence of his migration policy

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of nan Christian Social Union (CSU) sees nan latest figures arsenic confirmation of nan effectiveness of his migration policy, seen by galore arsenic controversial.

In an question and reply pinch BILD, he noted nan numbers bespeak "clear successes of nan migration turnaround" and emphasised that his ministry will proceed to activity to revamp nan migration strategy "from caput to toe".

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MEP and migration master Lena Düpont besides sees nan declining figures arsenic a awesome success. Speaking to German media, she noted that business agreements pinch cardinal North African countries played a awesome domiciled successful reducing asylum figures.

She besides cited greater practice betwixt 3rd countries and nan EU separator protection agency Frontex arsenic reasons down this success.

Europe-wide figures

In nan first half of 2025, Spain received nan astir asylum exertion pinch nan Iberian state signaling conscionable complete 76,020 applications. France came successful second, signaling immoderate 75,428. Germany followed pinch 65,495 applications for asylum successful nan first half of 2025.  

Italy received 62,534 applications, Greece recorded 27,718 while Belgium received conscionable complete 17 thousand.

On nan little extremity of nan spectrum. Hungary, which endorses a notoriously strict migration argumentation nether Prime Minister Viktor Orban, received conscionable 47 applications. Slovakia recorded 84 applications while Lithuania received 152.

Countries of root of asylum seekers successful Germany and Europe

According to nan report, astir 22% of asylum seekers successful Germany were Afghan nationals, Syrians constituted astir 20% of applicants while Turkish citizens made up 11% of applications received by Berlin.

Russians made up nan 5th largest nationality of asylum applicants, having submitted conscionable complete 3%.

In total, adjacent to 400,000 group applied for asylum successful EU countries, Norway and Switzerland successful nan first half of this year.

This is simply a alteration of astir 23% from full figures of past year. On a continental level, nan apical 3 nationalities of applicants were Venezuelans, adjacent to 50,000, Afghans pinch astir 41,000 and Syrians pinch astir 23,000.