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First-time asylum applicants in Germany

Germany received 113,235 first-time asylum applications in 2025.

First-time asylum applicants People Data: 2008 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Germany, 2025 113,235 People

Change from 2024 −50.7% 2024: 229,750 applicants

European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate

Position in 2025 4th of 32 See the full ranking

First-time asylum applicants in Germany over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

First-time asylum applicants (people), 2008 to 2025
Period	Germany	European Union
2025	113,235 applicants	672,350 applicants
2024	229,750 applicants	912,835 applicants
2023	329,120 applicants	1,049,905 applicants
2022	217,775 applicants	874,035 applicants
2021	148,235 applicants	536,270 applicants
2020	102,580 applicants	415,475 applicants
2019	142,510 applicants	629,230 applicants
2018	161,930 applicants	564,905 applicants
2017	198,310 applicants	620,465 applicants
2016	722,365 applicants	1,167,075 applicants
2015	441,900 applicants	1,217,185 applicants
2014	173,070 applicants	530,970 applicants
2013	109,580 applicants	–
2012	64,540 applicants	–
2011	45,740 applicants	–
2010	41,330 applicants	–
2009	27,650 applicants	–
2008	21,365 applicants	–

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In short

That is a change of −50.7% from 229,750 applicants in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 441,900 applicants, the figure has changed by −74.4%.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 4th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.

More for Germany

All statistics for Germany

Immigration 1,078,504e immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 584,230e emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 288,670 people 2024 · Eurostat Net migration rate 2.9 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 7.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -334,072 people 2025 · World Bank

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: migr_asyappctza · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A citizen=TOTAL applicant=FRST sex=T unit=PER age=TOTAL
Observation period: 2008 to 2025 for Germany
Provider update: 3 September 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Germany compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2025.

1 Spain 141,055 applicantsp (provisional)
2 Italy 128,655 applicants
3 France 116,475 applicants
4 Germany 113,235 applicants
5 Greece 55,380 applicants
6 Belgium 27,540 applicants
7 Netherlands 24,115 applicants

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What this measures

People who lodged an application for international protection in the country for the first time during the year. Repeat applications are excluded.

Population covered: First-time applicants of all citizenships

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