First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Germany's first-time asylum applications decreased by 30.2% compared to 2023, reaching 229,750.

Germany accounts for 25.2% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Germany ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 61.2% (from 142,515 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.