Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2025, Germany's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 34.6% compared to 2024, reaching 87,395.

Germany accounts for 26.8% of the EU-27 total of 325,765.

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 39.9% (from 62,470 in 2020).

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