Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2023, Germany's asylum positive increased by 3.9% compared to 2022, reaching 42,525.

Germany accounts for 28.0% of the EU-27 total of 152,020.

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 2.8% (from 41,370 in 2018).

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