Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Germany's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 35.8% compared to 2022, reaching 44,620.

Germany accounts for 9.1% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Germany ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.7% (from 52,930 in 2018).

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