First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Germany
Germany: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 67.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
67.2%
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
38th
of 40 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 2016
All-time low
67.2%
in 2025
Years of data
18
2008–2025
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Germany, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 67.2% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Germany peaked at 96.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2025.
That places Germany 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.4% | — |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 67.2% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 79.4% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 83.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 67.2% | 93.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Germany?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Germany was 67.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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