Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Germany

Germany: Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders was 7,465 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
7,465
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
7,465
in 2025
All-time low
2,980
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Germany, 2008–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2008201620252008: 7.2k2009: 3.0k2010: 3.5k2011: 3.4k2012: 3.8k2013: 3.8k2014: 3.6k2015: 3.7k2016: 3.8k2017: 4.2k2018: 5.2k2019: 6.7k2020: 4.2k2021: 4.6k2022: 6.0k2023: 5.8k2024: 6.9k2025: 7.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 7,465 for third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Germany peaked at 7,465 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,980, in 2009.

Germany ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,098 2,980 7,215 2
2010s 4,178 3,365 6,730 10
2020s 5,839 4,210 7,465 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Spain 10,610 compare
  2. 6 Romania 10,135 compare
  3. 7 Italy 8,875 compare
  4. 9 Ireland 6,610 compare
  5. 10 Greece 5,650 compare
  6. 11 Bulgaria 5,130 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places β†’

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Germany?
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Germany was 7,465 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest third country nationals refused entry at the external borders recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 7,465 in 2025.
What is the lowest third country nationals refused entry at the external borders recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 2,980 in 2009.
How does Germany rank for third country nationals refused entry at the external borders?
Germany ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is third country nationals refused entry at the external borders rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 579 data points, 2008–2025
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