Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded) by country

Countries reporting
32
Highest
36,075
Germany
Lowest
10
Liechtenstein
Median
3,245
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
546

What the numbers show

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 36,075 in Germany; the lowest is 10 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,245, and the mean is 6,030.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,608.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 477.7%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 75.8%).

Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 36,075 2025 down 34.8% volatile
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30,345 2019 down 53.3% falling
3 France 18,930 2025 up 3.8% falling
4 Sweden 13,990 2025 up 42.3% rising
5 Cyprus 10,630 2025 up 477.7% volatile
6 Poland 9,700 2025 down 25.0% volatile
7 Austria 8,045 2025 up 52.5% rising
8 Croatia 6,620 2025 up 241.2% volatile
9 Spain 5,705 2025 down 57.2% volatile
10 Belgium 5,245 2025 down 10.1% falling
11 Greece 5,080 2025 down 64.7% volatile
12 Netherlands 4,970 2025 down 42.4% falling
13 Italy 4,780 2025 up 2.4% falling
14 Lithuania 4,555 2025 up 164.8% rising
15 Hungary 4,335 2025 down 27.4% flat
16 Czechia 3,255 2025 up 89.8% volatile
17 Switzerland 3,235 2025 volatile
18 Latvia 2,280 2025 up 121.4% rising
19 Montenegro 2,070 2025 rising
20 Ireland 2,050 2025 up 461.6% volatile
21 Finland 1,915 2025 down 43.1% falling
22 Romania 1,800 2025 down 9.8% falling
23 Norway 1,320 2025 down 75.8% falling
24 Bulgaria 1,205 2025 up 63.9% volatile
25 Malta 1,065 2025 up 129.0% rising
26 Denmark 975 2025 down 63.3% rising
27 Portugal 825 2025 up 35.2% volatile
28 Estonia 660 2025 up 17.9% volatile
29 Slovenia 490 2025 down 41.7% volatile
30 Slovakia 425 2025 down 65.4% volatile
31 Luxembourg 390 2025 down 45.8% volatile
32 Liechtenstein 10 2025 down 33.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Third country nationals returned following an order to leave - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 546 data points, 2008–2025
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