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First-Time Asylum Applications in Germany Fall to Lowest Level Since 2012

Claiming to prove its 'Migrationswende' is working, the government plans to press European partners to adopt similar migration rules.

Bis zum 25. September wurden in Deutschland laut "Bild am Sonntag" 3345 Asylerstanträge registriert. Das ist dem Bundesinnenministerium zufolge der niedrigste Stand seit 2012.

Overview

  • The Interior Ministry data published by Bild am Sonntag showed that through Sept. 25, 2026 there were 3,345 first-time asylum applications in Germany, the lowest total recorded since 2012.
  • That figure marks a steep drop from 9,126 first-time applications in September 2025 and 18,113 in September 2024, illustrating a multi-year decline in new filings.
  • Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attributed the fall to the government's tightened 'Migrationswende' and said stricter controls have cut arrivals and eased pressure on local municipalities.
  • Dobrindt convened a migration summit in Munich with European interior and migration ministers to seek agreement on extending Germany's approach at the EU level.
  • The published number covers applications only up to Sept. 25 and was released to the press by the Interior Ministry via Bild am Sonntag, so final month-end totals could change when full statistics are compiled.