Overview
- Government figures show the bereinigte Schutzquote — the protection rate that excludes formal and Dublin cases — rose to 47.4 percent in the first half of 2026, up from 37.5 percent for all of 2025.
- First-time asylum applications fell steeply to 39,646 in H1 2026 from roughly 72,818 in the same period last year, changing the composition of cases the authorities must examine.
- Afghanistan was the top origin country in H1 2026 and Afghan applicants received protection at very high rates, about 89.3 percent overall and nearly 95 percent for Afghan women after a 2024 European Court of Justice ruling on gender-based risk.
- Family-protection decisions accounted for 21,195 grants in H1 2026, equal to 45.6 percent of positive outcomes, and were a key reason the substantive grant rate rose.
- Practical controls remain limited: 61.3 percent of applicants presented no official ID, only 853 mobile devices were read producing 263 usable reports, and authorities have filed just three criminal referrals under the 2024 rule on false asylum statements.