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Germany’s Asylum Applications Halve in 2025 as October Filings Drop 55%

Officials credit stricter border checks, with researchers pointing to regional policies and the changed situation in Syria.

Migranten verlassen mit Reisegepäck das Gelände der Zentralen Ausländerbehörde Brandenburgs (ZABH).
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Overview

  • In January–October 2025, Germany logged 97,277 first-time asylum applications, down from 199,947 a year earlier, according to the Interior Ministry.
  • October saw 8,823 first-time applications versus 19,785 in October 2024, a year-over-year decline of 55%.
  • Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says the government’s ‘Migrationswende’ is working and pledges more returns, citing about 18,600 pushbacks at land borders since May.
  • Deportations rose to 17,651 from January through September, up from 14,706 in the same 2024 period, ministry figures show.
  • Analysts cite additional drivers for the drop, including tighter measures in Balkan transit states and Syria’s changed context, as Berlin resumes limited processing of some Syrian cases and pursues a returns arrangement that the foreign minister treats cautiously.