Overview
- In October 2026 Germany recorded 5,707 asylum neuzugänge, about 35 percent fewer than the 8,823 new arrivals in October 2025.
- The Bundesinnenministerium figures reported by national outlets mark the lowest October total since 2011, when 4,106 new asylum claims were recorded.
- Dobrindt has credited national measures for the drop, saying stricter border controls and coordinated EU action will be used to keep irregular migration down.
- Security measures cited as factors include the Bundespolizei controls at all nine land borders introduced in September 2024 and the EU’s Common European Asylum System (GEAS) that took effect in June 2026.
- Human-rights groups and legal experts continue to raise concerns about pushbacks and the legality of tougher enforcement, and the fall in arrivals also reflects wider shifts in routes and origin-country flows observed since 2024.