Overview

• An official response to a Bundestag query reports the resident refugee total fell by about 50,000 in the first half of 2025 to 3.495 million from 3.545 million at end‑2024.
• The figures cover people with varied legal status, including recent arrivals and long‑term residents, and list 1.27 million from Ukraine as of the end of July.
• About 492,000 people within the total hold insecure status, such as pending asylum applications or tolerated stay.
• Interior Ministry data cite large naturalisations, including 83,150 former Syrian nationals last year, alongside increased departures and deportations.
• Left party lawmaker Clara Bünger said the decline is no reason to celebrate and criticized emergency rhetoric, as UN officials warn of strained humanitarian aid following U.S. funding cuts under President Donald Trump.