The number of asylum seekers in Germany is half of what it was in October 2024 0 12

The number of initial asylum applications in Germany in October 2025 (8,823) decreased by approximately 55% compared to the same month in 2024 (19,785). Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated in an interview with the newspaper Bild, published on Saturday, November 1, that Berlin's migration policy "is yielding results." "We have significantly reduced the pull factors and the attractiveness of Germany for illegal migration," Dobrindt said. The October figures also indicate a decrease of 3.3% compared to September (9,126).

From August (7,803) to September, there was a 17% increase. At the same time, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), there was a significant reduction of 49.6% in September compared to the same month the previous year.

This year, the number of initial applications reached a minimum in June, when it amounted to 6,860. This is 59% less than in the same month a year earlier (16,773).

The German Interior Minister wants to expedite the deportation process

Dobrindt also stated that he wants to accelerate the deportation process from Germany. "We are consistently continuing on the path of changing migration policy and increasing the number of returns (to their home countries)," he noted.

Thus, in the future, not only dangerous individuals and criminals will be deported to Syria, but also those whose asylum requests have been rejected.

Earlier, the German Interior Minister discussed with colleagues from EU countries the issue of creating deportation centers (Return Hubs) outside the European Union.

EU countries demand Brussels to deport Afghans more frequently

Previously, twenty European countries addressed a letter to the European Commission demanding more opportunities for the deportation of Afghan citizens without European residence permits back to their homeland. As reported by the dpa agency on October 18, the letter, signed by representatives of 20 states, was addressed to the EU Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner. The signatories indicate that last year, 22,870 decisions were made in the EU to send Afghans home, but only 435 people were actually deported to Afghanistan.

The letter, prepared at the initiative of Belgium, was signed by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. Norway, which is not an EU member but is part of the Schengen area and cooperates with the EU asylum agency, also signed it.