Overview
- Germany counted about 3.2 million people registered as seeking protection at the end of 2025, a 2.1% decline from a year earlier, according to Destatis.
- First-time entrants fell sharply to 155,000 in 2025, down 46% from 289,000 in 2024.
- Among people newly arriving from Ukraine, boys and men outnumbered girls and women for the first time since the war began after Ukraine lifted its exit ban for 18–22-year-old men in August 2025.
- About 83% of registered protection seekers held a recognized humanitarian status, led by 1.09 million under temporary protection linked to the war in Ukraine.
- Residence permits for sustainable integration rose 42.5% to 60,000, an increase tied to the time‑limited ‘opportunity residence’ rule that offered long‑term tolerated migrants a path to stay.