New Data Shows Decline in Asylum Applications Across Europe

According to the asylum agency, most of the applicants came from Syria (15%), followed by Afghanistan (8.7%), Venezuela (7.3%) and Turkey (5.5%).

On Thursday, Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) said that the majority of initial applications received by the country in 2024 were from people from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey.

That’s nearly 100,000 fewer people than filed for asylum in Germany in 2023, a decrease of 30.2%.

Within the European Union, Germany continues receive significantly more asylum applications than the next-leading countries: Spain, France and Italy.