In 2024, about 49.3 percent of all asylum applications were rejected based on merits, and around 32 percent of applications were rejected based on a formal decision. Both figures were an increase compared to the year before.
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Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025
Characteristic
Rejected: decision based on merits
Rejected: formal decision
2025*
49.3%
32.2%
2024
30.5%
25.1%
2023
23.6%
24.7%
2022
21.6%
22.3%
2021
23.4%
36.7%
2020
32.1%
24.8%
2019
29.4%
32.4%
2018
34.8%
30.2%
2017
38.5%
18.1%
2016
25%
12.6%
2015
32.4%
17.8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of rejected/ discontinued asylum applicationsRejected: decision based on meritsRejected: formal decision20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025*
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Figures displayed refer to rejections based on decisions of merit or formal decisions. According to the source, formal decisions are made without closer context inspection of the asylum claims (for example stopping the process due to withdrawal of the application by the asylum applicant or rejection of the application based on a further asylum procedure).
BAMF = Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.
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BAMF. (April 7, 2025). Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF. "Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025." Chart. April 7, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF. (2025). Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF. "Share of Rejected/ Stopped Asylum Applications in All Decisions on Asylum Applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF, Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2015 to 2025 [Graph], BAMF, April 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
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