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Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study shows
Germany remains the EU’s largest migrant destination, with nearly 18 million foreign-born residents and 72% of them of working age, researchers said.
- The European Union's foreign-born population reached 64.2 million in 2025, according to the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration at RFBerlin, marking an increase of around 2.1 million people compared to 2024.
- This figure marks a significant rise from 40 million in 2010, reflecting sustained migration flows and Europe's continued economic pull over the past decade and a half.
- Germany remains the EU's largest host with nearly 18 million foreign-born residents, while Spain emerged as the fastest-growing hub after adding roughly 700,000 people over the past year to reach 9.5 million.
- Around 72 percent of these foreign-born residents are of working age, a demographic shift that researchers say supports the EU's labour force and long-term economic stability.
- Asylum applications fell 26.6% to 669,365 in 2025, though claims remain concentrated in Germany, Spain, Italy, and France, which together account for nearly three-quarters of all applications.
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The number of immigrants resident in the European Union reached a record level of 64.2 million in 2025, about 2.1 million more (+3.3%) than in the previous year, according to a published report...
European Union’s Migrant Population Surges to 64.2 Million.
New data has exposed the unprecedented growth of the European Union’s migrant population, with especially significant increases in Germany and Spain.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A new report by the Center for Research and Analysis on Migration has revealed that the migrant population of the European Union (EU) reached a record 64.2 million in 2025. This is an increase from 40 million in 2010, greater than the entire population of Italy, and appro…
The number of immigrants residing in the European Union reached a historical peak of 64.2 million in 2025, about 2.1 million more than the previous year. The figure is provided by the latest report of the private research centre Rockwool Foundation (RF), based in Denmark and which has presented its analysis at its Berlin office. The document shows the figures in its state of evolution. In 2010, the total number was still 40 million, which had fa…
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