June 19, 2026
Maria Martinez, Reuters
Europe's refugee and asylum-seeker population stabilised in 2025 after more than a decade of growth, as asylum applications fell for a second consecutive year, according to a report by the Centre for the Research and Analysis of Migration at the Rockwool Foundation Berlin seen by Reuters on Friday.
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union and Britain stood at 9.59 million in 2025, little changed from 9.58 million a year earlier, marking a sharp shift from the rapid increases seen after Russia's military campain in Ukraine.
Asylum applications fell to 770,000 in 2025 from 1.01 million in 2024 and 1.1 million in 2023, the report said.
