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Record number of immigrants reside in EU in 2025

Deutsche Welle · · 402 words · By Timothy Jones
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24 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The number of foreign-born people living in the EU reached a record high of 64.2 million in 2025”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the foreign-born population in the EU reached 64.2 million in 2025, citing the CReAM report from the Rockwool Foundation Berlin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .eu is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union (EU). Launched on 7 December 2005, the domain is available for any person, company or organization based in the European Union. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.eu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an es…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a supranational union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_U…
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“That figure compares with 40 million in 2010”
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Two independent sources confirm that the 2025 figure of 64.2 million compares with 40 million in 2010.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an es…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
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“represents a growth of about 2.1 million from 2024”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the 64.2 million figure represents an increase of approximately 2.1 million from the previous year (2024).
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“the report by the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration at RFBerlin”
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Multiple sources identify the report as coming from the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration (CReAM) at RFBerlin (Rockwool Foundation Berlin).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christian Dustmann, FBA, is a German economist who currently serves as Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics of University College London. There, he also works as Director of the Centr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Dustmann
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford (the Migration Observatory) is a project providing analysis of immigration and migration issues affecting the United Kingdom. It is a part of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_Observatory_at_the_U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Migration studies is the academic study of human migration. Migration studies is an interdisciplinary field which draws on anthropology, prehistory, history, economics, law, sociology and postcolonial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_studies
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“The report draws on Eurostat and UN Refugee Agency data for its conclusions.”
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The evidence explicitly states that the report draws on official Eurostat and UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) data.
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web search NEUTRAL — The report is based, among other things, on data from the Gallup World Poll, which in 2024 surveyed the countries of departure of potential emigrants. In a representative survey, 28 percent of potenti…
https://www.bgnes.com/economy/germany-the-most-preferred-des…
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web search NEUTRAL — This report draws on official Eurostat and UNHCR data to track these developments and explain what they mean for the EU’s largest economies and its smaller Member States.
https://www.rfberlin.com/cream-report/03-2026/
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web search NEUTRAL — Refugees (under UNHCR’s mandate)Palestine refugees (under UNRWA’s mandate)Asylum-seekersOther people in need of international protectionInternally Displaced People.Displaced people are in urgent need …
https://www.unhcr.org/
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“Germany still has the largest immigrant population in the EU, with nearly 18 million foreign-born people residing in the country”
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Multiple sources confirm Germany is the largest host/immigrant population in the EU, with nearly 18 million foreign-born residents in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany, [d] officially the Federal Republic of Germany, [e] is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its s…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 4, 2023 · Physical map of Germany showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Germany.
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/germany
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Germany is a country of north-central Europe. Although Germany existed as a loose polity of Germanic-speaking peoples for millennia, a united German nation in roughly its present form dat…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany
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“up from 10 million in 2010 — an increase of around 70%”
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Sources confirm Germany's foreign-born population rose from around 10 million in 2010 to nearly 18 million in 2025, noting an increase of approximately 70%.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2010, 2.3 million families with children under 18 years were living in Germany, in which at least one parent had foreign roots. They represented 29% of the total of 8.1 million families with minor …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany remains the main destination country, with its foreign-born population increasing from around 10 million in 2010 to nearly 18 million in 2025 (approximately +70%).
https://www.rfberlin.com/cream-report/03-2026/
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web search NEUTRAL — By 2025, the number of foreign-born residents in the European Union surpassed a historic milestone, exceeding 64 million. However, detailed data show that migration trends vary significantly from coun…
https://dailynewshungary.com/eu-immigration-record-high-fore…
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“Some 21.2% of Germany's population consists of immigrants”
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While the general trend of Germany's immigrant population is corroborated, the specific percentage of 21.2% is not explicitly confirmed by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Immigration to Germany, including both the territory of modern Germany and its numerous predecessor states, has been a significant part of the country’s history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Germany
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany Flag.Immigration levels vary widely by country, with large nations recording millions of arrivals while smaller countries often see immigration make up a much larger share of their population.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/immigrati…
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany 2026 population is estimated at 83,644,258 people at mid-year. Germany population is equivalent to 1.01% of the total world population. Germany ranks number 19 in the list of countries (and de…
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/germany-popul…
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“72% of whom are of working age”
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No evidence was found regarding the percentage of immigrants in Germany who are of working age.
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“The number of immigrants residing in Germany grew by about 300,000 between 2024 and 2025, a rise of 1.7%”
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No evidence was found specifically confirming the 300,000 (1.7%) growth for Germany between 2024 and 2025.
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“That is half the EU average of 3.4%”
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“Germany also hosts by far the largest number of refugees in absolute terms, with 2.7 million living in the country.”
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“Spain was the country with the fastest recent growth, with its foreign-born population growing by 700,000 in 2024 to reach 9.5 million.”
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“That is an 8% increase, more than double the EU average.”
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“Luxembourg tops the list, with immigrants accounting for around 52% of its population”
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“well above the EU average of around 14%”
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“It is followed by Malta (32%) and Cyprus (28%).”
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“Ireland and Austria also record relatively high shares, at around 23%.”
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“Lithuania, Hungary and Romania all have shares below 10%”
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“Slovakia, Bulgaria and Poland show the lowest levels, each below 5%.”
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“In 2025, the total number of asylum applications in the EU amounted to 669,365, a decrease of 26.6% compared with 2024.”
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“Spain, Italy, France and Germany accounted for nearly three-quarters of those applications.”
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“Cyprus is the country with the highest share of refugees relative to its population at 4.8%.”
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“That compares with 3.2% in Germany and 0.5% in Italy, the EU nation with the smallest relative share of refugees.”
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