| Characteristic | Rejected: decision based on merits | Rejected: formal decision |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.8% | 25.1% |
| 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% |
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Release date
January 2026
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Region
Germany
Survey time period
2015 to 2025
Special properties
First and subsequent applications
Supplementary notes
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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