The number of migrants living in the European Union (E.U.) reached a record-breaking 64.2 million by 2025, a study published Wednesday revealed.
The study, conducted by the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration at RFBerlin, shockingly found that the amount of foreign-born individuals in the EU has skyrocketed over the past 15 years, going from around 40 million in 2010 to over 64 million in 2025. The study draws from official statistic data by Eurostat and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Per the study’s findings, foreign-born population across the EU increased by some 2.1 million between 2024-2025, an amount that, while slightly bellow the 2.6 million increase documented between 2024 and 2024, is still “high by historical standards.”
“Immigration in the European Union (EU) has reached historically high levels. Over the past fifteen years, the EU’s foreign-born population has expanded substantially, reflecting both long-term migration trends and major recent displacement episodes,” the study read.
Germany remains the main destination for migrants, going from 10 million foreign-born in 2018 to nearly 18 million by 2025. While Germany remains in the lead, Spain — whose socialist government is presently amid a process to grant mass amnesty to half a million illegal migrants — is described in the study as the European country with the fastest growth in migrant population in recent years, adding roughly 700,000 more foreign-born residents during 2025 alone for a total of of some 9.5 million.
Spain alone accounted for roughly a third of the entire foreign-born population growth in the EU during 2025, the study found.
In terms of asylum applications across the EU, the study found that 669,365 such applications were filed in 2026, a 26.6 percent decrease when compared to 2024. Germany, Spain, Italy, and France collectively accounted for nearly three-quarters of all asylum applications in the past year, with each country notably having dissecting origin-country profiles.
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