In 2023, about 24 percent of all asylum applications were rejected based on merits, the same share of applications were rejected based on a formal decision. So far in 2024, this figure has risen to almost 27 percent. The share of rejected/ discontinued asylum applications in Germany peaked in 2017/18.
Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024
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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BAMF. (May 8, 2024). Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF. "Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF. (2024). Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF. "Share of Rejected/ Stopped Asylum Applications in All Decisions on Asylum Applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/
BAMF, Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of rejected/ stopped asylum applications in all decisions on asylum applications in Germany from 2014 to 2024 [Graph], BAMF, May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912199/rejected-asylum-application-germany/