Immigration hits record high in EU

The number of immigrants living in the European Union rose to a record 64.2 million in 2025, an increase of roughly 2.1 million from the previous year, according to a new report

IMMIGRANTS IN EU’S LARGEST HOST COUNTRIES (millions)*

Germany: 17.7 million. Added around 300,000 immigrants in 2025 – 1.7% up from 2024

Spain: 9.5 million. Added around 700,000 in 2025 – one-third of EU-wide increase

Germany
France
Other EU†
Spain
Italy

4.6
10.5
20.4
6.9
9.6
11.6
7.3
6.3

16
14
18
20
22
12
10
8
6
4
2010
2013
2016
2019
2022
2025


IMMIGRANT POPULATION (% of total population)
Luxemburg
Malta
Cyprus
Ireland
Austria
Germany
Sweden
Belgium
Spain
Estonia
Netherlands
Slovenia
DenmarkCroatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Greece
Finland
Czechia
Lithuania
Hungary
Romania
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Poland

51.6
32.0
27.6
23.3
22.7
21.2
20.8
20.2
19.3
17.8
16.8
15.5
14.4
14.1
14.0
11.8
11.6
11.0
10.3
10.0
9.7
7.3
6.2
4.2
3.8
2.6
EU† average: 14.2%

*Immigrants defined as foreign-born individuals, regardless of their reason for migration
†Excludes Portugal due to missing data
Sources: Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration at RFBerlin, Reuters
Picture: Newscom
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