Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025

The number of immigrants residing in the European Union climbed to ​a record high of 64.2 million in ‌2025, up about 2.1 million from a year earlier, according to an update published on Wednesday by the ​Center for Research and Analysis on Migration ​at RFBerlin.

The figure compares with 40 million ⁠in 2010, the update noted, citing Eurostat and ​UN Refugee Agency data.

Germany remained the bloc's biggest ​host of foreign-born people at nearly 18 million, 72% of them of working age, while Spain posted the ​fastest recent growth, adding about 700,000 to bring ​its foreign-born population to 9.5 million.

"Germany remains the main destination ‌for ⁠migrants in Europe, both in absolute terms and, to a significant extent, relative to its population," said Tommaso Frattini, one of the authors ​of the report.

The ​study said ⁠migration patterns were uneven across the bloc, with Luxembourg, Malta and ​Cyprus facing higher shares of immigrants relative ​to ⁠their population size.

Asylum claims were also concentrated in certain countries, with Spain, Italy, France and Germany ⁠accounting ​for nearly three-quarters of all ​applications. Germany hosted the largest number of refugees overall, at 2.7 ​million.