Migration: Nearly 60 percent fewer asylum applications in Bavaria

In the first ten months of this year, the number of people from other countries applying for asylum in Bavaria fell by almost 60 percent. According to information from the Ministry of the Interior at the request of the German Press Agency, access to asylum in October 2025 amounted to around 11,700 people, well below the level of the same period last year (27,600 people), which means a decrease of 58 percent.

The number of people staying in Bavarian asylum accommodation is much smaller

As of mid-November, around 126,000 people were still housed in Bavarian asylum accommodation. This number is around 12,000 fewer people compared to the beginning of this year, he said. This year, 13,053 initial asylum applications were recorded by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees as of October 31. In the same period last year there were 31,412 applications.

On Tuesday, Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) stressed after a cabinet meeting in Ansbach, Central Franconia, that given the declining number of refugees, the Free State may be able to close a series of asylum accommodations as early as next year. “We will start with the most expensive contracts, where we have to complete some very expensive leases in times of need. And we will be the first to terminate those contracts now that it is legally possible,” Herrmann said. This reduces the burden on municipalities “and at the same time we save state expenses, so we also lighten the burden on taxpayers.”

18 percent fewer refugees from Ukraine

Regarding immigration numbers from Ukraine, according to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 193,000 war refugees are currently registered on the Central Register of Foreigners and living in Bavaria. From the beginning of January to the end of October 2025, access to Bavaria from Ukraine fell by 18 percent compared to the same period last year (from around 17,000 to around 14,000 people).