Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study shows

The figure compares with 40 million ⁠in 2010, the report said, citing Eurostat and U.N. 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.