The population of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe stabilized in 2025 after more than a decade of growth, according to a report by the Migration Research and Analysis Institute at the Rockwool Foundation in Berlin, seen by Reuters. The number of refugees and asylum seekers in the EU and the UK reached 9.59 million in 2025, slightly different from the 9.58 million recorded a year earlier. This marks a significant change compared to the rapid increases observed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Asylum applications decreased to 770,000 in 2025 from 1.01 million in 2024 and 1.1 million in 2
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual data without overtly biased language or framing. It reports on statistical trends regarding refugee populations and asylum applications without taking a stance on the implications or causes of these changes.
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- organisation Report by the Migration Research and Analysis Institute at the Rockwool Foundation in Berlin
