EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
09/30/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2025 03:11
Returns to third countries up by 13% in Q2 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, 116 495 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 28 355 people were returned to third countries following an order to leave.
Compared with the second quarter of 2024, the number of non-EU citizens ordered to leave went up by 3.6%, and the number of people returned to third countries increased by 12.7%.
In comparison with the previous quarter, the number of orders to leave decreased by 6.3% and the number of returns to third countries declined by 0.8%.
Source datasets: migr_eiord1 and migr_eirtn1
Among non-EU citizens ordered to leave an EU country in the second quarter of 2025, most were citizens of Algeria (9 805), followed by Morocco (7 085) and Türkiye (6 310). Regarding those returned to third countries, most were citizens of Georgia (2 460), followed by Türkiye (2 020) and Albania (1 945).
Among EU countries, the highest numbers of non-EU citizens ordered to leave were recorded in France (34 760), Spain (14 545) and Germany (14 095).
France (3 685), Germany (3 445) and Sweden (2 865) recorded the highest numbers of people returned to third countries.
Source datasets: migr_eiord1 and migr_eirtn1
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