Germany news: Migration to Germany falls sharply in 2025
Key takeaways
- Fewer migrants are making their way to Germany, with net migration dropping to nearly half what is was.
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- 06/01/2026June 1, 2026Life sentence for Islamist attack in BielefeldA man has been sentenced to life in prison for an Islamist knife attack on revelers in the German city of Bielefeld.
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Fewer migrants are making their way to Germany, with net migration dropping to nearly half what is was. Meanwhile, a court in Düsseldorf has sentenced a man to life in prison over an Islamist attack. DW has the latest.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ee SNNet migration dropped 45% year on year to roughly 235,000Image: Michael Matthey/AFPAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Around 1.48 million people moved to Germany in 2025, down 13% compared to the previous year. The decline was partly driven by fewer arrivals from major asylum-source countries A 36-year-old Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment over a serious knife attack on football fans Below, you can review DW's coverage from and about Germany on Monday, June 1, 2026:
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