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Asylum applications in Austria continue to decline: A year of changes!
In August 2025, Austria recorded a decline in asylum applications by 32%. The majority come from Afghanistan.
Asylum applications in Austria continue to decline: A year of changes!
In August 2025, the decline in asylum applications continued in Austria. According to the current reports, a total of 11,622 asylum applications have been submitted since the beginning of the year, which corresponds to a decrease of 32 percent compared to the same period last year, when there were still 17,171 applications. The number of applications in August was 1,403, which is less than in July. The majority of the applicants came from Afghanistan, where 405 reports were only recorded in 195 in August. This illustrates a trend towards multiple applications, since 4,545 the total applications made this year are considered original, which is 39 percent.
The recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has led to women entitled to protection in particular applying for asylum in Austria if they had previously only been granted subsidiary protection. This change could, among other things, further influence the dynamics of asylum applications, while a total of 528,444 asylum applications were registered in Europe by the end of August 2025, a decrease of 20 percent compared to the previous year. During this time, the number of applications has developed differently in some countries; While Latvia (+18 percent) and Luxembourg (+8 percent) saw increases, applications fell in countries such as Cyprus (-65 percent) and Germany (-38 percent).
Negative notices and deportations
In the period from January to August 2025, 20,790 procedures were rejected or discontinued in Austria. At the same time, 1,269 people voluntarily renounced their protection and left the country. Asylum or subsidiary protection was granted in 6,984 cases. What is particularly striking is that applicants from Morocco, Georgia and India had little chance of receiving asylum in August, underscoring the challenges in processing asylum applications.
9,080 deportations were also documented by the end of August, with 4,717 these returns were inevitable on a voluntary basis and 4,363. At this point, the question arises of the integration of asylum seekers in Austria, since every second deported was convicted. The high number of 619 Dublin transfers underlines the active role of Austria in the European asylum system, whereby these procedures in particular benefited Afghans, Syrians and Algerians.
Austria in a European context
Viewed in the entire situation, Austria occupies an important position in European statistics. In relation to the population, the country ranks 11th and in absolute numbers to 9th place within the EU, behind Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands, but in front of Poland and Ireland. These figures illustrate the challenges and at the same time the responsibility that Austria bears in dealing with asylum seekers and migration.
The relocation in the political landscape is also evident in the critical handling of the numbers and developments. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner emphasizes the need for a strict asylum policy, while the FPÖ criticizes him for his visit to a Taliban delegation and demands his resignation. Despite these political arguments, the focus remains on measures against illegal migration and the tractor mafia, which have led to a decline in illegal border crossings.
The status quo of basic care can be said that currently 55,923 people in this life, a significantly decline of almost 93,000 at the beginning of 2023. At the same time, the number of federal quarters has been reduced from over 30 to 8, which reflects the reduction in infrastructure due to fewer asylum applications. The dismantling continues in Nickelsdorf and playing field, where outdated facilities take into account the decline in illegal migration.
The developments surrounding asylum and migration remain a complex issue in Austria that continues to be discussed politically and socially.