The number of asylum seekers in Saxony-Anhalt is falling significantly

The number of new asylum seekers in Saxony-Anhalt is steadily declining. The Interior Ministry in Magdeburg said 160 people were registered in September. That is around 39 percent less than in the same month last year with 261 people seeking protection. “The last time there were so few asylum entries was in the month of September (124) in 2011,” said the Interior Ministry.

A total of 1,475 asylum seekers came to Saxony-Anhalt this year by the end of September. That is a third less than in the comparable period of 2025, when there were 2,199 people.

Saxony-Anhalt's Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang (CDU) refers to the changed migration policy. “Migration will be controlled, ordered and limited again.” Repatriations and voluntary departures initiated by the country should not be relaxed either. «I welcome the recent decisions at European level, which now enable deportation centers in third countries. This creates another option for those who are legally obliged to leave Germany to leave Germany again.”