Refugees and asylum: facts and figures

Figures, data and facts on the topic of asylum are provided here monthly at www.chemnitz.de.

As at 31 July 2026

Reference number

30 September 2025

31 December 2025

31 March 2026

30 June 202631 July 2026
People with an asylum-related migration background

7,638

7,628

7,583

7,576

7,546

of which asylum seekers

882

857

794

773

751

People granted asylum

110

139

152

165

162

Other refugees

of whom are refugees enjoying international

protection status

2,698

2,860

2,917

2,910

2,905

Subsidiary protection

1,859

1,826

1,778

1,756

1,755

Ban on deportation

1,157

1,012

996

992

1,001

Rejected asylum seekers

623

644

660

693

687

Right of residence based on prospects

309

290

286

287

285

Other

918

932

937

929

925

of which: resettlement/AO

420

416

419

412

411

Family reunification

475

494

495

494

492

Other

23

22

23

23

22

 

 

Status 31/03/2026


Statistics on people with an asylum-related migration background and others – age structure compared with the previous year

Key figure31 July 202531 July 2026Change
Absolute
Change
relative

absolute

People with an asylum-related migration background and others8,5308,471- 59- 0.7%
of whom are aged between ... and ... years

under 1 year

21

23

+ 2

+ 9.5%

1–3

215

193

- 22

- 10.2%

4–6

368

380

+ 12

+ 3.3%

7–10

756

755

- 1

- 0.1%

11–16

1,099

1,118

+ 19

+ 1.7%

17–18

365

350

- 15

- 4.1%

19–27

1,725

1,628

- 97

- 5.6%

28–29

433

402

- 31

- 7.2%

30–39

1,801

1,803

+ 2

+ 0.1%

40–49

1,029

1,032

+ 3

+ 0.3%

50–59

464

502

+ 38

+ 8.2%

60–69

178

211

+ 33

+ 18.5%

70–79

58

56

- 2

- 3.4%

80 and over

18

18

+ 0

+ 0.0%

 

 

Age structure with previous year comparison

Reference number31 July 202531 July 2026

absolute

Change
absolute

Change
relative

Persons with legal status: family reunification 468 492+ 24+ 5.1%
of whom are aged ... to ... years
under 1 year....
1–3118- 3- 27.3%
4–6 35 43+ 8+ 22.9%
7–10 58 68+ 10+ 17.2%
11–16 102 110+ 8+ 7.8%
17–18 21 24+ 3+ 14.3%
19–27 60 64+ 4+ 6.7%
28–29 17 19+ 2+ 11.8%
30–39 86 72- 14- 16.3%
40–49 49 53+ 4+ 8.2%
50–59 18 20+ 2+ 11.1%
60–6988+ 0+ 0.0%
70–79....
80 and over....

 

Gender and family reunification, nationality

31 July 2026
People with an asylum-related migration background and others8,471
of whichmale5,114
female, diverse or unknown3,357
of whichLegal status: family reunification 492
of whom are male 166
female, diverse or unknown 326
of whom are of the following nationality
Syrian Arab Republic3,171
Afghanistan1,825
Iraq 425
Russian Federation353
Libya 313
Iran, Islamic Republic of 293
Pakistan 274
Eritrea 251
Turkey 219
Lebanon216
Venezuela153
unclassified363

 

30 June 2026

absoluteProportion of the
total population
of the district
People with an asylum-related migration background and others8,5053.4%
of whom live in the district
01Centre2,76616.8%
02Schloßchemnitz 3282.4%
11Furth 14210.7%
12Glösa-Draisdorf70.2%
13Borna-Heinersdorf801.2%
14Ebersdorf 460.7%
15Hilbersdorf610.9%
16Euba--
21Sonnenberg 1,1917.0%
22Luther Quarter 1733.1%
23Yorck area 4326.3%
24Gablenz 3712.5%
25Adelsberg 60.1%
26Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain--
41Altchemnitz2824.5%
42Bernsdorf 5263.7%
43Reichenhain--
44Erfenschlag--
45Harthau 90.4%
46Einsiedel60.2%
47Klaffenbach --
61Helbersdorf 2874.5%
62Markersdorf 3863.4%
63Morgenleite 2034.4%
64Hutholz 621.2%
81Kapellenberg 1753.3%
82Kappel 3003.0%
83Schönau 100.3%
84Stelzendorf--
85Siegmar--
86Reichenbrand 300.5%
87Mittelbach--
91Kaßberg 3251.8%
92Altendorf 1771.5%
93Rottluff--
94Rabenstein--
95Grüna --
96Röhrsdorf--
97Wittgensdorf--
Unclassified117x

 

Time series

StatusNumber of umA

30 June 2016

253

31 December 2016

196

30 June 2017

172

31 December 2017

118

30 June 2018

91

31 December 2018

81

30 June 2019

77

31 December 2019

52

30 June 2020

45

31 December 2020

41

30 June 2021

30

31 December 2021

32

30 June 2022

44

31 December 2022

105

30 June 2023

117

31 December 2023

148

30 June 2024

98

31 December 2024

87

30 June 2025

77

31 December 2025

73

31 January 2026

72

28 February 2026

71

31 March 2026

74

31 May 2026

66

30 June 2026

64

31 July 2026

63