Refugees in Ostallgäu: Current situation and figures for 2025 at a glance!

Refugees in Ostallgäu: Current situation and figures for 2025 at a glance!

The refugee situation in the Ostallgäu district continues to cause discussions and brings with it numerous challenges. The district has been a destination for refugees for many years, a trend that began particularly with the 2015 crisis. This year, the number of refugees living in state accommodation rose dramatically, and in December 2015 alone there were 1,478 people living in asylum seeker accommodation. The turn of the year 2015/2016 represented the peak of this crisis. Problems with accommodation were the order of the day at that time. Currently, however, as the Allgäuer Zeitung reports, the situation has calmed down somewhat.

Today, November 9, 2025, it is clear that despite the tension, there is still great public interest in the issues of asylum and migration. The responsible authorities, such as the State Statistical Office and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), offer numerous data and statistics in order to make developments in the area of ​​refugee movements transparent. This data includes, among other things, population numbers, migration statistics and information about identified foreigners, whereby refugees and asylum seekers are taken into account in the population figures but are not recorded separately.

Current refugee numbers and trends

Refugee movements worldwide have increased enormously in recent years, especially since Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. At the end of April 2025, over 1.2 million people seeking protection from Ukraine were registered in the German Central Register of Foreigners. What is interesting is that the majority of these people do not submit a formal asylum application, which means that they are not included in the official BAMF figures. However, in 2022, 705 Ukrainian citizens made an initial application for asylum. These numbers continued to rise, with 504 initial applications already being counted in Germany in 2025 (by May). The Federal Agency for Civic Education informs that North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have received the most applications.

The general picture of asylum applications in Germany has also changed in recent years. In 2024, 250,945 asylum applications were submitted, while in 2025 the first nine months already saw 87,787 initial applications and 36,623 subsequent applications. Compared to the previous year, there was a 51.0% decrease in initial applications, while the number of subsequent applications increased by a remarkable 130.6%. This indicates a gradual change in escape patterns.

The situation in Ostallgäu

As already mentioned, the situation of refugees in Ostallgäu has eased somewhat. However, this does not mean that the challenges that characterized the past have disappeared. In the years since 2015, there have been repeated difficulties with accommodation and integration. Today, the region is still under pressure to find solutions to meet both the needs of refugees and the challenges of the local population. The migration statistics and the evaluations of the Central Register of Foreigners can help to keep a precise overview of the situation. The State Statistical Office regularly provides information about developments in this area, and it remains to be seen what the remaining challenges will be. Collaboration between the actors responsible for the institution is required in order to achieve real progress and ensure long-term integration.

The coming months will show how the situation in Ostallgäu will develop and whether the positive trend of the current relaxation will continue.