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flag Austria's asylum applications dropped 36% in 2025, with record deportations and plans for EU-external return centers under a new migration pact.

flag Austria saw a 36% drop in asylum applications in 2025, totaling 16,284, with Afghans and Syrians the largest groups. flag Authorities granted protection to 11,384 people and issued 1,315 humanitarian permits. flag A record 14,156 deportations were carried out, and Austria plans to create return centers outside the EU with partners Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Greece. flag The new European Migration Pact, effective June 12, 2026, poses major challenges.

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