The decline in the number of refugees accepted in Saxony continues. In each of the first five months of this year, there were fewer than in the same period last year. Statistics from the state directorate show a total of 2,439 arrivals at the reception center by the end of May - with a steady monthly decline from 665 in January to 433 in May.
A total of 10,120 arrivals were recorded for last year, and more than twice as many for 2023 at 23,132. The countries of origin of the refugees received in the Free State are Venezuela - Saxony is a reception focus here - Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, India, Russia, Georgia and Libya.
