(Anadolu) Some 175,000 migrants applied for asylum in Germany between January and July this year, the government said in a new report Tuesday.
The number of asylum applications increased by almost 78% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest figures of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
Syrians and Afghans were the two largest groups of asylum applicants, with 51,692 and 31,334 cases, respectively.
Since January, German authorities have examined over 153,912 asylum requests, and 51.7% of the applicants were granted with refugee status or subsidiary protection.
