Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, France's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 6.8% compared to 2024, reaching 137,550.

France accounts for 28.0% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

France ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.9% (from 108,395 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.