Georgia has once again ranked second among countries whose citizens were most frequently expelled from the European Union, according to Eurostat data for the first quarter of 2026.
According to the statistics, 2,060 citizens were returned from EU countries to Georgia during the reporting period. Turkey ranks first, with 3,555 people deported, while Albania holds third place with 2,050 returned citizens.
Algerian citizens lead in the number of orders issued to leave the European Union, with 11,105 people receiving such directives in the first quarter of 2026. They are followed by Morocco (6,435) and Syria. Georgia ranks sixth on this list, after Turkey and Tunisia, with 3,310 Georgian citizens ordered to leave EU countries.
In total, between January and March 2026, EU member states issued departure orders to 108,475 non-EU citizens. Subsequently, 34,550 people were returned to third countries.
Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the number of third-country nationals ordered to leave the European Union decreased by 12.8%. Meanwhile, the number of individuals actually returned increased by 8.1%.
The highest number of departure decisions was issued in France (34,880), Germany (10,360), and Spain (9,275).
Germany (7,300 people), France (3,775), and Poland (2,660) carried out the highest number of deportations to third countries.
