Georgia ranked among the top three countries by the number of citizens deported from the EU in 2026.

 @NGnewsgeorgia. In the first half of 2026, 12,615 Georgian citizens were expelled from EU countries, according to the latest data from the EU statistical agency (Eurostat).

The main peak in returns came in the first quarter of the year (January–March), when 10,475 Georgian citizens were deported from the bloc’s countries. By this measure, the country ranked second in the world, surpassed only by Turkey (13,405 people).

In the second quarter of 2026 (April–June), the pace of deportations slowed: during this period, another 2,140 Georgian citizens were returned from the EU to their home country. Nevertheless, at the end of the three-month period, the country remained in the top three by the number of citizens expelled—only Turkish citizens (3,765 people) and Syrian citizens (2,770 people) were deported in greater numbers.

Eurostat classifies as “returned” foreigners who were illegally present in the European Union and left the bloc’s countries after an official expulsion decision.

At the same time, among the foreign nationals who most often received orders to leave EU territory in the second quarter of 2026 (expulsion decisions), Algerian citizens (10,390 orders), Moroccan citizens (6,200) and Syrian citizens (5,180) ranked first.

In total, in the second quarter of 2026, EU countries issued 110,300 expulsion decisions against foreigners—12% fewer than in the same period last year. At the same time, the number of deportations actually carried out, by contrast, increased by almost 10% to 36,800 people.

The authorities of France (32,400), Portugal (11,100) and Germany (8,100) issued expulsion decisions most often. Germany (8,400), France (3,800) and Poland (3,000 people) led in the number of migrants actually expelled.