---
title: "JUST IN: 🇪🇺 The number of immigrants living in the EU has reached a record…"
source: "https://x.com/travelodge_g/status/2075235575255421322"
platform: "X / Twitter"
factual_accuracy: 95
overall_accuracy: 95
tags: ["migration policy", "eu politics", "immigration policy", "immigration", "european union", "europe"]
---

# Source fact-check: JUST IN: 🇪🇺 The number of immigrants living in the EU has reached a record…

Original post: https://x.com/travelodge_g/status/2075235575255421322
Factual accuracy: 95% · Overall accuracy: 95%

## Source post

**Target post by @travelodge_g**

> JUST IN: 🇪🇺 The number of immigrants living in the EU has reached a record high of 64.2 million.🇬🇧🇬🇧
>
> Do you think the EU needs to change its immigration policies?
>
> A) Yes 🇪🇺
> B) No 🤔 https://t.co/UDN90nOZYE

> ![image 0](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMy3wKwbAAAN4s4.jpg)

## Post analysis

Verdict: 95% · Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 09/07/2026

The post claims that the immigrant population in the EU has reached a record high of 64.2 million. This assertion is accurate according to the provided expert verification, which notes that a 2025 report by the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration found the residing immigrant population hit a record 64.2 million, an increase from roughly 40 million in 2010, with independent Eurostat data showing a similar peak of around 64.7 million in 2025[^1]. The remainder of the post consists of a poll asking whether the EU should change its immigration policies, which is a matter of opinion rather than a verifiable fact. While the “JUST IN” framing may present the statistic as breaking news, the underlying figure is well-supported and widely cited.

**Overall validity**: 95%

[^1]:
    [The number of immigrants living in the European Union has reached 64.2 million, a record high.](#SSRxB5CVkH8lJyUxOP26)

## Claims found (1)

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### 1. The number of immigrants living in the European Union has reached 64.2 million, a record high. — 95%

Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 09/07/2026 · Detail: /claim/SSRxB5CVkH8lJyUxOP26

- A report by the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration (RFBerlin) found that the immigrant population residing in the EU reached a record **64.2 million in 2025**, an increase of roughly 2.1 million from 2024, drawing on Eurostat and UN Refugee Agency data[^1][^2].
- The figure marks a **record high** in the reported series, up from about 40 million in 2010[^2][^1].
- Independent data analysis of Eurostat’s foreign-born population series also shows a record high around **64.7 million in 2025** (and 62.6 million in 2024), confirming the overall magnitude and the upward trend to a historic peak[^3].
- Major news agencies including Reuters and Deutsche Welle reported the 64.2 million figure, indicating the claim accurately reflects a widely cited, recent study[^2][^1].

**Overall validity**: 95%

[^1]:
    [Record number of immigrants reside in EU in 2025](https://www.dw.com/en/record-number-of-immigrants-reside-in-eu-in-2025/a-76890285)

[^2]:
    [Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study shows](https://www.reuters.com/world/number-immigrants-eu-reaches-record-high-642-million-2025-study-shows-2026-04-22)

[^3]:
    [total number of immigrants foreign-born population living in European Union 2024 2025 record high](/analysis/D8u8lTiAgquImDs5MSPm)