Right-wing extremists remain the greatest threat to German democracy and their number increased significantly to 58,700 last year, the country’s domestic intelligence service says.
That number is an increase of more than 8,000 on the previous year, the agency says in its annual report, adding that extreme left-wing violence is also on the rise and is an alarm-call for Germany’s rule of law.
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Of the right-wing extremists identified by the BfV, 5,600 were estimated to have a propensity for violence.
The agency said the increase in the number of right-wing extremists was largely due to the growth of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, whose membership grew to 70,000 in 2025.
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Far-right groups are increasingly focusing on influencing children and young people, and are recruiting new members at far-right music shows that also reached a record number last year, the BfV report said.
The AfD was designated as a right-wing extremist group last year, but that classification was suspended in February after the party challenged the BfV’s move in the courts and a ruling is still awaited.
The German foreign ministry defended the decision at the time, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the move “tyranny in disguise” and Vice-President JD Vance said the Berlin Wall was being rebuilt.
The domestic intelligence agency still lists the party as a “suspected extremist organisation” and in its latest report it says: “Given the rising membership figures, it can be assumed that the pool of individuals with extremist leanings within the AfD has also expanded accordingly.”
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