Germany took a number of measures in 2020 to contain the global Covid-19 pandemic. This included two lockdowns, the temporary closure of borders with other countries and in part substantial restrictions on private and economic activities. This also affected migration, that is, arrivals and departures across municipality borders. Results of migration statistics on external and internal migration show what migration has been like in 2020 compared with the period before the pandemic broke out.

A total of roughly 810,000 people in about 370,000 randomly selected households will be surveyed between January and December 2022. This is approximately 1% of Germany's population. The data collected, which provide information about school education and studies, training and advanced training, occupation and search for work, income and living conditions, and childcare, are an important basis for planning and decision-making. More information is available in our relevant explanatory video and the press release.

To answer the question whether Covid-19 will lead to excess mortality, we are monitoring the situation based on a regular ad-hoc evaluation of provisional death figures in Germany. For background information on the calculation of excess mortality, current methods and results please refer to our podcast on mortality figures during the corona pandemic.