Press release No. 384 of 1 October 2020
WIESBADEN – According to provisional results of migration statistics, there were roughly 529,000 arrivals and 455,000 departures across Germany's borders in the first half of 2020 in Germany. This results in net immigration of 74,000 people. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that 748,000 arrivals, 581,000 departures and net immigration of 167,000 people was registered in the first half of 2019. This means that the number of people arriving in the first half of 2020 was down 29% and that of people departing was down 22% on the same period a year earlier.
