Press release No. N 039 of 17 June 2021
- Compared with the five years prior to 2015, the number has grown more than sixfold
- An average of 27,200 newborn children with protection status were registered every year between 2015 and 2019
- The increase in newborns registered as seeking protection is directly linked to the rise in immigration between 2014 and 2016
WIESBADEN – An average of 27,200 children seeking protection were born in Germany every year from 2015 to 2019. To mark the World Refugee Day on 20 June, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that their number has grown significantly since 2015. An average of 4,400 newborn children with protection status were registered in the five years prior to 2015. This calculation is based on an ad hoc evaluation of the Central Register of Foreigners regarding the 2010 to 2019 birth cohorts.
