Migration and integration Migration structure and demographic data on persons seeking protection by regions and counties of origin
Migration structure
| Regions and citizenship | Persons seeking protection | Protection rate1 | Proportion of persons born in Germany | Average duration of stay | Average age at date of first entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | share in all foreigners | |||||
| number | % | years | ||||
1: The protection rate is the ratio between the number of recognised persons seeking protection and the total number of persons seeking protection, excluding those with unsettled protection status (recognised applicants plus refused applicants). Source: Central Register of Foreigners. / = Numerical value not disclosed, value unreliable. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. | ||||||
| Total | 3,078,650 | 23.0 | 89.8 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 24.7 |
| Including: by regions of origin | ||||||
| Europe | 1,331,770 | 14.3 | 93.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 29.1 |
| Africa | 261,980 | 36.9 | 71.0 | 16.5 | 6.9 | 19.8 |
| North Africa | 29,585 | 12.8 | 53.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 23.8 |
| West Africa | 84,475 | 40.0 | 44.2 | 18.4 | 6.7 | 19.2 |
| Central Africa | 17,890 | 32.8 | 69.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 23.5 |
| East Africa | 126,405 | 66.3 | 90.3 | 18.5 | 6.9 | 18.7 |
| Southern Africa | 3,630 | 16.0 | 74.7 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 21.0 |
| America | 10,220 | 3.1 | 65.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 27.4 |
| North America | 330 | 0.2 | 87.3 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 20.7 |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 2,175 | 4.3 | 65.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 27.2 |
| South America | 7,715 | 5.6 | 63.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 27.8 |
| Asia | 1,406,780 | 48.9 | 90.0 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 21.6 |
| Southwest Asia | 1,042,345 | 66.6 | 91.9 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 21.6 |
| South and South East Asia | 57,495 | 9.5 | 67.8 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 26.2 |
| East and Central Asia | 306,945 | 43.4 | 87.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 20.8 |
| Australia and Oceania | 30 | 0.2 | . | . | 7.5 | 29.2 |
| Other characteristics | 67,860 | 53.3 | 87.9 | 17.5 | 10.2 | 20.0 |
| Including: the 30 most frequent citizenships | ||||||
| Ukraine | 1,009,215 | 86.7 | 99.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 31.3 |
| Syria | 674,060 | 73.0 | 98.9 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 20.9 |
| Afghanistan | 286,350 | 75.9 | 88.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 20.3 |
| Iraq | 210,870 | 74.1 | 81.0 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 20.4 |
| Turkey | 100,625 | 6.8 | 85.9 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 23.1 |
| Iran | 74,320 | 51.8 | 80.8 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 27.9 |
| Russian Federation | 69,380 | 23.9 | 75.4 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 27.9 |
| Eritrea | 65,415 | 79.8 | 97.3 | 17.4 | 7.0 | 19.2 |
| Kosovo | 42,640 | 15.2 | 88.3 | 15.1 | 23.4 | 19.1 |
| Somalia | 41,540 | 74.9 | 86.7 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 17.3 |
| Nigeria | 39,340 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 27.3 | 5.7 | 17.4 |
| Serbia | 34,695 | 13.8 | 74.3 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 15.3 |
| Pakistan | 23,160 | 27.5 | 59.2 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 25.4 |
| Bosnia and Herzegowina | 19,360 | 8.3 | 85.7 | 8.3 | 24.7 | 22.0 |
| Georgia | 18,860 | 42.5 | 45.1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 26.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 17,605 | 52.6 | 72.2 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 25.5 |
| Lebanon | 17,500 | 38.4 | 59.7 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 21.0 |
| Armenia | 17,120 | 55.4 | 64.5 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 25.6 |
| Stateless | 16,555 | 56.2 | 95.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 22.1 |
| North Macedonia | 15,785 | 10.8 | 51.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 16.0 |
| Viet Nam | 14,440 | 12.0 | 89.3 | 3.1 | 22.0 | 28.2 |
| Albania | 14,310 | 13.2 | 54.3 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 19.4 |
| Ethiopia | 13,440 | 61.5 | 70.6 | 24.1 | 9.1 | 17.9 |
| Guinea | 13,100 | 64.3 | 49.0 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 18.2 |
| Moldavia | 10,990 | 24.2 | 45.6 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 28.0 |
| Gambia | 9,220 | 55.6 | 24.4 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 21.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,360 | 28.0 | 83.4 | 6.1 | 18.8 | 26.9 |
| Egypt | 7,355 | 15.5 | 65.0 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 23.1 |
| India | 7,220 | 3.4 | 23.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 24.6 |
| Morocco | 6,625 | 7.0 | 42.3 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 23.8 |
| Memorandum items: | ||||||
| Unclear | 50,855 | 53.6 | 85.5 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 19.4 |
| No data provided | 450 | 20.0 | 75.6 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 16.5 |
As at March 30, 2023
Demographic data
| Regions and citizenship | Share of | Average age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| male persons | single persons | married persons | minors (0-17 years) | persons of compulsory school age (6-17 years) | persons of working age (15-64 years) | over 64-year- olds | ||
| in all persons seeking protection, % | years | |||||||
Source: Central Register of Foreigners. / = Numerical value not disclosed, value unreliable. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. | ||||||||
| Total | 53.3 | 54.0 | 30.4 | 30.0 | 21.4 | 69.4 | 5.3 | 30.6 |
| Including: by regions of origin | ||||||||
| Europe | 41.0 | 48.0 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 22.9 | 65.9 | 8.9 | 33.8 |
| Africa | 64.7 | 68.6 | 19.4 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 75.3 | 0.9 | 26.7 |
| North Africa | 74.9 | 62.2 | 22.9 | 19.0 | 12.9 | 82.4 | 1.1 | 29.7 |
| West Africa | 66.2 | 76.2 | 12.9 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 73.4 | 0.4 | 25.9 |
| Central Africa | 65.9 | 65.0 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 81.9 | 2.0 | 32.2 |
| East Africa | 61.6 | 65.7 | 22.6 | 27.0 | 12.8 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 25.6 |
| Southern Africa | 51.4 | 64.5 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 17.2 | 76.0 | 4.5 | 33.3 |
| America | 54.6 | 63.1 | 26.5 | 22.7 | 16.0 | 76.9 | 3.8 | 31.3 |
| North America | 65.2 | 71.2 | 18.2 | 45.5 | 34.8 | 53.0 | 9.1 | 29.9 |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 58.9 | 57.9 | 24.4 | 19.8 | 12.4 | 80.9 | 1.6 | 319 |
| South America | 52.9 | 64.3 | 27.5 | 22.6 | 16.3 | 76.8 | 4.2 | 31.2 |
| Asia | 62.3 | 56.5 | 32.8 | 30.5 | 21.8 | 71.6 | 2.7 | 28.4 |
| Southwest Asia | 61.6 | 56.2 | 33.5 | 31.6 | 22.3 | 70.8 | 2.4 | 28.2 |
| South and South East Asia | 70.2 | 46.2 | 39.6 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 83.9 | 6.4 | 39.6 |
| East and Central Asia | 63.5 | 59.6 | 29.0 | 30.6 | 22.8 | 72.0 | 3.1 | 27.0 |
| Australia and Oceania | / | 50.0 | / | / | / | . | . | 36.7 |
| Other characteristics | 61.4 | 59.6 | 29.7 | 31.5 | 19.9 | 68.3 | 4.8 | 30.2 |
| Including: the 30 most frequent citizenships | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 36.5 | 49.0 | 26.1 | 33.3 | 25.1 | 63.7 | 8.7 | 32.6 |
| Syria | 62.7 | 56.7 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 23.3 | 69.2 | 1.8 | 26.9 |
| Afghanistan | 64.1 | 60.8 | 28.2 | 31.3 | 23.5 | 71.9 | 2.5 | 26.2 |
| Iraq | 59.5 | 60.5 | 29.6 | 32.4 | 24.5 | 70.8 | 2.1 | 27.8 |
| Turkey | 65.1 | 47.5 | 42.8 | 18.8 | 13.2 | 78.7 | 5.2 | 34.3 |
| Iran | 62.5 | 48.8 | 35.6 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 82.7 | 4.4 | 35.9 |
| Russian Federation | 47.8 | 43.0 | 39.2 | 25.5 | 20.0 | 58.8 | 19.8 | 40.4 |
| Eritrea | 65.2 | 68.1 | 20.9 | 25.1 | 11.7 | 75.5 | 0.9 | 26.2 |
| Kosovo | 53.2 | 34.6 | 55.8 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 83.2 | 8.3 | 42.5 |
| Somalia | 59.1 | 60.2 | 26.4 | 3.5 | 15.2 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 23.7 |
| Nigeria | 55.2 | 77.2 | 14.7 | 40.9 | 17.7 | 60.1 | 0.1 | 23.1 |
| Serbia | 51.6 | 51.8 | 38.0 | 23.1 | 19.4 | 76.8 | 5.3 | 34.8 |
| Pakistan | 74.6 | 53.9 | 34.4 | 16.3 | 11.6 | 82.7 | 3.6 | 33.9 |
| Bosnia and Herzegowina | 49.3 | 32.8 | 51.8 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 73.9 | 17.0 | 46.7 |
| Georgia | 57.1 | 48.5 | 41.3 | 30.6 | 20.4 | 69.4 | 3.4 | 30.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 52.7 | 42.6 | 43.5 | 26.4 | 19.7 | 70.6 | 7.4 | 34.8 |
| Lebanon | 59.1 | 49.1 | 36.9 | 22.1 | 16.5 | 73.9 | 7.8 | 36.1 |
| Armenia | 50.5 | 44.1 | 43.7 | 25.9 | 19.8 | 72.3 | 6.5 | 34.7 |
| Stateless | 61.6 | 51.8 | 35.9 | 25.0 | 19.4 | 72.4 | 7.3 | 34.2 |
| North Macedonia | 51.6 | 55.9 | 37.1 | 38.6 | 28.1 | 64.4 | 2.6 | 27.6 |
| Viet Nam | 59.2 | 30.0 | 49.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 86.0 | 11.4 | 50.2 |
| Albania | 53.1 | 56.0 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 28.8 | 68.0 | 1.6 | 27.1 |
| Ethiopia | 55.0 | 68.0 | 20.9 | 29.5 | 12.5 | 69.9 | 1.7 | 27.0 |
| Guinea | 73.9 | 76.0 | 8.8 | 16.9 | 6.2 | 84.1 | 0.2 | 23.9 |
| Moldavia | 49.4 | 51.4 | 34.4 | 27.9 | 17.7 | 62.6 | 13.2 | 35.8 |
| Gambia | 88.5 | 79.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 93.3 | 0.1 | 28.1 |
| Sri Lanka | 68.1 | 35.3 | 53.4 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 79.6 | 12.6 | 45.7 |
| Egypt | 73.5 | 53.8 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 18.2 | 77.8 | 1.2 | 29.0 |
| India | 77.5 | 60.2 | 27.2 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 85.9 | 1.5 | 32.4 |
| Morocco | 73.2 | 65.4 | 18.6 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 87.6 | 0.7 | 29.3 |
| Memorandum items: | ||||||||
| Unclear | 61.4 | 62.1 | 27.7 | 33.5 | 20.0 | 67.1 | 4.0 | 28.9 |
| No data provided | 58.9 | 67.8 | 17.8 | 45.6 | 25.6 | 50.0 | 7.8 | 25.4 |
As at March 30, 2023