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Press release No. 165 of 27 April 2023 Sharp rise in labour migration in 2022
At the end of 2022, approximately 351,000 people from countries outside the European Union (EU) who had a temporary residence title for employment purposes were registered in Germany in the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR). The Federal …
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Press release No. 158 of 20 April 2023 24.3% of the population had a history of immigration in 2022
In 2022, 20.2 million people with a history of immigration were living in Germany. Based on microcensus results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was an increase of 1.2 million, or 6.5%, compared with the previous year …
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Press release No. 125 of 30 March 2023 More than 3 million people seeking protection in Germany at the end of 2022
At the end of 2022, roughly 3.08 million people were registered as seeking protection in the Central Register of Foreigners. The number of registered people seeking protection rose by 1.14 million compared with the previous year, according to the …
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Press release No. 091 of 9 March 2023 29,455 people recognised as being stateless at the end of 2022
At the end of 2022, 29,455 people were registered as stateless in the Central Register of Foreigners. The number of people registered as stateless in Germany reached an all-time high, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The …
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Press release No. 080 of 2 March 2023 17.3% of Germany's population has immigrated since 1950
14.2 million people lived in Germany in 2021 who themselves had immigrated since 1950, according to microcensus results. Immigrants thus accounted for 17.3% of the population. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) as it …
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Press release No. 435 of 12 October 2022 One third of international students stay in Germany for a longer period
612,000 international students from non-EU countries were granted a first-time residence permit for studies in Germany between 2006 and 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that more than one third of those who took up studies …
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Press release No. N036 of 20 June 2022 World Refugee Day: at least 3.3 million refugees and expellees in Germany
The experience of refugees during and after earlier refugee movements is receiving more attention because of the war in Ukraine. In 2021, before the outbreak of that war, at least 3.3 million people were living in Germany who immigrated into Germany …
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Press release No. 237 of 10 June 2022 Naturalisations up 20% in 2021
In 2021, roughly 131,600 foreigners became naturalised German citizens. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was an increase of roughly 21,700 naturalisations, or 20%, compared with the previous year. Just over half of the …
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Press release No. 168 of 14 April 2022 70,000 highly qualified professionals with a Blue Card worked in Germany at the end of 2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of highly qualified professionals with a Blue Card continued to rise in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), approximately 70,000 Blue Card holders were on the Central Register of …
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Press release No. 162 of 12 April 2022 Well over one in four people in Germany had a migrant background in 2021
In 2021, 22.3 million people had a migrant background, representing 27.2% of the population in Germany. Based on results of the microcensus, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 2% compared with a year …
