Syrian in Bremen: strong presence and its role in the economy!

Syrian in Bremen: strong presence and its role in the economy!

Bremen, Deutschland - The numbers are alarming and show the growing presence of Syrian refugees in Germany. Around 18,800 Syrians live in Bremen, with 4,773 of them active in social, nursing and technical professions. This information comes from the data from the Bremen-Bremerhaven employment agency, which has published an informative infographic about the employment situation of Syrians in the region, as Buten . Over 1 percent of the total of 384,830 employees in Bremen are Syrians, with most of the transport and storage. The data show that more than half of the Syrian workers have already acquired an apprenticeship and can therefore be counted as specialists.

Syrian in Germany: A look at the distribution

All of Germany has an increasing number of Syrian residents. According to the Federal Statistical Office, around 135,000 Syrians lived in Lower Saxony at the end of 2023, which makes up eleven percent of the Syrians living in Germany. Only in North Rhine-Westphalia are more people based with 374,000 Syrians. In Bremen, the number is 26,000, and the microcensus of 2023 recorded a total of almost 1.3 million people with Syrian roots in Germany. This development is particularly important because around 712,000 Syrians are recorded in the foreigner register, which constitutes 22 percent of all those seeking protection, such as n-tv found out.

A striking fact is that over half of the Syrians living in Germany have entered since 2014 to 2016. In the future, the need for training and specialists could have a noticeable influence on the industries in which many Syrians work, especially in the health and IT industry. The employment agency warns of possible effects on the economy if many of these well -qualified workers should leave Bremen.