German hiking from: Immigration is booming - what does that mean for us?

German hiking from: Immigration is booming - what does that mean for us?

Deutschland - The trend of migration in Germany shows a remarkable picture. According to Exxpress.at , the emigration of Germans has increased significantly, while immigration from foreign nationals continues to flourish. In 2024, around 511,000 foreigners moved into the country, while only 81,000 German citizens were looking for their luck abroad. These developments are part of a long -term trend that has shown a negative migration balance for Germany since 2005 - more German hiking than return.

From 2005 to 2024, more than 4.3 million Germans left the country, while only 3.3 million returned, which leads to a net medication balance from -1.030,463. It is particularly striking that the average continuity is between 25 and 40 years old and has a high level of education. Popular destinations for emigration are Switzerland, Austria, the USA, Spain and France.

immigration and population trend

Immigration of foreign citizens has been able to reach a total of 23.5 million since 2005, while the number of emigrants without a German passport is around 14.8 million. The foreign net medication balance is therefore +8.7 million. This immigration has contributed significantly to population growth in Germany, especially since the asylum crisis in 2015, where the foreign population grew by 283,000 to 12.4 million in 2022. In contrast, the German population fell by 162,000 to 71.2 million.

The current statistics show that the proportion of foreigners in Germany is now 14.8 percent. In addition, around 300,000 people acquired German citizenship in 2022, and from 2005 to 2024 almost 2.3 million naturalizations were registered.

demographic changes

Another disturbing trend is the aging of the German population: the proportion of 60- to 79-year-olds has increased by 416,000, so that 30.5 percent of the population are now over 60 years old. These changes in the structure present Germany to new challenges, both in the social and economic sector.

In 2023, 1,741,153 immigrants had foreign citizenship. The proportion of suits from Europe is also significant with 63.4 percent, the most important country of origin was Ukraine with 276,047 immigrants. The decline in immigration from Ukraine, which was still at 1,097,882 last year, is striking.

The migration statistics that will apply the Cell Key method in the future record and continue to continue to continue and offer a clear picture of how the population develops in Germany. This methodology was documented by destatis.de , which are based directly on registration offices and take into account both inner German move abroad.

With more than 1 million continuing without a German passport and significant growth among foreign migrants, Germany must adapt to meet the demographic challenges and to promote the integration of all population groups into society.

The continuing change raises questions: How will German society develop in the coming years, and what political measures are necessary to effectively design this transformation process? The coming years are crucial here.