Country Resource - Germany
- Population..............................................................................84,220,184 (2023 est.)
- Population growth rate ................................................................-0.12% (2023 est.)
- Birth rate.....................................................9.02 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
- Death rate................................................11.97 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
- Net migration rate................................1.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
- Ethnic groups*.........................German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.)
* Data represent population by nationality
CIA World Factbook
Although long one of the world's top migrant destinations, only in the recent past has Germany come to acknowledge and adjust to its role as a country of immigration. Its welcoming approach—a relatively new development—has been put to the test amid massive humanitarian inflows beginning in 2015. This country profile examines Germany's history on immigration and highlights current and emerging debates.
Recent Activity
The discussion guide offers a brief demographic and statistical profile of the immigrant student population in the United States, with comparison points drawn to Germany, sketches the broad policy implications of the demographic data, and provides a set of policy and practice issues in immigrant education and integration to facilitate a Roundtable inquiry in two areas: early childhood care and education, and secondary education.
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