Germany
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
16750000
Immigrant Population
19.8 %
Immigrant Share of Total Population
4297000
Emigrant Population
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Supporting Immigrant Integration in Europe: What role for origin countries' subnational authorities?
Origin-country subnational authorities can support immigrant integration in Europe, but their reach is limited by inadequate devolved powers and financial constraints.
Aiming Higher: Policies to get immigrants into middle-skilled work in Europe
European integration policies have prioritized getting immigrants into work over career progression. Without reform, persistent labor market gaps will widen.
Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants in Germany
Germany's immigrants face language and credential barriers that a fragmented multilevel policy system has only partially addressed.
Belonging: The Resettlement Experiences of Hmong Refugees in Texas and Germany
Experiences of Hmong refugees in Texas and Germany illustrate integration trends.
Coordinating Immigrant Integration in Germany: Mainstreaming at the federal and local levels
Germany's integration policy has improved but remains fragmented across government levels, with weak coordination limiting its coherence.
Moving Up or Standing Still? Access to Middle-Skilled Work for Newly Arrived Migrants in the European Union
In six EU countries, immigrants were over-represented in low-skilled jobs and made limited occupational gains over a decade, pointing to structural barriers beyond education.
A Work in Progress: Prospects for Upward Mobility Among New Immigrants in Germany
New immigrants in Germany made consistent gains over time but never closed the employment gap with natives and remained concentrated in low-skilled jobs throughout the 2000s.
The Future of Immigrant Integration in Europe: Mainstreaming approaches for inclusion
Traditional integration policies fail to reach second and third generations, pushing European governments to mainstream integration into general social programmes.
The Immigrant Workforce in Germany: Formal and Informal Barriers to Addressing Skills Deficits
Informal barriers prevent Germany's immigrants from accessing job training at the same rates as native workers, despite identical formal rights.
Identity and (Muslim) Integration in Germany
Germany's anti-Muslim sentiment—among the strongest in Western Europe—persists despite growing Muslim integration, exposing a gap that top-down policy alone cannot close.
