Emigration in Germany
Germany recorded 584,230 emigrants in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Germany, 2024
584,230e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
+0.6%
European Union, 2024
3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
2nd of 33
Emigration in Germany over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 584,230 emigrantse (estimated) | 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 580,499 emigrantse (estimated) | 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 452,713 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 458,574 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 404,026 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 496,613 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 475,582 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 516,505 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 513,227 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 321,915 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 314,433 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 259,328 emigrants | 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2012 | 240,001 emigrants | – |
| 2011 | 249,045 emigrants | – |
| 2010 | 252,456 emigrants | – |
| 2009 | 286,582 emigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
| 2008 | 737,889 emigrants | – |
| 2007 | 636,854 emigrants | – |
| 2006 | 639,064 emigrants | – |
| 2005 | 628,399 emigrants | – |
| 2004 | 697,632 emigrants | – |
| 2003 | 626,330 emigrants | – |
| 2002 | 623,255 emigrants | – |
| 2001 | 606,494 emigrants | – |
| 2000 | 674,038 emigrants | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 580,499 emigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 314,433 emigrants, the figure has changed by +85.8%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,166,449 emigrants.
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All statistics for Germany
Immigration
1,078,504e (Estimated) immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
-334,072 people
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Acquisitions of citizenship
288,670 people
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First-time asylum applicants
113,235 applicants
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Net migration rate
2.9 per 1,000 people
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Net migration estimates and projections
7.2 per 1,000 people
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