Immigration in Germany
Germany recorded 1,078,504 immigrants in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Germany, 2024
1,078,504e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
−17.2%
European Union, 2024
5,684,984 immigrantsip (Source flag ip)
Position in 2024
2nd of 33
Immigration 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 | 1,078,504 immigrantse (estimated) | 5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional) |
| 2023 | 1,303,251 immigrantse (estimated) | 6,011,360 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 1,977,121 immigrantse (estimated) | 6,997,284 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 801,361 immigrantse (estimated) | 4,132,213 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 666,639 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,279,673 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 834,338 immigrantse (estimated) | 4,206,293 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 855,708 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,936,055 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 900,291 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,766,413 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 1,042,484 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,735,536 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 1,595,865 immigrantse (estimated) | 4,097,244 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 898,840 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,187,841 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 692,713 immigrants | 2,901,962 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2012 | 592,175 immigrants | – |
| 2011 | 489,422 immigrants | – |
| 2010 | 404,055 immigrants | – |
| 2009 | 346,216 immigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
| 2008 | 682,146 immigrants | – |
| 2007 | 680,766 immigrants | – |
| 2006 | 661,855 immigrants | – |
| 2005 | 707,352 immigrants | – |
| 2004 | 780,175 immigrants | – |
| 2003 | 768,975 immigrants | – |
| 2002 | 842,543 immigrants | – |
| 2001 | 879,217 immigrants | – |
| 2000 | 841,158 immigrants | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; ip value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −17.2% from 1,303,251 immigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 898,840 immigrants, the figure has changed by +20.0%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5,684,984 immigrants.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Emigration
584,230e (Estimated) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
288,670 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
-334,072 people
2025 · World Bank
First-time asylum applicants
113,235 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
2.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
7.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division