Press release No. 188 of 4 May 2022
- Net immigration from EU countries remained stable in 2020
- Internal migration within Germany decreased just slightly
WIESBADEN – In 2020, the first Covid-19 year, the number of people immigrating from abroad to Germany was down by 24%, and that of people emigrating from Germany down 22%, year on year. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the changes in migration patterns were particularly pronounced among young adults aged 18 to 22: arrivals across Germany's borders were down 32% and departures across Germany's borders down 28%. These and other results on changes in external and internal migration in 2020 are contained in a new article on the website of the Federal Statistical Office.
