Migration and integration Migration structure and demographic data on persons seeking protection by yearof first entry and counties of origin
Migration structure
| Year of first entry and the 10 most frequent citizenship | Persons seeking protection | Protection rate1 | Proportion of persons born in Germany | Average duration of stay | Average age at date of first entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | share in all foreigners | |||||
| number | % | years | ||||
1: The protection rate is the ratio between the number of recognised persons seeking protection and the total number of persons seeking protection, excluding those with unsettled protection status (recognised applicants plus refused applicants). Source: Central Register of Foreigners. | ||||||
| Total | 3 173 135 | 22.8 | 93.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 24.8 |
| First entry in 20232, total | 425 060 | 36.9 | 96.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 28.1 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||
| Ukraine | 175,145 | 76.2 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 33.2 |
| Syria | 72,875 | 61.1 | 93.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 25.4 |
| Turkey | 53,530 | 60.5 | 37.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 23.0 |
| Afghanistan | 38,150 | 72.8 | 74.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 23.2 |
| Iraq | 7,740 | 64.9 | 65.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 22.9 |
| Iran | 7,150 | 40.1 | 67.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 30.7 |
| Russian Federation | 6,990 | 34.0 | 83.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
| Georgia | 5,100 | 53.9 | 25.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 28.0 |
| Somalia | 3,660 | 59.0 | 77.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 21.7 |
| Venezuela | 3,465 | 81.3 | 26.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 28.4 |
| First entry 2017 to 2022, total | 1,519,745 | 31.4 | 93.1 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 25.5 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||
| Ukraine | 765,230 | 84.5 | 99.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 31.5 |
| Syria | 246,160 | 64.9 | 98.3 | 26.3 | 3.8 | 17.3 |
| Afghanistan | 120,130 | 76.2 | 93.7 | 11.9 | 2.7 | 19.6 |
| Iraq | 67,735 | 68.7 | 68.6 | 21.4 | 4.0 | 17.9 |
| Turkey | 59,080 | 36.0 | 80.2 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 23.9 |
| Iran | 31,955 | 42.8 | 76.4 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 27.8 |
| Eritrea | 22,360 | 75.7 | 96.9 | 43.1 | 4.6 | 12.3 |
| Nigeria | 20,190 | 47.3 | 46.2 | 37.5 | 4.6 | 15.0 |
| Somalia | 19,425 | 73.0 | 88.2 | 34.0 | 4.2 | 13.8 |
| Russian Federation | 17,200 | 21.3 | 70.2 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 25.2 |
| First entry 2014 to 2016, total | 823,560 | 35.5 | 92.7 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 21.8 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||
| Syria | 370,770 | 83.7 | 99.6 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 22.8 |
| Afghanistan | 136,970 | 80.8 | 95.8 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 19.8 |
| Iraq | 91,090 | 74.0 | 91.5 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 21.0 |
| Eritrea | 36,915 | 88.3 | 98.7 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 21.4 |
| Iran | 21,990 | 65.5 | 88.5 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 27.5 |
| Somalia | 15,465 | 80.2 | 91.6 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 18.8 |
| Nigeria | 10,695 | 48.8 | 70.9 | 17.4 | 8.3 | 18.8 |
| Russian Federation | 10,670 | 28.6 | 56.2 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 17.9 |
| stateless | 8,805 | 78.0 | 98.1 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 24.6 |
| Albania | 8,665 | 30.7 | 62.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 19.7 |
| First entry before 2014, total | 404,765 | 7.2 | 92.2 | 8.4 | 22.6 | 24.8 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||
| Russian Federation | 36,505 | 21.5 | 91.7 | 3.5 | 20.0 | 32.9 |
| Kosovo | 35,155 | 24.0 | 95.5 | 14.4 | 27.7 | 19.5 |
| Turkey | 34,630 | 2.8 | 93.8 | 11.0 | 29.2 | 21.3 |
| Iraq | 33,440 | 69.9 | 96.2 | 9.2 | 17.4 | 23.1 |
| Ukraine | 30,220 | 37.7 | 99.4 | 1.9 | 22.9 | 38.9 |
| Afghanistan | 27,320 | 68.5 | 97.5 | 4.8 | 16.9 | 24.9 |
| Serbia | 26,285 | 17.6 | 85.7 | 17.2 | 24.7 | 15.8 |
| Syria | 21,845 | 70.9 | 98.4 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 24.1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,585 | 13.1 | 93.4 | 6.8 | 28.6 | 23.1 |
| Iran | 13,640 | 46.9 | 94.8 | 2.5 | 21.6 | 29.1 |
As at May 23, 2024
Demographic data
| Year of first entry and the 10 most frequent citizenship | Share of | Average age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| male persons | single persons | married persons | minors (0-17 years) | persons of compulsory school age (6-17 years) | persons of working age (15-64 years) | over 64-year- olds | ||
| in all persons seeking protection, % | years | |||||||
1: It can be assumed that not all people seeking protection who immigrated in 2023 are included yet in the data at reference date 31 December. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. | ||||||||
| Total | 54.9 | 53.6 | 31.6 | 28.3 | 21.0 | 71.1 | 5.5 | 31.2 |
| First entry in 20231, total | 61.8 | 54.1 | 31.4 | 25.8 | 16.9 | 75.8 | 3.4 | 28.6 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 47.7 | 46.9 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 18.7 | 71.6 | 7.2 | 33.7 |
| Syria | 81.1 | 48.9 | 44.2 | 20.9 | 13.3 | 83.5 | 0.8 | 25.8 |
| Turkey | 66.0 | 63.8 | 31.3 | 32.8 | 20.9 | 71.1 | 0.1 | 23.4 |
| Afghanistan | 79.8 | 64.0 | 26.8 | 24.4 | 17.1 | 83.6 | 0.7 | 23.7 |
| Iraq | 64.6 | 66.3 | 26.8 | 30.9 | 16.5 | 72.4 | 0.7 | 23.4 |
| Iran | 61.7 | 51.0 | 37.7 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 84.8 | 1.0 | 31.3 |
| Russian Federation | 57.0 | 55.4 | 35.3 | 35.9 | 19.9 | 66.2 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| Georgia | 58.7 | 50.7 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 18.2 | 69.5 | 1.9 | 28.6 |
| Somalia | 56.6 | 62.0 | 25.7 | 28.3 | 16.5 | 81.6 | 0.4 | 22.2 |
| Venezuela | 50.6 | 67.1 | 29.9 | 24.5 | 17.5 | 76.6 | 2.5 | 28.8 |
| First entry 2017 to 2022, total | 47.9 | 57.2 | 26.8 | 36.6 | 23.6 | 63.9 | 4.9 | 28.2 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 36.6 | 49.4 | 26.8 | 31.5 | 25.0 | 66.0 | 8.5 | 33.2 |
| Syria | 59.1 | 65.1 | 27.4 | 48.8 | 24.7 | 55.3 | 1.3 | 21.1 |
| Afghanistan | 62.0 | 64.6 | 25.5 | 41.5 | 26.5 | 64.3 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| Iraq | 56.3 | 70.6 | 23.8 | 46.5 | 26.3 | 58.0 | 1.0 | 21.9 |
| Turkey | 68.4 | 56.9 | 37.4 | 27.5 | 19.3 | 76.1 | 0.3 | 26.9 |
| Iran | 57.1 | 51.8 | 38.5 | 21.6 | 13.8 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 31.9 |
| Eritrea | 53.5 | 79.9 | 14.6 | 57.7 | 21.2 | 44.9 | 0.3 | 16.9 |
| Nigeria | 51.9 | 81.5 | 13.9 | 49.5 | 14.9 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 19.6 |
| Somalia | 50.8 | 72.0 | 17.8 | 48.7 | 18.9 | 54.8 | 0.4 | 18.0 |
| Russian Federation | 50.5 | 53.6 | 35.2 | 37.9 | 23.1 | 61.3 | 4.8 | 28.7 |
| First entry 2014 to 2016, total | 63.6 | 55.2 | 32.8 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 78.3 | 1.9 | 30.1 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||||
| Syria | 63.6 | 51.1 | 37.9 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 77.9 | 2.2 | 31.0 |
| Afghanistan | 65.8 | 59.9 | 28.3 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 78.8 | 1.9 | 28.0 |
| Iraq | 59.9 | 57.5 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 76.4 | 1.8 | 29.1 |
| Eritrea | 71.8 | 63.2 | 23.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 89.4 | 0.2 | 29.9 |
| Iran | 67.3 | 48.0 | 32.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 89.1 | 1.4 | 35.7 |
| Somalia | 63.5 | 53.5 | 30.1 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 81.8 | 0.6 | 27.2 |
| Nigeria | 55.5 | 72.2 | 15.1 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 66.5 | 0.1 | 27.2 |
| Russian Federation | 50.1 | 61.9 | 26.3 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 61.6 | 2.5 | 26.2 |
| stateless | 63.7 | 48.0 | 40.7 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 80.4 | 2.6 | 33.0 |
| Albania | 53.3 | 55.0 | 37.7 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 74.8 | 0.8 | 28.4 |
| First entry before 2014, total | 56.3 | 36.5 | 47.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 78.4 | 17.2 | 47.4 |
| Including: frequent citizenships | ||||||||
| Russian Federation | 46.0 | 30.3 | 45.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 60.0 | 34.4 | 52.9 |
| Kosovo | 53.7 | 27.3 | 62.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 86.7 | 11.3 | 47.2 |
| Turkey | 58.9 | 29.0 | 55.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 83.0 | 15.7 | 50.4 |
| Iraq | 61.0 | 46.2 | 43.1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 85.5 | 6.8 | 40.6 |
| Ukraine | 44.3 | 16.3 | 52.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 51.8 | 47.7 | 61.8 |
| Afghanistan | 61.6 | 43.0 | 43.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 79.7 | 13.4 | 41.8 |
| Serbia | 52.0 | 43.3 | 44.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 86.3 | 7.5 | 40.5 |
| Syria | 59.5 | 45.9 | 41.8 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 83.0 | 8.6 | 40.6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.1 | 26.0 | 56.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 76.7 | 21.3 | 51.7 |
| Iran | 64.7 | 40.9 | 37.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 78.3 | 19.5 | 50.6 |
As at May 23, 2024