In 2022, 329,140 male asylum seekers received benefits from the German government, compared to 210,765 females. Both of these figures are an increase from the year before, but numbers had previously peaked in 2015.
Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany from 2008 to 2022, by gender
¹ Recipients of standard benefits according to the law (Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz).
² Due to problems with registration 8,500 cases were missed in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2019 and 6,800 in 2020. This affected national results.
³ Under reporting in Brandenburg due to a change in software.
⁴ Under reporting of around 1,000 people in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district due to a hacking attack. Under reporting in Baden-Württemberg due to a registration problem.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (December 18, 2023). Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany from 2008 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108220/asylum-seeker-assistance-benefits-by-gender-germany/
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany from 2008 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108220/asylum-seeker-assistance-benefits-by-gender-germany/
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