In 2022, there were 269,380 people in Germany who held a temporary residence permit and were receiving asylum seeker benefits. By comparison, only 3,715 people with a residence permit received the benefits.
Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany in 2022, by residence status
¹ Recipients of standard benefits according to the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act.
² Including group of people with a certificate of registration as an asylum seeker (BüMA).
³ Under-recording of approx. 1,000 people for the Rhine-Palatinate district due to a hacker attack. Under-reporting in some districts in Baden-Württemberg due to reporting problems.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (December 18, 2023). Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany in 2022, by residence status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108223/asylum-seeker-benefits-recipients-number-residence-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany in 2022, by residence status." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108223/asylum-seeker-benefits-recipients-number-residence-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany in 2022, by residence status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108223/asylum-seeker-benefits-recipients-number-residence-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Recipients of Asylum Seeker Benefits in Germany in 2022, by Residence Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108223/asylum-seeker-benefits-recipients-number-residence-status-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany in 2022, by residence status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108223/asylum-seeker-benefits-recipients-number-residence-status-germany/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Number of recipients of asylum seeker benefits in Germany in 2022, by residence status [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108223/asylum-seeker-benefits-recipients-number-residence-status-germany/
