This statistic shows the number of foreigners in Germany according to the Central Register of Foreign Nationals from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, the share of foreigners in Germany was around 15, percent. According to the source, foreigners are those who are not German based on Article 116, Paragraph 1 of the German constitution. These include stateless persons and those with unclear citizenship as well as the population group with a migration background. Individuals with a migration background can either have immigrated into Germany or been born in the country to at least one parent who was born a foreigner.
Share of foreigners in Germany among the total population from 1991 to 2023
* Foreign population based on the population estimate as of December 31 of each year. ** The data on the population estimate is based on results and updates from the 2011 census.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (May 2, 2024). Share of foreigners in Germany among the total population from 1991 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/890258/foreigners-share-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of foreigners in Germany among the total population from 1991 to 2023." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/890258/foreigners-share-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Share of foreigners in Germany among the total population from 1991 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/890258/foreigners-share-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Share of Foreigners in Germany among The Total Population from 1991 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/890258/foreigners-share-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Share of foreigners in Germany among the total population from 1991 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/890258/foreigners-share-germany/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Share of foreigners in Germany among the total population from 1991 to 2023 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/890258/foreigners-share-germany/
