Number of Germans* with and without migration background 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 13, 2025

In 2023, roughly 58.97 million Germans had a migration background. According to the source, a person is considered as having a migration background when they or at least one parent do not have German citizenship by law. This definition includes the following persons:
1. Immigrated and non-immigrated foreigners.
2. Immigrated and non-immigrated naturalized citizens.
3. Late emigrants.
4. Descendants born with German citizenship within the three groups named above.

Number of Germans* with and without migration background in 2023 (in millions)

CharacteristicNumber in millions
Germans without a migration background 58.97
Germans with migration background (general) 12.4
Among these: Germans with own migration experience 5.38
Among these: Germans without own migration experience 7.02
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number in millions58.9758.9712.412.45.385.387.027.02Germans without a migration backgroundGermans with migration background (general)Among these: Germans with own migrationexperienceAmong these: Germans without own migrationexperience
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Release date

April 2024

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

* Figures refer to population in private households. Data originates from the first results of the 2023 Microcensus.

The distinction between a migration background in the narrower and broader sense is based on different methods of identifying the migration background of a person. Migration background in the narrower sense means that only information about the parents of the person living in the same household is used. The migration background in a broader sense means that all information about the parents is used (even if the person no longer lives in the household of the parents). This applies to people who, due to their own characteristics, do not actually have a migration background themselves, but have parents who are foreign, naturalized, (late) resettlers or who were adopted by a German parent.

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