Germany

1950

2025

2100

Germany

1950

2025

2100

What to know

Net emigration of 334,072 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Germany has gained a cumulative 13.9 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net immigration.

Key statistics for 2025

Net migrants

-334,072

Net migration rate

-4.0 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Why are people leaving?

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

+25,399,154

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

1,175,283

Top year: 2015

Peak emigration

-754,469

Lowest year: 1998

Recent avg (10 yrs)

+146341

Per year

Germany loses approximately 334,072 people per year to emigration (4.0 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 1.2 million in 2015.

The bottom line

Germany is a source country for migration, with significant net emigration each year. Cumulatively since 1950, the country has gained 14 million people through migration.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).