Over Four Million Refugees and Displaced Persons Live in Germany

Germany is home to over four million individuals who have sought refuge or been displaced, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The data, released in observance of World Refugee Day, reveals that 3.3 million arrived since 1950 seeking protection, with an additional 713,000 being World War II era expellees.

A significant portion of these arrivals, about one-third, entered Germany between 2014 and 2021, with another third arriving between 2022 and 2025. Ukraine and Syria are the primary countries of origin, accounting for nearly half of the post-1950 arrivals. Each fourth person in this group was born in Ukraine, and every fifth person came from Syria.

The average age of those who immigrated since 1950 is 39 years old, with a demographic split of 45 percent women and 55 percent men. The figures are based on preliminary results from the microcensus, an annual population survey.