Germany’s population will reach 84.7 million in 2023, up 0.3 million from the previous year, while net immigration this year fell significantly, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported.
According to Destatis, the population growth rate is in line with the average rate seen from 2012 to 2021, but it is significantly lower than in 2022, as the war in Ukraine caused a surge in net immigration to Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said:
In 2022, the population surged by 1.1 million, primarily due to significant immigration from Ukraine. In 2023, net immigration, representing the balance between arrivals and departures, remained the sole driver of population growth. Similar to every year since German unification, the balance of births and deaths was negative, with more deaths than births occurring in 2023.
Germany’s population growth rate varied from 79.15 to 84.7 million between 1990 and 2023, which also marks a record high, while net immigration is estimated at 680,000 to 710,000.
In comparison to other EU member states, Germany remains the main destination country for migrants in Europe. Today immigrants make up over 18% of the German population. In 2022, 20.2 million people in Germany had either moved to the country themselves or were born to two people who moved there.
