In 2023, the number of men with a migration background living in Germany amounted to almost 13 million. 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 persons* with migration background in Germany in 2023, by gender
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of persons in millions
Men with a migration background (s. str.)
12.56
Among these: men with own migration experience
2.55
Among these: men without own migration experience
3.56
Among these: foreign men with own migration experience
5.46
Among these: foreign men without own migration experience
0.98
Women with a migration background (s. str.)
12.35
Among these: women with own migration experience
2.83
Among these: women without own migration experience
3.45
Among these: foreign women with own migration experience
5.23
Among these: foreign women without own migration experience
* Figures refer to population in private households. Data originates from 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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Statistisches Bundesamt. (April 2, 2024). Number of persons* with migration background in Germany in 2023, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/891857/number-persons-migrant-background-by-gender-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of persons* with migration background in Germany in 2023, by gender (in millions)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/891857/number-persons-migrant-background-by-gender-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of persons* with migration background in Germany in 2023, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/891857/number-persons-migrant-background-by-gender-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Persons* with Migration Background in Germany in 2023, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/891857/number-persons-migrant-background-by-gender-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of persons* with migration background in Germany in 2023, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/891857/number-persons-migrant-background-by-gender-germany/ (last visited December 11, 2024)
Number of persons* with migration background in Germany in 2023, by gender (in millions) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/891857/number-persons-migrant-background-by-gender-germany/