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Net immigration to Germany fell by 40 percent last year
Net immigration fell by at least 40%, with inflows dropping to 220,000–260,000 and a birth deficit of up to 360,000 driving a population decline of around 100,000.
- Last year, Destatis reported net immigration to Germany fell by at least 40 percent from 2024, causing the population to shrink by around 100,000 to about 83.5 million.
- A wider birth deficit explains the population decline as the birth deficit widened to between 340,000 and 360,000, outpacing net migration despite births falling to about 640,000–660,000.
- Regional figures show Bavaria mirrors national trends with net migration dropping nearly 58 percent to around 22,600 and births falling by about 3,150 in the first nine months of 2025.
- Projections indicate the working-age population could fall to between 1 million and 45.3 million by 2070 depending on migration, raising long-term policy concerns.
- Preliminary analysis suggests Destatis will publish final demographic results for 2025 in mid-2026, with net migration at its lowest since 2020 amid Europe’s first death surplus since World War I.
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As a result of the tightening of migration policy, Berlin saw the highest number of deportations since 2017. Who was particularly affected?
·Berlin, Germany
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Demographic change is coming through: the number of deaths exceeds that of births, the birth deficit is widening in 2025. At the same time, immigration is declining. What does this mean for the future?
Fewer births and immigrations mean that the number of inhabitants in Germany falls to 83.5 million. Last, there was a decline during the Corona pandemic.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left2Leaning Right5Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 18%
C 36%
R 46%
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