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Germany

Germany has a long history of welcoming refugees, and currently hosts the most refugees of any country in Europe. Newcomers often receive a small allowance each month in addition to food and clothing and toiletries. Programs are also being put in place to help with the ever-present problem of integrating refugees, especially in a country with an 18% immigrant population. The Community Programs team in Germany is actively engaged with local nonprofit organizations, serving in the community, and developing opportunities for collecting and sharing refugee stories.

Demographics
ARRIVALS

FY 2017-2021 data source: First-time asylum applicants (Statistica). As of June 2021, Germany is host to 1.2 million displaced persons (UNHCR).

FY2022 data source: Asylum in Europe.

TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

FY2022 data source: Asylum in Europe.

TOP NEWCOMER LANGUAGES
  • Arabic
  • Dari
  • Pashto
  • Turkish
  • Kurdish
  • Somali
  • Swahili

FY 2022 data source: Languages based on the official and/or most common language of arrivals’ country of origin.

Blog Posts
Learn more about our work and our team.

As more Ukrainians are forced to flee their homes, more Germans are ready to open their homes

Months after welcoming Afghan evacuees, Ramstein Germany offers support to Ukrainians

May 4, 2022

Operation Allies Refuge: How one small German town hosted over 21,000 evacuated Afghans

For three months, the military community Facebook groups were flooded by the minute with messages about what was needed and how to help, as rapidly as possible.

December 13, 2021

Leadership Influences Integration

"We listened to [Angela Merkel's] warm words encouraging Germans to embrace the refugees flooding into Europe at that moment. We had tears in our eyes and agreed whole-heartedly with her vision to welcome refugees..."

January 9, 2021
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Leadership
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Berit
Community Liaison, Germany
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