Germany

Germany is a more attractive destination than ever for immigrants. Since 1950, there have been only a few years in which more people emigrated from than immigrated to Germany. German reunification in 1990 paved the way for high immigration figures, which peaked in 1992. The positive balance of the following years was due to a favourable economic situation and continuing stability on the labour market. This trend was checked only during the global recession in 2008 and 2009. In both these years net migration was negative for the first time since 1984.

The gap between inflow and outflow increased between the years 2010 and 2015. The high positive migration balance of foreigners in 2015, which is also due to the high number of refugees, decreased in 2016. So more and more people are coming to Germany to pursue their professional career.