16,231 More Migrant Workers Recorded in Berlin in 2021

The same source shows that last year, there were registered a total of 98,987 arrivals as well as 82,756 departures, which means that Berlin gained as of 16,231 people from migration compared to 2020 figures, marking an increase of 54.2 per cent compared to 2020 statistics, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

According to the Berlin -Brandenburg Statistics Office, in 2021, 14,806 people with German nationality migrated to Germany’s capital while 60,666 left.

Above all, younger international immigrants in the 18 to 27 age group chose Berlin as their new home. They accounted for a gain of 12,350 people, while in the over 45 age group, there was a loss of a total of 7,145 people.

“With an increase of 7,336 people, the district of Reinickendorf registered the most immigrants from abroad. The Wittenau Süd planning area (location of the arrival center for refugees) recorded the highest migration surplus in Berlin, with an increase of 6,780 people. 92.4 percent of all registered foreign immigration in the Reinickendorf district related to this planning area,” the statement published

At the same time, the figures provided by the same source revealed that the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf lost 5,244 people abroad. This also includes cases that have been canceled. With a loss of 399 people, the planning zone Amtsgerichtsplatz was ahead of both Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (7.6 percent) and Berlin.

The statement noted that of all international immigrants, people with Indian citizenship most frequently moved to Germany’s capital last year.

The following account for the largest proportion of immigrants with international nationality:

• The Republic of Moldova (8.6 percent)
• Syria (7.6 percent)
• Turkey (7.4 percent)
• Afghanistan (6.4 percent)

“Russia took 9th place with 4.9 percent. Immigrants with Ukrainian citizenship (3.1 percent) were close behind in 11th place,” the statement reads.

Previously the Federal Office of Statistics of Germany, Destatis, revealed that in 2020 the number of persons who immigrated from abroad to Germany was down 24 per cent while stressing that in 2019, the country registered about 1,559,000 arrivals from abroad.

According to the Federal Office of Statistics of Germany, in 2020, there were about 1,187,000 arrivals from abroad. The number of people emigrating from Germany was also down in 2020, during which year, about 966,000 people emigrated from Germany.