1.3 Million People in Germany Have Syrian Roots, New Data Shows

Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, statistics reveal Syrians are the second-largest group of protection seekers in Germany, with many concentrated in key regions.

• Approximately 1.3 million people in Germany either immigrated from Syria or have parents who did, according to the 2023 microcensus.
• Syrians make up 22% of all protection seekers in Germany, second only to Ukrainians, with 712,000 registered in the foreigner central register by the end of 2023.
• The majority of Syrian immigrants arrived during the 2014–2016 refugee wave, and on average, they have been in Germany for 8.2 years.
• North Rhine-Westphalia hosts the largest Syrian population in Germany (374,000), followed by Lower Saxony (135,000) and Bremen (26,000).
• Discussions about potential returns to Syria have intensified since Assad's fall, but asylum decisions for Syrians are currently paused due to the evolving situation.

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