Overview

• A study by the Office of the Integration Commissioner found that people with migration backgrounds account for 16.2% of federal administration employees despite representing 31.9% of Germany’s working-age population.
• The proportion of migrants in the federal workforce has risen by 3.1 percentage points over the past five years but remains substantially below their population share.
• More than one in four descendants of immigrants reported experiencing workplace discrimination, compared with 15.6% of colleagues without migration histories.
• In January, the Bundeskabinett approved a diversity strategy urging federal authorities to establish internal targets and employee networks to boost representation.
• Integration Commissioner Natalie Pawlik emphasized the need to better leverage the potential of employees with migration backgrounds in public service.