Germany: One in four immigrants doesn't want to stay – DW – 06/17/2025
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Why are immigrants leaving Germany? A new study shows that other countries are more attractive to economically successful foreigners. Discrimination also plays a major role.

Why are immigrants leaving Germany? A new study shows that other countries are more attractive to economically successful foreigners. Discrimination also plays a major role.

The German economy is weakening — and yet many sectors desperately need skilled workers, including the medical professions, especially nursing, as well as IT, and construction.

Germany also has a shortage of educators, cooks, and people who can drive trucks and buses. At the end of 2024, there were around 1.4 million unfilled positions in German companies nationwide.

At the same time, more and more immigrants are coming to Germany to work. In 2024, the proportion of foreign employees was just over 16%. It has more than doubled since 2010. Employment in medical professions is disproportionately high. More than one in six doctors is a foreign citizen. In nursing, employment growth since 2022 has been exclusively attributable to foreign personnel. Currently, one in five workers in this sector is an immigrant.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness
    1•4 months ago

    I’d stay clear of Germany and other European countries with a strong far-right unless you only intend to make a quick buck and leave. There’s a very real possibility that within 10 years Germany will do the equivalent of electing Trump for a second term.

    • DiplomjodlerEnglish
      0•4 months ago

      So, which country would you recommend people go to? Like, where there’s no racism?

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
        1•4 months ago

        I never said anything about racism, but I wouldn’t recommend a Middle Eastern person go to a country on its way to electing literal neo-Nazis, especially when said neo-Nazis are running on being dicks to people from the Middle East. Japan, one of the more developed Southeast Asian countries or somewhere like Brazil would be better purely from a “can I live here for the next decade” perspective.

        • DiplomjodlerEnglish
          6•4 months ago

          I’m not trying to defend fascists in any way shape or form. I’m just saying that unfortunately they’re pretty much everywhere these days. And if you go to Japan to avoid racism, you’re in for a surprise.