Germany Population in 2022 Grew Largest Since Reunification, Led by Ukrainian Refugees

Germany’s population in 2022 grew by 1.12 million, or 1.3 percent, to 84.4 million. In 2021 the population grew just 0.1 percent. It was the largest annual surge in population numbers since Germany’s reunification of East and West over three decades ago. The surge was mainly due to increased pregnancy’s due to Covid lockdown and a notable influx of 1.46 million individuals through net immigration mainly caused by the arrival of refugees from Ukraine. Net migration was 329,000 in 2021. … Continue reading “Germany Population in 2022 Grew Largest Since Reunification, Led by Ukrainian Refugees”