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Number of people* with and without a migration background in Germany in 2024, by employment status (in 1,000)

Characteristic	Without a migration background	With a migration background
Labor force	31,011	13,217
Among labor force: employed people	30,296	12,443
Among labor force: unemployed people	715	775
Unemployed people	26,594	11,947

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May 2025

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Germany

Survey time period

2024

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* Figures refer to population in private households. Data originates from the 2024 Microcensus.

The distinction between a migration background in the narrower and broader sense is based on different methods of identifying the migration background of a person. Migration background in the narrower sense means that only information about the parents of the person living in the same household is used. The migration background in a broader sense means that all information about the parents is used (even if the person no longer lives in the household of the parents). This applies to people who, due to their own characteristics, do not actually have a migration background themselves, but have parents who are foreign, naturalized (late), resettlers or who were adopted by a German parent.

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In 2024, there were around 12.4 million employed people with a migration background living in Germany. According to the source, a person is considered as having a migration background when they or at least one parent do not have German citizenship by birth. This definition includes the following:
1. Immigrated and non-immigrated foreigners.
2. Immigrated and non-immigrated naturalized citizens.
3. Late emigrants.
4. Descendants born with German citizenship within the three groups named above.