Germany immigration, males under 5
Germany immigration, males under 5 stood at 30,819 persons in 2025, according to Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) and Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF). It is one of the indicators in the International migration table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2025 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the International migration table
| Indicator | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | ||
| Immigration | 30,819 | |
| Emigration | 26,141 |
Understanding germany immigration, males under 5
Newly registered cross-border entries of boys under 5 record all international arrivals where an infant or young male child is registered at a German municipality. The scope includes male children arriving with relocated parents, foreign minors arriving through family reunification or humanitarian channels, and infant German citizens moving from abroad. Births taking place within Germany are strictly excluded, as are internal relocations between German federal states. Unlike total cohort rows that combine both sexes, this series isolates male children, and unlike sibling rows for older cohorts, it reflects early childhood migration tied entirely to family movements.
Published on an annual basis, this series eliminates within-year seasonal migration patterns, allowing annual year-on-year comparisons to track broader shifts in family migration. Analysts should be cautious when comparing these registration figures with school enrollment or healthcare data, as municipal registration occurs shortly after arrival while other administrative registrations follow different schedules. Furthermore, registration lags among asylum-seeking families can cause arrivals that physically occurred late in one year to appear in the registry during the following year. This series captures gross inflows only, leaving outward departures to be accounted for in the corresponding emigration row.
Frequently asked questions
- Are newborn boys born in Germany to foreign parents counted in this immigration series?
- No, births inside Germany are vital events and are excluded from international migration tallies, which require a cross-border move.
- Does this series include female infants and toddlers?
- No, this series is restricted to males; female arrivals under 5 are tracked in a separate sibling row.
- How does this measure differ from net migration for boys under 5?
- This figure represents gross incoming arrivals and does not subtract boys under 5 who emigrated from Germany.