The share of immigrants in the labor market in Germany has increased
According to data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, by the end of 2024, migrants and their descendants accounted for more than a quarter of the working population in the country. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
Official calculations show that this figure corresponds to 26 percent of the total workforce. In some sectors, the share of migrants has reached nearly half.
Analyses indicate that migrants hold an important position in the most labor-intensive sectors of the German economy. For example, their share in welding work is 60 percent.
In the food production and culinary sectors, this figure is 54 percent. In the installation of construction equipment, it is 48 percent; among public transport drivers, 47 percent; in meat processing, 46 percent; and in catering services, 45 percent.
Migrants also have a significant share in other major manufacturing sectors. In the production of plastic and rubber products, they account for 44 percent; in the hotel and tourism sector, 40 percent; in freight transport, 39 percent; in metal production and processing, 37 percent; and in elderly care services, 33 percent.
In government agencies and law enforcement systems, the number of migrants is considerably lower. For example, their share in the police system is only 7 percent.
Among emergency medical and rescue service workers, it is 8 percent. In professions such as tax inspection, government and insurance institutions, primary school teachers, and lawyers, the share of migrants is around 9-10 percent.
The data was collected based on a comprehensive micro-survey conducted across the country in 2024. Approximately one percent of the population aged 15 and over participated in the survey.
However, since individuals living in dormitories and social housing were not included, many refugees and temporary migrants remained outside the statistics. Experts emphasize that the high share of migrants in the German economy plays an important role in maintaining the balance of supply and demand in the labor market.
In particular, their contribution in the industrial, logistics, and service sectors supports Germany’s stable economic growth. At the same time, analysts stress the need to increase migrant participation in the public service system and to introduce special education and qualification improvement programs for them.
This will help further diversify the labor market and strengthen social integration.
