Syrians in Germany
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Syrians in Germany (Arabic: السوريون في ألمانيا, romanized: al-Sūrīyūn fī Almāniyā) refers to Syrian immigrants in Germany, or Germans with Syrian ancestry. The number of people with an immigration background from Syria, including those with German citizenship, was estimated at around 1,225,000 in 2022.[3] Additionally, the population with Syrian citizenship residing in Germany is 923,000 in 2022, making it the second-largest group of foreign nationals living in the country.[4] Notably, Germany boasts by far the largest Syrian diaspora outside of the Middle East.[5]
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Syrer in Deutschland | |
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Total population | |
1,225,000 by background (2022) 1,016,000 by migration (2022)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Berlin, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart | |
Languages | |
Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Neo-Aramaic, German | |
Religion | |
Majority: Sunni Islam Minority: Twelver Shia, Alevism, Alawites, Sufism, Isma'ilism Christianity (mainly Syriac Orthodox Church, minorities Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodoxy) Druze[2] |
The population consists mainly of refugees from the Syrian Civil War, who arrived during the 2015 European migrant crisis.[6] In 2018, Germany granted 72% of Syrian refugees protection for the right to work without any setbacks or restrictions.[7]
Significant Syrian communities exist in Berlin, especially in the district of Neukölln and in the Ruhr-Area.