Number of unauthorized immigrants in Germany peaked in 2016 before leveling off
An estimated 1.0 million to 1.2 million unauthorized immigrants lived in Germany in 2017, up from 500,000 to 600,000 in 2014, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on the latest available data. The 2017 estimate includes 444,000 asylum seekers who were waiting for a decision on their case at the end of that year.
Number of unauthorized immigrants  | in Germany peaked in 2016 before  | leveling off  | Range for the estimated number of unauthorized  | immigrants in thousands living in Germany, 2014-2017  | 1 400  | 1,200 High  | 1,200  | estimate  | 1,000 Low  | 1,100  | 600  | 600  | estimate  | 500  | 2015  | 2014  | 2016  | 2017  | Note: All numbers are rounded; see Methodology for rounding rules.  | The total waiting number of unauthorized immigrants includes asylum  | seekers waiting for a decision on their case. Low and high estimates  | indicate the range of estimates based on various methodological  | approaches.  | Source: Pew Research Center estimates based on Eurostat and  | European labor force survey data  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 