The proportion of male asylum seekers in Germany between the ages of 16 and 40 has significantly increased over the previous five years, according to recent data from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). In January and November 2023, this age group accounted for 50.7% of all first-time asylum seekers, a significant rise from little over a quarter (26.2% and 26.6%, respectively) in 2019 and 2020.
According to BAMF, this change is consistent with the trends seen during the “refugee crisis” in 2015 and 2016, when the percentage of young men seeking asylum was 42.9% and 47.4%, respectively.
71.7% of German asylum seekers in 2023 were men, a departure from the more equal gender distribution seen from 2018 to 2020.
Marcus Engler, a migration specialist connected to the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), emphasizes that there is no one factor for the rise in the percentage of male asylum seekers. According to Engler, there is a direct link between the increase in difficult migration routes and the higher proportion of male immigrants in Europe. Greece and Turkey’s stricter border controls have increased the expenses and risks of fleeing persecution and repressive governments.
According to studies conducted by BAMF, the age and gender distribution of asylum seekers is impacted by their place of origin. For instance, there has been a noticeable upsurge in the quantity of migrants from Afghanistan and Syria entering Germany since around 2020.
A total of 304,581 initial asylum applications were authorized by BAMF in November 2023, with 35,316 of those applications being approved in November 2023. In the same time frame, 242,185 asylum processes were successfully completed by BAMF.
Between January and November of 2023, there were 325,801 asylum applicants in Germany. These were made up of 304,581 original applications and 21,220 follow-up applications. Comparing this number to the same period in 2022, when 189,998 initial asylum petitions were filed, reveals a 60.3% rise. Furthermore, according to the data, 21,287 of the first applications submitted in 2023 were for infants under one year old who were born in Germany.
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According to BAMF, this change is consistent with the trends seen during the “refugee crisis” in 2015 and 2016, when the percentage of young men seeking asylum was 42.9% and 47.4%, respectively.
71.7% of German asylum seekers in 2023 were men, a departure from the more equal gender distribution seen from 2018 to 2020.
Marcus Engler, a migration specialist connected to the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), emphasizes that there is no one factor for the rise in the percentage of male asylum seekers. According to Engler, there is a direct link between the increase in difficult migration routes and the higher proportion of male immigrants in Europe. Greece and Turkey’s stricter border controls have increased the expenses and risks of fleeing persecution and repressive governments.
According to studies conducted by BAMF, the age and gender distribution of asylum seekers is impacted by their place of origin. For instance, there has been a noticeable upsurge in the quantity of migrants from Afghanistan and Syria entering Germany since around 2020.
A total of 304,581 initial asylum applications were authorized by BAMF in November 2023, with 35,316 of those applications being approved in November 2023. In the same time frame, 242,185 asylum processes were successfully completed by BAMF.
Between January and November of 2023, there were 325,801 asylum applicants in Germany. These were made up of 304,581 original applications and 21,220 follow-up applications. Comparing this number to the same period in 2022, when 189,998 initial asylum petitions were filed, reveals a 60.3% rise. Furthermore, according to the data, 21,287 of the first applications submitted in 2023 were for infants under one year old who were born in Germany.
