The bar chart compares the number of immigrants to Germany from six regions between 2000 and 2010.
Overall, the total number of immigrants to Germany slightly decreased. America saw the steepest decline, followed by Europe while South Asia saw a marginal decrease. Despite this fall, Europe remained the largest source of immigrants to Germany. Meanwhile, Oceania, East Asia, and Africa showed upward trends.
Immigration from Europe and America fell markedly. With 30 million immigrants in 2000 and 25 million in 2010, Europe’s dominance was maintained in both years. Halving from approximately 23 million to almost 13 million by 2010, America lost its second position to East Asia.
In stark contrast, the number of migrants from East Asia and Oceania to Germany rose considerably over the decade. The largest growth was observed for East Asia as the numbers surged from 15 million to almost 24 million by 2010, a figure close to that of Europe. Similarly, immigration from Oceania increased significantly to almost 23 million by 2010. This showed that the gap had narrowed between Oceania, East Asia, and Europe.
Migrants figures from Africa and South Asia remained between 5 million and roughly 7 million. While immigration from Africa increased slightly, the figure for South Asia declined by merely one million.