FACT CHECK #YH3DRHIK

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What you submitted

WHAT WE FOUND

Hello! I’ve carefully reviewed the sources to help clarify this for you. While they confirm that Germany is a major host for immigrants 14, the specific figures of 8.9% in 2001 and 20.5% in 2025 for the foreign-born population are not explicitly stated. Most of the available data focuses on the broader category of "migration background," which includes both foreign-born individuals and their children born in Germany 57. For instance, one source mentions that by 2025, roughly 1 in 4 residents (25%) had an immigration history 5, while another reports a figure of 30.4% as early as 2024 7. Because the sources provide conflicting totals for migration backgrounds and do not list the exact percentages for the "foreign-born" subgroup for the specific years requested, we cannot confirm the claim's accuracy with the information at hand 236. Therefore, based on these documents, the claim is UNVERIFIED.

SOURCES

1. 1 · infomigrants.netWEB
   Record number of immigrants reside in EU in 2025 - InfoMigrants

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2. 2 · destatis.deWEB
   Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships

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3. 3 · eufactcheck.euFACT-CHECKER
   Mostly false: “Immigration costs Germany €6 trillion” - eufactcheck.eu

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4. 4 · migrationpolicy.orgWEB
   The New Reality: Germany Adapts to Its Role as a Major Migrant ...

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5. 5 · dw.comWEB
   Germany: 1 in 4 residents has 'immigration history' - DW.com

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6. 6 · bosch-stiftung.deWEB
   How Open-Minded is Germany? New Special Analysis of the ...

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7. 7 · tuenews.deWEB
   25.2 million people in Germany with a migrant background - tuenews

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