France vs Germany: Total number of international immigrants

France

9.19 million immigrants

in 2024

Germany

16.75 million immigrants

in 2024

France rank

5th

Germany rank

2nd

Total number of international immigrants over time

Germany currently reports 16.75 million immigrants against 9.19 million immigrants in France, a difference of 7.56 million immigrants.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.8 times France's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 2nd of 232 countries.

Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

People living in a given country who were born in another country.