Indians in Germany
Distribution of Indian citizens in Germany (2021)
Total population
163,000[1]
0.199% of the German Population
Regions with significant populations
Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt
Languages
German, English, Other Indian languages
Related ethnic groups
Indian diaspora

The community of Indians in Germany includes Indian expatriates residing in Germany, as well as German citizens of Indian origin or descent. In 2009, the German government estimated that the number of people of Indian descent residing in Germany at 110,204, of which 43,175 people were holding an Indian passport, while 67,029 were holding a German passport.[2] In 2022 the number stood at about 247,000 of Indian descent of which 198,000 had a migration background.[3] According to the Federal Statistical Office the number of nationals from India is the second largest in Germany from either South, South East, East or Central Asia, only below the number of nationals from Afghanistan.[4]

History

Small numbers of Indian students resided in Germany before and during the Second World War. In early to late 1960s and 1970s, many Malayali Catholic women from Kerala were recruited by the German Catholic institutions to work as nurses in German hospitals.[5] According to the documentary ‘Translated lives’, around 5,000 women migrated from Kerala during the 1960s and 70s to become nurses there.[6] Since the 2010s, the Indian population also grow in former East Germany due to Indian students who study mostly in technical universities. Unlike other minorities, there are many Indians in cities like Chemnitz and Leipzig and the state of Saxony has the largest population of federal state in former East Germany with about 9,000 Indians.

Number of Indians in larger cities
#CityPeople
1.Berlin13,450
2.Munich11,228
3.Frankfurt7,412
4.Hamburg6,100
5.Stuttgart3,624
6.Bonn2,216
7.Aachen1,925
8.Cologne1,607
9.Essen1,563
10.Mannheim1,541

Modern era

Germany has become a popular destination for higher learning, and of the total student population in Germany about 12% are International students.[7] Hundreds of schools in India have signed up to teach students German as their primary foreign language as part of an effort by Germany's top technical colleges to attract more Indian students.[8] As a result, there has been a steady increase in the Indian student population in Germany which has quadrupled in 7 years since 2008.[9][10] Of these, more than 80% Indian students pursue their studies or research in the STEM fields i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.[11]

Academic year No. of Indian students enrolled in German universities
2008-09 3,516[9]
2011-12 5,998[10]
2012-13 7,532[9]
2013-14 10,000[12]
2014-15 11,860[11]
2015-16 13,740[10]
2017-18 17,570[13]
2018-19 20,810[14]
2019-20 25,149[15]
2020-21 28,905[16]
2021-22 34,134[16]
2022-23 42,997[16]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population in private households according to migration background in the broader sense according to selected countries of birth". DeStatis (Federal Office of Statistics). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Bundesamt für Flüchtlinge und Migration, Dr. habil. Sonja Haug Stephanie Müssig, M.A. Dr. Anja Stichs (Hrsg): Muslimisches Leben in Deutschland, 2009: page 76, chart 5
  3. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Migrationshintergrund im weiteren Sinn nach ausgewählten Geburtsstaaten".
  4. ↑ https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Migration-Integration/Publikationen/Downloads-Migration/auslaend-bevoelkerung-2010200207004.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
  5. ↑ Goel, Urmila (2008), "The Seventieth Anniversary of 'John Matthew': On 'Indian' Christians in Germany", in Jacobsen, Knut A.; Raj, Selva J. (eds.), South Asian Christian Diaspora: Invisible Diaspora in Europe and North America, Ashgate Publishing, p. 57, ISBN 978-0-7546-6261-7
  6. ↑ "A Kerala touch to German nursing". The Hindu. 5 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Germany welcomes record number of Indian students: Study in Germany". Careerindia.com. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Germany to Indian students: Willkommen!". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "Indian students' enrolment in German universities up more than 100% in 5 years". Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "Number of Indian students in Germany doubles". Timeshighereducation.com. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Germany scores high for students; record growth in Indians studying in Germany for 2014-15". Blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "'In last 5 years, intake of Indian students in German universities has doubled'". Indianexpress.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "'Germany welcomes record number of indian students in 2018-2019'". daad.in. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "2018-19 record number of Indian students".
  15. ↑ "Germany welcomes Record Number of Indian Students | DAAD India in 2019-20". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 "Indian Student Numbers touch a Record High in Germany". www.daad.in. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Rahul Kumar becomes first Indian-origin man to win city parliamentary election in Germany - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Anuradha-Doddaballapur". Deutscher Cricket Bund (in German). Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft auf England-Tour". Deutscher Cricket Bund (in German). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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