Asylum applicants by age group and gender Germany

In 2024, almost 82 percent of asylum applicants in Germany were males aged 25 to 30 years, while around 19 percent were female. Among asylum seekers, almost 69 percent of boys were younger than 4 years old, and 32 percent were girls.

Distribution of asylum applicants in Germany in 2024, by age group and gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Under 4 years	68.5%	31.5%
4 to 6 years	51.7%	48.3%
6 to 11 years	52.4%	47.6%
11 to 16 years	53.7%	46.3%
16 to 18 years	63.3%	36.7%
18 to 25 years	85.4%	14.6%
25 to 30 years	81.4%	18.6%
30 to 35 years	74.4%	25.6%
35 to 40 years	70.3%	29.7%
40 to 45 years	67.9%	32.1%
45 to 50 years	65.6%	34.4%
50 to 55 years	62.4%	37.6%
55 to 60 years	55.7%	44.3%
60 to 65 years	53.8%	46.2%
65 years and older	47.9%	52.1%
Total	46.1%	53.9%

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Release date

May 2024

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

January to April 2024

Special properties

First time applications

Supplementary notes

Figures refer to January and April 2024.

According to the source, people with the gender information “diverse” and “unspecified” (according to Section 22 Paragraph 3 PStG) are randomly assigned to male or female gender for reasons of statistical confidentiality.

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