The Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis, has announced that the number of non-European Union nationals going to Germany to work for a limited period of time has increased significantly in recent years.
According to Destatis, at the end of 2021, more than 295,000 people who held a temporary residence permit for employment purposes were registered on the Central Register of Foreigners.
This means that the number of foreign workers from countries outside the EU has more than tripled in the last ten years, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
“At the end of 2021, just over 295,000 people who held a temporary residence permit for employment purposes were on the Central Register of Foreigners. Their number has more than tripled (+226 per cent) within ten years,” the statement of Destatis reads.
In terms of percentages, Destatis said that the number of non-EU workers in Germany at the end of 2021 registered an increase of 226 per cent compared to 2011. At the end of 2011, only around 90,500 non-EU workers had such a residence title.
Data further show that at the end of 2021, there were 225,500 people from non-EU countries who worked in Germany without a Blue Card and 69,900 of them who worked while holding the Blue Card.
Apart from the above-mentioned, Destatis reveals India was the main country of origin, with 33,900 Indian nationals going to Germany for work purposes.
India is followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina with 26,300 workers, Kosovo with 19,600 workers, Serbia with 17,400 workers, China with 16,700 workers, the United States with 16,500 workers, Albania with 13,800 workers, Northern Macedonia with 13,500 workers, Turkey with 10,700 workers, and Russia with 9,400 workers.
Immigration of labour from EU countries went up as well. Destatis explains that the most frequent EU countries of origin were Poland, Romania, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Austria, Spain, and France.
Previously, SchengenVisaInfo.com reported that Germany is planning to make it easier for skilled migrants to take up available jobs. The country’s authorities said that they are considering easing some of the rules as the country needs to fill in a large number of vacancies.
It has been estimated that in order to fill the job deficit, Germany needs to employ more than one million people since there are currently 1.7 million vacancies. The highest number of workers is needed in the air travel and hospitality industry.
SOURCE: Schengen Visa Info
