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Area and population – Foreign population

Regional breakdown31.12.2008
PopulationForeign population
total% of total
Baden-Württemberg10,749,5061,266,03011.8
Bayern12,519,7281,174,9349.4
Berlin3,431,675480,40314.0
Brandenburg2,522,49364,7972.6
Bremen661,86683,49712.3
Hamburg1,772,100245,24013.8
Hessen6,064,953674,27611.1
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1,664,35639,3342.4
Niedersachsen7,947,244523,9996.6
Nordrhein-Westfalen17,933,0641,886,86410.5
Rheinland-Pfalz4,028,351308,3027.7
Saarland1,030,32485,7978.3
Sachsen4,192,801115,2512.7
Sachsen-Anhalt2,381,87242,8301.8
Schleswig-Holstein2,834,260147,2735.2
Thüringen2,267,76347,0942.1
Germany82,002,3567,185,9218.8
Regional breakdownChange 2008 to 2003
Foreign populationProportion of foreign population
%percentage points

Source: Results of current population statistics.

Baden-Württemberg-1.9-0.3
Bayern-0.6-0.1
Berlin7.40.8
Brandenburg-4.2-0.1
Bremen-0.8-0.1
Hamburg-2.9-0.7
Hessen-3.7-0.4
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-0.90.1
Niedersachsen-2.8-0.2
Nordrhein-Westfalen-5.0-0.5
Rheinland-Pfalz-1.40.0
Saarland-5.3-0.2
Sachsen-3.20.0
Sachsen-Anhalt-15.2-0.2
Schleswig-Holstein-3.8-0.2
Thüringen-0.80.1
Germany-2.1-0.1

Explanation of symbols

30.4. 2010