Somalis in Germany

Somalis in Germany are citizens and residents of Germany who are of Somali descent. According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, as of 2016, there are a total 33,900 Somalia-born immigrants living in Germany. Of those, 7,985 individuals were granted asylum status.[1]

Somalis in Germany
Total population
33,900[1]
Regions with significant populations
Berlin
Languages
Somali, German
Religion
Islam

In a BKA report on statistics from 2017, migrants to Germany from Somalia constituted 1.7% of all migrants and 2.9% of all migrant crime suspects.[2]

Female Genital Mutilation

According to the BMFSFJ of the 5797 women from Somalia living in Germany in May 2016 without German citizenship, 5681 (98%) were victims of female genital mutilation.[3]

Radicalization

In the 2010-2012 Somalia became one of the main jihadi destinations for German foreign terrorist fighters. A significant portion of these Somalis belonged to a group of al-Shabaab sympathizers in Bonn, along with German converts to Islam.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Ausländische Bevölkerung und Schutzsuchende nach Regionen und Herkunftsländern". Statistics Germany. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. "Kriminalität im Kontext von Zuwanderung - Bundeslagebild 2017". BKA. 2018. p. 13.
  3. "Eine empirische Studie zu weiblicher Genitalverstümmelung in Deutschland (PDF download) / Tabelle 4". Netzwerk INTEGRA - Deutsches Netzwerk zur Überwindung weiblicher Genitalverstümmelung (in German). p. 23 (Tabelle 4). Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  4. ""Deutsche Schabab:" The Story of German Foreign Fighters in Somalia, 2010-2016 – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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