Population by Country of Birth and Education Level – DED4 (2021)

Key Insights:

• The German-born population (NAT) represents the largest group with 1,293,120 individuals (93.3% of total population)
• Foreign-born population (FOR) accounts for 92,650 people (6.7% of total)
• EU citizens from other countries (EU_OTH) make up 45,500 individuals (3.3%)
• Non-EU foreign-born population (NEU) totals 47,150 people (3.4%)
• Upper secondary education (ED3) is the most common education level across all groups with 446,250 people
• The total population for DED4 region in 2021 was 1,386,650

Legend Description:

Country of Birth Categories:

• ■ NAT: National (German-born population)
• ■ FOR: Foreign-born population
• ■ EU_OTH: EU citizens (other than Germany)
• ■ NEU: Non-EU countries

Education Levels (ISCED): ED1 (Primary), ED2 (Lower Secondary), ED3 (Upper Secondary), ED4 (Post-Secondary), ED5 (Short Tertiary), ED6 (Bachelor), ED7 (Master), ED8 (Doctoral)