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Ethnic groups Germany, in 36 editions.
The entry for Germany published Ethnic groups in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Ethnic groups in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ethnic divisions” (1990 to 1996) and “Ethnic groups” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Entry published as “Germany, Federal Republic of”.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
primarily German; Danish minority
primarily German; Danish minority
The same text in 1991 and 1992.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
primarily German; small Danish and Slavic minorities
primarily German; small Danish minority and Slavic minorities
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
primarily German; small Danish and Slavic minorities German 95.1%, Turkish 2.3%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks 0.4%, Poles 0.4%, other
1.1% (made up largely of people fleeing the war in the former Yugoslavia)
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
German 95.1%, Turkish 2.3%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks 0.4%, Poles 0.4%, other
other 1.1% (made up largely of people fleeing the war in the former
Yugoslavia)
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
German 95.1%, Turkish 2.3%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks
0.4%, Poles 0.4%,
war in the former
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
German 95.1%, Turkish 2.3%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks
Greeks 0.4%, Poles 0.4%, other 1.1% (made up largely of people
fleeing the
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
German 95.1%, 91.5%, Turkish 2.3%, 2.4%, Italians 0.7%,
Poles 0.4%, other 1.1% 4.6% (made up largely of people
the former Yugoslavia)
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks 0.4%,
0.4%, Poles 0.4%, other 4.6% (made up largely of people fleeing the
war in
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks other
0.4%, Poles 0.4%,4.6% 6.1% (made up largely of people fleeing the Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish, Spanish)
war in the former Yugoslavia)
The same text in 13 editions, 2004 to 2016.
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
The same text in 2017 and 2018.
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish) Italian, Romanian, Syrian, and Greek)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
note: data represent population by nationality
German 91.5%, 87.2%, Turkish 2.4%, 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Polish, Italian, Romanian, Syrian, and Greek) 9% (2017 est.)
note: data represent population by nationality
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
note: data represent population by nationality
German 87.2%, 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, other 9% (2017 Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.)
note: data represent population by nationality
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
note: data represent population by nationality
German 86.3%, 85.4%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Syrian 1%, 1.1%, Romanian 1%, Poland 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 8.3% (2022 est.)
note: data represent population by nationality
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Germany: Ethnic groups.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/germany/ethnic-groups.