Ever wondered how many Kenyans live in Germany? What they do, which visas they came with or even where they live? Here’s a breakdown from the 2011 Migration Report:
Men – 2470
Women – 6944
Total – 9414 (2.3% of the Kenyans in the diaspora 427,324)
Kenyan Kenyans – 6920
Kenyan Germans – 2494
Average age
Men – 29.3yrs
Women – 30.7yrs
Total – 30.3yrs
Oldest Kenyan is aged between 75-85
How long have they been living in Germany, on average?
Men – 8yrs
Women – 7.1yrs
Marital status
Single
Men – 54% (1334)
Women – 39.1% (2715)
Married
Men – 29.8% (736)
Women – 41% (3860)
How many were born in Germany?
Men – 7%
Women – 2.5%
Largest populations found in:
Hessen
NRW
Bayern
Baden-Württemberg
Least Population found in:
Thüringen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Saarland
Sachsen
Which Visas do they hold?
Based on 1990 Law
Befristet – 132
Unbefristet – 393
Based on 2004 law
EU Permit – 79
Working – 260
Special Permit – 189
Duldung – 337
Ausbildung – 428
Other – 454
No Visa (Illegal)- 618
Aufenthaltsgestattung – 679
Political, humanitarian reasons – 1586
Family – 1765
The illegal ones are Kenyans who entered the German territory and never left. They could still be in Germany or they bought an identity and left Germany as someone else or they sought asylum with a different identity. This number doesn’t include those who came illegally from other EU states.
Information and Data Courtesty of BAMF 2005 Census