# Germany — verified migration data
> Compact country-level migration data for Germany. Updated 2026-06-13 from 37 publishable metrics.

## Key facts
- Entity: Country
- Name: Germany
- Slug: germany
- Continent: Europe
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- Confidence: 88
- HTML: https://migrationfit.com/countries/germany/
- JSON: https://migrationfit.com/data/countries/germany.json

## Metrics

- Average Annual Sunshine Hours: 1,650 hours/year; observed 2024-01-01; source grade A; grain country_level_estimate.
- Average Annual Temperature: 10.4 degC; observed 2024-01-01; source grade A; grain country_level_estimate.
- Average Fixed Broadband Download Speed: 96.4 Mbit/s; observed 2024-01-01; source grade B; grain country_level_estimate.
- Average monthly gross earnings, full-time equiv. (VGRdL): 4,851 EUR/month; observed 2025-01-01; source grade A; grain Land (VGRdL 2023).
- Broker fee bearer: landlord_or_commissioning_party category; observed 2026-06-13; source grade A; grain National tenant-law norm.
- Child benefit (Kindergeld): 259 EUR/month; observed 2026-01-01; source grade A; grain country_level_estimate.
- EU Blue Card salary threshold: 50,700 EUR/year; observed 2026-01-01; source grade A; grain country_level_estimate.
- Employee Social Contribution Rate: 21.2 percent; observed 2026-01-01; source grade A; grain country.
- English service class: partial category; observed 2026-06-13; source grade A; grain National/hub official-service English availability class.
- Foreign population: 14,070,225 people; observed 2025-12-31; source grade A; grain country_level_estimate.



## Sources

- DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst: https://www.dwd.de/DE/klimaumwelt/klimaatlas/klimaatlas_node.html
- DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst: https://www.dwd.de/DE/klimaumwelt/klimaatlas/klimaatlas_node.html
- Ookla Speedtest Global Index: https://www.speedtest.net/global-index
- Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis): https://www.destatis.de
- MigrationFit tenant protection registry from national law portals: docs/data/sources/tenant-protection-registry.md
- Federal Family Portal — child benefit (Kindergeld): https://familienportal.de/familienportal/familienleistungen/kindergeld/faq
- Make it in Germany: https://www.make-it-in-germany.com
- BMG and Deutsche Rentenversicherung social security rates 2026: https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/beitraege
- MigrationFit language requirements registry from national portals: docs/data/sources/language-requirements-registry.md
- Destatis — foreign population by Land and years: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Society-Environment/Population/Migration-Integration/Tables/foreigner-laender-time-serie.html



## Cite
Migration Fit (https://migrationfit.com), Germany verified migration data, updated 2026-06-13. Cite the metric name, observed date, and source URL above.

## Data
- `html_url`: https://migrationfit.com/countries/germany/
- `json_url`: https://migrationfit.com/data/countries/germany.json
- `md_url`: https://migrationfit.com/countries/germany/index.md
- `schema_version`: migrationfit-export-v2