The figure given above of Pakistanis in Germany includes only people holding a Pakistani passport. German citizens of Pakistani origin or descent are not included.
Pakistani-Germans refers to the community in GermanyofPakistani heritage or citizenship.
Roughly every fifth Pakistani in Germany (21%) has been living in Germany for over 15 years. Just over 25% or around every fourth Pakistani living in Germany today came to Germany less than four years ago. Many young Pakistanis have come to Germany recently as students of science and technology in prestigious universities. The German government has established German Academic Exchange ServiceinIslamabad.[2] These highly educated Pakistanis are serving in various sectors of the German economy.[3]
In 2021, 2,055 Pakistanis were naturalized as German citizens.[4] Almost a third of all Pakistanis in Germany live in Hesse. There are approximately 1900 Pakistanis living in the northern city-state of Hamburg, about 1500 in Frankfurt am Main and almost 1400 in Berlin and its suburbs.[5] In 2009, the German government estimated the number of people of Pakistani descent residing in Germany at 76,173.[6]
The Government of Pakistan through its Higher Education Commission has sent hundreds of Pakistani researchers and scientists for training in German universities.[8]
Most major German universities have Pakistani student societies.[9][10][11] Hundreds of institutes in Pakistan teach students German as their primary foreign language as part of an effort by Germany's top technical colleges to attract more Pakistani students.
A recent study by Germany's Federal Employment Agency concluded that Pakistanis have been the most successful at finding work in the EU country over the past couple of years.[12]
Most Pakistanis in Germany are Muslim, including majority Sunnis, Shias and other sects. There are also many Pakistani Hindus, Parsis, and Sikhs, as well as a strong Christian community.
Dr. Muhammad Jawad Noon, medical doctor and economist, researcher at the University of Göttingen, formerly Noon Scholar at the University of Oxford, received German Medical Award, Dr. Wasserheit Young Leader Award by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the 40 under 40 Public Health Catalyst Award by the Boston Congress of Public Health.
^Bundesamt für Flüchtlinge und Migration, Dr. habil. Sonja Haug Stephanie Müssig, M.A. Dr. Anja Stichs (Hrsg): Muslimisches Leben in Deutschland, 2009: page 76, chart 5
^Mittelstraß, Bettina (2010-01-27). "Regierung sendet Forschungsnachwuchs". DAAD-magazin (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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