The Atlas of demography is an interactive knowledge management tool that enables policymakers and citizens to observe, monitor and anticipate demographic challenges. In the Data section, you can explore population, fertility, mortality and migration at the EU, national, regional and local levels.

European Commission: Joint Research Centre, Bongiardo, D., Chiaramello, D., Dara, A., Cortinovis, R. et al., Atlas of migration 2024, Bongiardo, D.(editor), Dara, A.(editor), Crespi, I.(editor) and Sofos, I.(editor), Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

The Atlas of Migration is more than just a publication—it is a testament to the power of data and rigorous analysis in illuminating the multifaceted nature of migratory movements. The 2024 edition of the Atlas continues to serve as a vital tool for policymakers, researchers and the public at large, offering a wealth of data to cut through the confusion and misinformation that often surrounds the discourse on migration. The Atlas provides the latest harmonised and validated data on migration for the 27 EU Member States and for 171 countries and territories around the world. It brings together data from many reliable sources, such as Eurostat, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, the World Bank and many others. This year’s thematic chapter of the Atlas delves into the nuanced motivations behind migration, moving beyond simplified narratives in favour of a more comprehensive view that acknowledges the diverse and often overlapping reasons that propel individuals to move.

Cohesion Open Data provides transparent data to EU taxpayers on the use of EU budget funds.

In order to address the diversity of country and territory codes and names used in the EU institutions, the European Commission has developed a corporate code list of countries and territories that covers the different use cases its services have.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and Mulder, J., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

The German legal system is a federal constitutional system. The centre of legal thought and practice is the parliamentary statute, but the legislator is bound by the Federal or State Constitution. The system is hierarchical: federal law takes precedence over state law, and the Federal Constitution takes precedence over the state constitutions. Due to the federal system, legislative powers are distributed between the federal and the state (Land) level in Germany. Most legislative powers relating to the key issues addressed by the gender equality directives still rest at the federal level and the EU directives were implemented by federal law.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and Mahlmann, M., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

Like many other countries, Germany enjoys a plural society. It has autochthonous minorities, the Danish and the Sorbs, neither of which are very significant in number. The Friesians of German nationality and the Sinti and Roma of German nationality are also officially recognised as minorities. However, the most significant ethnic minority groups are immigrants, including the so-called guest workers (Gastarbeiter) and their descendants. In recent decades, specifically because of a significant increase in asylum seekers and refugees, a development that was intensified in 2022 due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, a heterogeneous ethnic community has formed in Germany. The latest statistical data shows that about 23.8 million people living in Germany have a migrant background.

This country page links to recent analytical work on the economy of Germany.

European Commission, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022.

This report presents and assesses the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in Germany. Section 1 presents a statistical overview of the main education and training indicators. Section 2 focuses on how the Member State has addressed or is addressing one of its education challenges. Section 3 covers early childhood education and care. Section 4 deals with school education policies. Section 5 covers vocational education and training and adult learning. Finally, Section 6 discusses measures in higher education.

European Investment Bank, 2024.

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Germany examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2023 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has been administered since 2016, covers about 13 000 firms across the European Union, including a small sample of US firms.

European Commission, Directorate General for Environment, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022.

This factsheet summarises the progress achieved and the remaining challenges identified for Germany in the third Environmental Implementation Review package published in September 2022. Being a federal country, the implementation of environmental legislation lies predominantly in the hands of the Länder, resulting at times in differences in implementation.

The country profile on food safety is a compilation of key information for each Member State used by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety to support its control and monitoring activities.

European Institute for Gender Equality, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022.

Femicide can be understood as the extreme end of a continuum of violence against women that happens in all European Union Member States.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support, Publications Office of the European Union, 2023.

The country reports present an overview of the characteristics and recent developments in the public administrations in the Member States (EU-27) from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. They are based on analytical work carried out under the “European Public Administration Country Knowledge” (EUPACK) project.

Ooijen, C., et al. Publications Office of the European Union, 2023.

This report is the first in a series of four that aims to establish a standard methodology for open data impact assessments that can be used across Europe. This exercise is key because a consistent definition of the impact of open data does not exist. The lack of a robust, conceptual foundation has made it more difficult for data portals to demonstrate their value through empirical evidence. It also challenges the EU’s ability to understand and compare performance across Member States.