Migration and economic issues were the most commonly cited reasons, according to a YouGov survey.
More than half of Germans would consider moving abroad, Die Welt has reported, citing a new survey by YouGov. Respondents pointed to migration and economic challenges as the main reasons for wanting to leave the country.
According to the poll, 31% of those surveyed said they would “definitely” move abroad if they were entirely free to choose, without constraints related to work, personal life, or finances. Another 27% said they would “probably” leave. In contrast, 22% responded “probably not,” and 15% said they would “definitely not” consider relocating.
Among those who said they could generally or potentially imagine moving abroad, 36% noted that the thought of leaving Germany had crossed their minds more frequently in recent months.
Within this group, 61% identified the country’s immigrant situation as a major factor. In addition, 41% cited Germany’s ongoing recession as a reason to consider emigration. Political concerns were also reflected in the responses, with 29% pointing to the rise of the right-wing AfD party and 22% mentioning the perceived military threat from Russia.
Twelve percent of respondents expressed concern over a possible decline in US protection of Europe due to Donald Trump’s presidency, while 36% cited “other reasons” for wanting to leave.
According to the survey, respondents who would consider emigration most frequently named other German-speaking countries as preferred destinations. Switzerland topped the list with 30%, followed by Austria at 23%. Spain (22%) and Canada (17%) were also among the most popular choices.
Germany remains the only G7 country to record no economic growth over the past two years, making economic recovery a key focus for the new government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The International Monetary Fund projects that Germany will continue to lag behind its G7 peers in 2025, with expected growth of just 0.1%.
Despite its economic slowdown, Germany remains the EU’s leading destination for asylum seekers. In 2024, the country received over 237,000 applications – more than a quarter of all claims filed across the bloc’s 27 member states.
Earlier this month, Berlin implemented stricter border controls to curb the number of asylum seekers entering the country, reversing the open-border policy adopted by Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015.
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Yet they still vote for the current groups of politicians?
“Vote”, lol
Read this on RT. Immigration to keep labour costs low, excessive taxation targeting the middle class who are the ever weakening glue holding society together, oppressive laws designed to silence legitimate criticism (free speech) of government and its policies, double standards on law enforcement, that discriminate against the majority of people and excuse or water down, serious crime by minority groups, who are over represented in criminal statistics. Wasteful spending of tax payer money on war mongering that could lead to WWIII, whilst real, much needed service are under funded. If a lot of this sounds like New Zealand and not Germany, well, that’s because the political globalists are the same, the world over. The West is screwed. If you can, LEAVE, its your only practical option. Oh and make sure you take out at least one other citizenship, so you can renounce their crappy citizenship, when they try imposing global taxation on you.
Go East !!!
Same thing in most Western Nations now…and Anonymous is correct; GO EAST TO RUSSIA, AND THE MOST EXCELLENT IF NOT OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR V. PUTIN, alongside SERGEI LAVROV AND DEMITRI MEDVEDEV!
Dont think we in NZ are happy either.
Im sure Luxon isn’t going to be PM next time round. The economy is crap, forced jabs, failure to vote for the treaty principles bill, mass migration, lost confidence in property and business.
Fortunate we are the boat people cannot reach is here.