Indicator history

The report by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, BAMF) states that persons of Turkish origin constitute the highest segregated migrant group in Germany followed by persons from the former Soviet Union (BAMF 2008, p.58/59). These results refer to a study in 2007 of a Berlin-based institute (Arbeitsstelle für Interkulturelle Konflikte und gesellschaftliche Integration am Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, AKI) and to a study based on datasets of the Microcensus 2006, which is provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt, Destatis).
Another study indicates, that approximately one third of Turkish foreigners live in city districts where the proportion of persons of Turkish origin is twice as high as the average proportion in the whole city (SVR 2010, 194 f.). In earlier studies, persons of Greek origin were amongst the highest segregated groups (Friedrichs 2008, 404).
All studies fail to take German nationals with migrant background into account. This shortcoming may lead to an underestimation of ethnic segregation in Germany.

Source:

• Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, BAMF) (2008), Daten zu Wohnverhältnissen und innerstädtischer Segregation von Migranten, Working Paper 21, http://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Publikationen/WorkingPapers/wp21-wohnen-innerstaedtische-segregation.pdf?__blob=publicationFile (accessed on 12.12.2011).
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  Friedrichs, Jürgen (2008), Ethnische Segregation, in: Kalter, Frank (ed.): Migration und Integration. VS Verlag: Wiesbaden, 380-411.
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  Sachverständigenrat deutscher Stiftungen für Integration und Migration (SVR) (2010), Einwanderungsgesellschaft 2010: Jahresgutachten 2010 mit Integrationsbarometer, http://www.svr-migration.de/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/svr_jg_2010.pdf (accessed on 23.01.2012).