Why skilled immigrants are leaving Germany: IAB study examines emigration factors
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Oliver Pieper
Summary
Germany faces a challenge retaining skilled immigrants despite actively recruiting them. A new IAB study surveyed immigrants who left Germany after arriving before April 2025, finding that emigration is driven by multiple factors — not a single cause. Family-related reasons play a major role in the decision to leave, alongside other push factors in the labor market and integration experience.
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The researchers found that emigration is not driven by any single factor.
Family-related reasons, in particular, play a major role.
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