Study reveals Germans' biggest concerns
Immigration is a growing concern for Germans. In a survey conducted by the market and opinion research institute Ipsos, 44% of respondents currently named immigration as one of their three biggest personal concerns. This is eleven percentage points more than in the previous month. A higher figure was last measured in a similar Ipsos survey more than seven years ago in March 2016.
At 45%, German citizens are similarly worried about inflation. At 35%, more than a third are worried about poverty and social inequality, 28% are concerned about climate change and, at 21%, a good one in five fear crime and violence.
In no other of the 29 countries surveyed by Ipsos are people currently more concerned about immigration than in Germany. At 41%, migration is only perceived as similarly problematic in Turkey, followed at some distance by the Netherlands with 32% and the UK with 29%.
Inflation-related concerns predominate worldwide
Globally, only 15% of respondents are concerned about immigration to their own country. Just as in Germany, inflation also tops the list of concerns worldwide - and has done so for 19 months in a row. At 45%, Germany is in the upper midfield among the countries surveyed. However, after a brief period of easing, inflation concerns have increased significantly again in the past two months and even reached their highest level since December 2022.
20,570 people from 29 countries were interviewed for the online survey. The survey took place between September 22 and October 6, before the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Three countries, besides Germany, also have significant worries about immigration: Turkey with 41% and the Netherlands with 32%, while the UK follows with 29%. Despite immigration being a top concern for Germans, only 15% of respondents globally share this worry.
Source: www.ntv.de
