The Situation among Children of Migrant Origin in Germany
Innocenti Working Papers 2009-14
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Author(s)
- Clauss, Susanne;
- Nauck, Bernhard;
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Date of Publication
- 2009
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Pages
- 44
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IRC Stock Number
- 579U
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Publication Cost
- free
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Language
- English
Description
Special Series on the Situation of Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent SocietiesGermany may be described as a country of immigrants. Resident foreign citizens alone number around 6.7 million. The share of children who are living with parents who are recent immigrants is quite large. More than 1 million children 0–17 years of age are foreign citizens. Counting German citizens, there are nearly 6 million children of migrant origin under the age of 25. Of all persons of migrant origin, nearly 30 per cent are in the 0–20 age group.
