Diversity Barometer 2025 Focus Report
Germany is an immigrant country and is therefore characterized by ethnic and religious diversity. However, acceptance of diverse ethnic backgrounds and religions has sharply declined in recent years, according to the Diversity Barometer 2025. While 78 % of respondents in 2019 reported that they always learned something new when spending time with people from other countries, only 54 % feel this way now. Additionally, 59 % currently believe that nowadays one could be “labeled as racist for the slightest thing”.
Under these circumstances, how can we enable participation and belonging in an immigration society for as many as possible? How do people living in Germany – those with and without a migration background – view the different aspects of diversity? What are the foundations of togetherness? The present focus report, “Participation and Belonging in Germany’s Immigration Society”, from the Diversity Barometer 2025 by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, offers answers to these questions.
