Number of foreigners living in Germany shows lowest rate of increase in a decade

Young people enjoy the sunset at the bridge ‘Hackerbruecke’ in Munich, Germany (Matthias Schrader/AP)

The number of foreigners living in Germany increased by 1.8% last year, the lowest rate in a decade, according to official figures.

The Federal Statistical Office said the foreign-born population rose by about 204,000 to 11.4 million, in a year when Germany and other countries in Europe and beyond were hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which brought travel and other restrictions.