Editing Braunschweig (section)

===Immigration===
A total of 102,156 of Braunschweig's residents, including citizens with [[second passport]], had a [[migration background]] in 2024 (37.5% of the total population). People from over 175 nations live in Braunschweig, contributing to its [[Cosmopolitanism|cosmopolitan]] atmosphere and demographics. A high proportion of foreigners in the city come from [[Asia]] and [[Africa]], something not seen in many cities in a similar size range. One of the main [[right of asylum|asylums]], for refugees and asylum seekers, of Lower Saxony is located in Braunschweig as well as multiple smaller asylums are present throughout the city too, contributing to a higher amount of migrants and refugees in the city compared to other parts of the state though a high number of them are not counted as residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fluechtlinge.niedersachsen.de/startseite/koodinierung_fluechtlingsversorgung/fluechtlinge_niedersachsen/erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen/|title=Aufnahme, Unterbringung und Verteilung &#124; Flüchtlinge in Niedersachsen}}</ref> The city's [[universities]] and interest in increasing the number of families from foreign countries has led to a higher trend in immigration. Braunschweig has had a relatively stable population because of multiple housing restrictions and other factors but many Germans are leaving the city so in order to take up their spaces, many foreigners are coming to the city. Multiple [[residential areas]] are being constructed in order to withstand the high inflow of migrants to the city. 

By the year [[2030]], over 44% of the population in Braunschweig is projected to have a foreign background, this includes first and second [[generation]] foreigners and [[Naturalization|naturalized foreigners]] due to around 51% of the population below 18 having foreign ancestry and high immigration rate. The population is also expected to increase by 20% by the year 2030 from 2020. <ref>https://www.niedersachsen.de/download/166746/_Niedersachsen_2030_Potenziale_und_Perspektiven_Gutachten_der_Kommission_Niedersachsen_2030_barrierefrei_PDF_.pdf</ref>

[[Weststadt (Braunschweig)|Weststadt]] has the highest migration percentage of all [[districts]] being 63.2%, followed by [[Nordstadt-Schunteraue(Braunschweig)|Nordstadt-Schunteraue]] with 55.8%, [[Westliches Ringgebiet(Braunschweig)|Westliches Ringgebiet]] with 52.4% and [[Mitte (Braunschweig)|Mitte]] with 49.6%.<ref name="Population"/> Among the 37.5% of people with a migration background, 47,946 were [[Non-German]] citizens (17.6%);<ref name="Population"/> the following table lists up the largest minority groups, including citizens with a [[migration background]] from a specific nation or region:
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{|class="wikitable col2right"
! style="background:#efefef;"|Nationality
! style="background:#efefef;"|Population<br>(31 Mar 2024)
|-
|{{flag|Poland}}|| 13,303
|-
|{{flag|Turkey}}|| 10,665
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}|| 8,278
|-
|{{flag|Syria}}|| 5,770
|-
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}|| 4,235
|-
|{{flag|Italy}}|| 3,630
|-
|{{flag|Ukraine}}|| 3,462
|-
|{{flag|China}}|| 3,100
|-
|{{flag|India}}|| 3,087
|-
|{{flag|Cameroon}}|| 2,233
|-
|{{flag|Tunisia}}|| 2,136
|-
|{{flag|Serbia}}|| 2,122
|-
|{{flag|Croatia}}|| 2,044
|-
|{{flag|Portugal}}|| 2,028
|-
|{{flag|Romania}}|| 1,502
|-
|{{flag|Iran}}|| 1,382
|-
|{{flag|Greece}}|| 1,307
|-
|{{flag|Spain}}|| 1,278
|-
|{{flag|Algeria}}|| 1,207
|-
|{{flag|Ghana}}|| 1,100
|-
|{{flag|Afghanistan}}|| 1,003
|-
|{{flag|Nigeria}}|| 871
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}|| 786
|-
|{{flag|Thailand}}|| 776
|-
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}|| 723
|}
<ref name="braunschweig_Infoline_StaFo_BS_2024-07_MigraPro_2023_ee">{{cite web|url=https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/fb_institutionen/fachbereiche_referate/fb01/ref0120/stadtforschung/Infoline_StaFo_BS_2024-07_MigraPro_2023_ee.pdf |title=Bevölkerung mit erweitertem Migrationshintergrund in Braunschweig am 31.12.2023 |website=braunschweig.de |date=2024 |access-date=2024-11-03}}</ref>
<ref name="braunschweiger-zeitung.de">{{cite web |url=https://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/braunschweig/article236513033/Braunschweig-Ein-Zuhause-fuer-Menschen-aus-170-Laendern.html |title=Braunschweig – Ein Zuhause für Menschen aus 170 Ländern |website=braunschweiger-zeitung.de |date=2022-09-24 |access-date=2024-11-03}}</ref><ref>https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/fb_institutionen/fachbereiche_referate/fb01/ref0120/stadtforschung/Infoline_StaFo_BS_2021-07_MigraPro_2020.pdf</ref>
<ref>https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/fb_institutionen/fachbereiche_referate/fb01/ref0120/stadtforschung/Infoline_StaFo_BS_2022-06_Staatsangehoerigkeiten_2021.pdf</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | title=Ausländeranteil in Niedersachsen bis 2023 | website=Statista | date=2024-06-14 | url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/274556/umfrage/auslaenderanteil-in-niedersachsen/ | language=de }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | title=Ausländer in Niedersachsen nach Staatsangehörigkeit 2023 | website=Statista | date=2024-05-02 | url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1095056/umfrage/anzahl-der-auslaender-in-niedersachsen-nach-staatsangehoerigkeit/ | language=de }}</ref>

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{|class="wikitable col1left" style="text-align:right;"
|+Numbers of people with [[migration background]] by continent
! Continent
! Population<br>(31 Mar 2024)
! style="background:#efefef;"|Percentage 
|-
|[[Europe]] (excluding Germany)|| 42,537 || 41.6%
|-
|[[Asia]]|| 40,734 || 39.9%
|-
|[[Africa]]|| 14,398 || 14.1%
|-
|[[South America]]|| 3,143 || 3.1%
|-
|[[North America]]|| 1,090 || 1.1%
|-
|[[Oceania]]|| 254 || 0.2%
|-style="background:#FFFFE0;"
|'''Total'''||'''102,156'''||'''100.0%'''
|}