At the end of September, around 755,300 senior citizens whose pensions were insufficient to cover their living expenses received basic old-age income support. According to the Federal Statistical Office, around 19 million people aged 65 and over were living in Germany in 2024. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Sven HoppeAdvertisementOver 100,000 family reunification visas issued in 2025More than 100,000 spouses, children or parents of foreigners living in Germany travelled to Germany with a family reunification visa in 2025. READ ALSO: Germany moves to restrict family reunification for refugeesMost of the visas – 44,400 – were for a spouse to join their family member, while some 37,200 children joined their parents in Germany, and around 3,500 parents joined their children. A further 16,300 family reunification visas were issued to spouses with German citizenship.

Source: The Local December 22, 2025 07:33 UTC