Cologne city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Cologne city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.4%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-11.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +1.7 pp (50%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -1.3 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.3 pp (7.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.1 pp (3.4%) |