Iraqis in Germany

Iraqis in Germany
Iraker in Deutschland
Distribution of Iraqi citizens in Germany (2021)
Total population
500,000+ (2025)
Regions with significant populations
Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover
Languages
German and Mesopotamian Arabic,
also Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), and Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Religion
Islam (Shia and Sunni), Syriac Christianity, Mandaeism and Yezidism

Iraqis in Germany (Arabic: عراقيون في ألمانيا, romanizedʻIrāqīyūn fī Almāniyā) include migrants from Iraq to Germany, as well as their descendants. The number of Iraqis and Iraqi-Germans in Germany was estimated at around 500,000+ people in 2025, including the new generation. The Iraqi community is ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse and includes Mesopotamian Arabs, Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, Mandaeans, Assyrians and Yezidis.