Of the Syrian refugees in Germany, only a tiny percentage have decided to go back home, even after Bashar al-Assad’s administration fell in December 2024. Only 4,000 of the roughly one million Syrians residing in Germany have returned by June 2025, according to new statistics.
These numbers stand in sharp contrast to a worldwide trend that has seen around 600,000 Syrians return, mostly from neighboring countries like Lebanon and Turkey. By late 2026, estimates indicate that this number might rise to 2.5 million.
According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Germany, 66% of Syrians living there intend to remain there permanently. The social structure of Germany, which provides immigrants with considerable benefits and subsidies, is one of the main justifications offered for remaining.
Germans are unhappy with the current state of affairs, according to recent polling: Just 17% of respondents voice concerns or resistance to the existing return policy, but 52% want to see badly integrated Syrians returned and 25% think all Syrians should be encouraged to return.
This paper examines Germany’s attempts to integrate its refugees methodically, with an emphasis on the Syrian community. Germany’s experience thus far may offer some valuable lessons to the United States and other countries that are hosting sizable populations of refugees and other immigrants.
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