The expertise examines how the accommodation situation for refugees in Germany has developed since the high arrival numbers in 2022 and 2023. The study shows that while acute overload has eased in many places, the task remains challenging for municipalities. Based on a nationwide survey of 894 municipalities, it becomes clear how structural problems—from the lack of affordable housing to bottlenecks in immigration authorities—complicate integration. The analysis highlights how political measures take effect and what consequences they have for administration and refugees.

You can find the article on the expertise here: https://mediendienst-integration.de/artikel/viele-kommunen-sind-nicht-mehr-am-limit.html

The Diversity Barometer of the Robert Bosch Stiftung is a representative survey on social diversity and cohesion in Germany. It provides data on attitudes toward the following dimensions of diversity: age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, low socioeconomic standing, ethnic origin, and religion. For the 2025 Diversity Barometer, around 4,800 German-speaking individuals aged 16 and older were surveyed online. The results are compared with those of the 2019 Diversity Barometer. The study was designed and analyzed by Constructor University Bremen. Among the authors is Dr. Ferdinand Mirbach, Senior Expert and Diversity Officer at the Robert Bosch Stiftung.

This is a fact sheet with the key findings of the survey in brief.

You can find the complete report here (in German).