{"id":2589701,"date":"2026-04-11T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-1-in-5-young-germans-plan-to-move-out-of-the-country-even-more-imagine-living-somewhere-else\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T19:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:21:21","slug":"poll-1-in-5-young-germans-plan-to-move-out-of-the-country-even-more-imagine-living-somewhere-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-1-in-5-young-germans-plan-to-move-out-of-the-country-even-more-imagine-living-somewhere-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: 1 in 5 Young Germans Plan to Move Out of the Country, Even More Imagine Living Somewhere Else"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-1-in-5-young-germans-plan-to-move-out-of-the-country-even-more-imagine-living-somewhere-else%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; A new poll shows wide dissatisfaction among Germany\u2019s youth (ages 14-29). About 21% say they plan to leave the country, and roughly 41% can imagine leaving in the future. The survey of 2,012 people was conducted Jan. 9-Feb. 9 by Datajockey Verlag; no margin of error is provided.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The main concerns are economic insecurity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-leaders-push-bill-to-import-nurses-not-train-americans\/\" title=\"Republican Leaders Push Bill to Import Nurses, Not Train Americans\">higher housing costs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-acknowledges-inflation-says-massive-spending-bills-will-solve-it\/\" title=\"Biden Acknowledges Inflation, Says Massive Spending Bills Will Solve It\">rising living expenses<\/a>. Study director Simon Schnetzer says the pressures are causing stress, exhaustion, and a sense of limited prospects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Politically, the Option for Germany (AfD) could win a majority in Saxony-Anhalt in September elections, and the party is the second-largest at the federal level. AfD proposals include deporting or relocating refugees to group homes,banning Pride flags,and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offering tax breaks<\/a> for large families. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund promises a secure, optimistic Germany for families and children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u2019s government is low, with about 84% dissatisfied and onyl 21% approving of Merz\u2019s performance, according to Politico.The government\u2019s popularity has fallen as March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Additional data from a 2025 YouGov poll suggests 31% of Germans would definitely leave if jobs, money, or personal ties didn\u2019t keep them, with migration (61%) and the cost of living (41%) as the top concerns.Among AfD supporters, 79% would leave if possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also notes Germany\u2019s estimated Muslim population, about 5.5 million.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new poll shows vast dissatisfaction with life in Germany among the nation&rsquo;s youngest citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Some 21 percent of Germans between 14 and 29 who participated in the survey said they are planning to leave the country, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/one-in-five-young-germans-plan-to-leave-the-country\/a-76689505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DW.com<\/a>. About 41 percent said they can picture themselves doing so at a future date.<\/p>\n<p>The survey of 2,012 people aged 14 to 29 took place between Jan. 9 and Feb. 9 and was conducted by Datajockey Verlag. No margin of error was given.<\/p>\n<p>Lack of economic security, increased costs for housing, and rising living expenses were listed as top problems.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The results of the study show in a dramatic way just how much the pressures of recent years are affecting young people &mdash; in the form of stress, exhaustion and a growing sense of a lack of prospects,&rdquo; study director Simon Schnetzer said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The poll comes as the Alternative for Germany party, a right-wing party, could win a majority in the September elections in places like Saxony-Anhalt, in what once was East Germany, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/09\/world\/europe\/afd-germany-saxony-anhalt-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AfD is the second-largest party in Germany at the federal level.<\/p>\n<p>The party calls for refugees to be either deported or moved into group homes. It also wants to ban &ldquo;pride&rdquo; flags and provide tax breaks for large families.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to give the citizens in Saxony-Anhalt their good, old, secure Germany back,&rdquo; Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD&rsquo;s candidate to lead the state, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will be a very beautiful country with a very good spirit of optimism; certainly for the children, for the families,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dissatisfaction with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz&rsquo;s government is clear, with a 15 percent approval rating in a new poll, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/friedrich-merz-popularity-sinks-new-lows-germany-government-support-collapses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The government&rsquo;s favorability has dropped 9 points since a March survey.<\/p>\n<p>The poll found 84 percent of Germans are dissatisfied with Merz&rsquo;s government, a coalition of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union, and the center-left Social Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, only 21 percent said Merz was doing a good job.<\/p>\n<p>According to a YouGov poll from 2025, 31 percent of all Germans surveyed would &ldquo;definitely&rdquo; leave if factors such as jobs, money, or personal connections did not keep them in the country. The two highest areas of dissatisfaction were migration at 61 percent and cost of living at 41 percent, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanconservative.com\/articles\/news\/germans-fed-up-with-government-and-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Conservative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The poll found 79 percent of AfD supporters said they would leave Germany if they could.<\/p>\n<p>Germany is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutsche-islam-konferenz.de\/EN\/DatenFakten\/daten-fakten_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated<\/a> to have about 5.5 million Muslims.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Study director Simon Schnetzer said the findings show how recent pressures are fueling stress, fatigue, and a dimmer sense of prospects among young people.<\/p>\n<p>Political and broader context:<br \/>\n&#8211; The Alternative for Germany (AfD), a right-wing party, could win a majority in Saxony-Anhalt, according to The New York Times, and remains the second-largest party at the federal level. AfD proposals include deporting or relocating refugees to group homes, banning Pride flags, and providing tax breaks for large families. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund argued for restoring a stable, secure Germany, especially for children and families.<br \/>\n&#8211; Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u2019s government faces strong public ire: about 84% are dissatisfied with the administration, which is a coalition of the CDU\/CSU and the SPD, and only around 15% approve of Merz\u2019s performance.<br \/>\n&#8211; A YouGov poll from 2025 found that 31% of Germans would \u201cdefinitely\u201d leave if jobs, money, or personal ties kept them in the country were not present. The top drivers of discontent were migration (61%) and the cost of living (41%), and 79% of AfD supporters said they would leave if possible. 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