But an increasing number of western Germans also move to the east.
In the past ten years, the number of Germans has increased by approximately 0.75%.
The average number of Germans in the camp during the war was 3000.
The number of ethnic Germans who have arrived so far this year is put at 260,000.
By 2002, the number of ethnic Germans was 60,000 citizens.
Between 1926 and 1934 the number of Germans (34,194 in 1910) rose from 3,542 to 3,875.
A large number of Germans were among the first settlers.
But it was a long time before any significant number of Germans came to accept this view.
A growing number of Germans are poor and depend on welfare.
During the 19th century the number of ethnic Germans grew.