Six different city types provide a differentiated picture
The study groups Germany's cities into six types based on the factors of migration-driven diversity, economic situation, demographic development and experience dealing with immigration. The six types are: 'Magnete,' 'Solide', 'Ambivalente', 'Nachholer', 'Gestalter' and 'Unerfahrene'.
'Magnete' describes economically dynamic metropolises with strong growth and a large share of non-natives, such as Frankfurt am Main, where 51 percent of the population is of non-German heritage. Magnet cities responded to immigration early on, for example by creating agencies or commissioners responsible for actively managing migration-related cultural diversity.