Population of Germany

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Fertility and mortality

Main article: Birth and mortality rates in Germany

Population

2023: Population growth to 84.7 million due to migrant influx

The population in Germany reached a new record. The population grew by 0.4% to 84.7 million people in 2023.

The increase of 300 thousand people was due solely to net immigration of 700 thousand people, compared with 1.46 million a year earlier. As in previous years, more people died in 2023 than were born. The excess of the number of deaths over the number of births is 320,000.

2022: German population hits record of 84.3 million due to migrant influx

In Germany, at the end of 2022, 84.3 million people lived, which is a record, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office of the country of Germany, which were published at the end of January 2023.

The reason why the number of inhabitants rose to the highest level since German reunification was immigration (see Migration below).

A decline in births and an increase in deaths had a damping effect on population growth in 2022.^[1][2]

2020

Population growth of 6% over 30 years

The population of Germany decreased for the first time in 10 years - 83.1 million people

Germany The population declined 0.05% to 83.1 million in the first half of 2020, marking the first decline since 2010. This was reported on October 13 by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Since 2011, Germany's population has steadily increased. According to Destatis, the most impressive growth was in the second half of 2015 - due to immigration, the figure reached 717 thousand people (+ 0.9%).

However, the current decline is observed in the context of a reduction in immigration in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Destatis noted.

In January and February 2020, the number of people entering and leaving Germany remained at the same level as in the same months of 2019. Since March, there has been a "sharp reduction" in migration activity.

According to the results of a study published by Destatis, the number of deaths in the first half of 2020 exceeded the number of births in Germany by 112 thousand.

Thus, the decline in immigration was unable to compensate for the birth deficit in the first half of 2020, which led to a decrease in the population.

Ten out of 16 federal states in Germany recorded a decline in the population in the first six months of 2020. In 2019, only six federal states in Germany recorded a decline.

In the long term, Destatis analysts expect the German population to decline by about 5 million people - to about 78.2 million.^[3]

2019: 18th in the world by population

According to World Bank the July 2020 report Germany , it ranked 18th in the world in 2019 in terms of population after,,, China,, India,, USA,, Indonesia,, Pakistan,, Brazil,,,,,,, and Nigeria Bangladesh. Russia Mexico Japan Ethiopia Philippines Egypt Vietnam Democratic Republic of the Congo Turkey

2017: 1.1% of the world's population

2012:82 million people

The population of Germany by the end of 2012 increased to 82 million people, writes Die Welt with reference to the Federal Statistics Service. At the beginning of 2012, 81.8 million people were registered in the country.

The increase in the number of residents was achieved only thanks to immigrants who came to Germany in 2012. Meanwhile, the death rate in the country still exceeds the birth rate. In 2012, 660 to 680 thousand children were born in Germany for 860-880 thousand deaths. Thus, the birth deficit amounted to 185-200 thousand children, which corresponds to the figures for 2011.

At the same time, the number of immigrants in 2012 increased compared to the previous one. If in 2011 about 279 thousand people moved to Germany, then in 2012 this figure increased to 340 thousand.

In 2011, the population of Germany also increased due to the influx of migrants. Prior to that, the country recorded a decrease in the number of inhabitants for eight years^[4].

1864: France trails Germany as 4th most populous in the world

From at least 1800 to 1863, France was the fourth country in the world in terms of population after China, India and Russia.

Male-to-female ratio

Incomes of the population

2022: Average nominal wage increased by 3.4%

In Germany, for three years in a row, there has been a decrease in real incomes of citizens. Such data were released on February 7, 2023 by the country's Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt).

It is said that at the end of 2022, the average nominal wage in Germany increased by 3.4% compared to the previous year. This is the most significant increase since 2008. The figure reflects the dynamics of the gross monthly earnings of employees, taking into account additional payments and bonuses. However, consumer prices in 2022 increased in the country by 7.9%. As a result, the real incomes of the German population decreased on an annualized basis by about 4.1%. This reflects the negative macroeconomic situation and the high level of inflation on a global scale as a whole. It is said that such a significant reduction in real incomes of workers in Germany has not been observed for about 15 years.

While Statistisches Bundesamt data shows an average decline of 4.1%, the real loss of pay varies from industry to industry. Moreover, low-income people feel the impact of the economic crisis more strongly. Many now have to spend the bulk of their income on increasingly expensive essentials, such as food and utilities.

According to the resource Paylab.com, which provides statistics on the size of wages around the world, in Germany, the average income of employees depending on the field of activity and position varies from €2,288 to €7,621 per month, taking into account all kinds of bonuses and additional payments. For men, the salary is on average 21.3% more than for women - €4936 versus €4069. At the same time, the chief executive officers of companies receive €15,403 per month (average figure).^[5]

Migration

2024

Expanding border controls to reduce migrant flow

Previously open countries, including Germany and Sweden, are "raising a drawbridge" in 2024, their hospitals and schools are operating at breaking point, and far-right parties are making electoral gains by issuing scathing anti-immigration claims.

There was a time when open-door politics were considered a sign of humanity. In 2024, she is considered naive and conducive to the far right.

The number of Ukrainian refugees - more than 1 million

2023: Net influx of migrants 700 thousand people

The net influx of migrants to Germany in 2023 amounted to 700 thousand people, which made it possible to compensate for the reduction of its own population by 320 thousand people.

In 2023, Germany also recorded the largest number of naturalizations of foreigners since the beginning of the millennium.

The number of asylum claims in Germany has also resumed growth.

2022: Record net immigration - 1.4m

In 2022 Germany , a record net immigration was registered in, this is the difference between those who came and left the country, according to The Economic Times.

As of January 27, 2023, 1.42-1.45 million more people arrived in Germany than went abroad. That means net immigration in 2022 was more than four times higher than in 2021, 329,163, and higher than at any time since the start of the countdown since 1950. The population grew by 1.1 million people compared to the end of 2021.

According to the Federal Statistical Office of the country of Germany for Migration and Refugees, as of January 27, 2023, more than a million refugees from Ukraine were registered in Germany, mainly women and children. This is mainly due to the start of a special military operation of Russia in Ukraine at the end of February 2022. Immigration of people of other nationalities has also increased, in some cases significantly.

At the same time, there are still about 302 thousand foreigners in Germany, from whom the FRG authorities demanded to leave the country in writing.

Germany also remains the leader in the EU in the number of asylum applications submitted. In the second position is France (115,820 petitions), followed by Spain (111,220), Austria (106,554) and Italy (78,897). The fewest applications were filed in Hungary (43).

The number of asylum seekers in Germany in 2022 was 190,749; compared to last year, it grew by 57%. This was reported by the newspaper Die Welt with reference to the confidential report of the European Commission and the European Foreign Relations Service.

Germany, as the newspaper notes, remains the leader of the EU countries in the number of asylum applications submitted. According to Syria the federal department, the majority of asylum seekers in 2022 came from: almost 71 thousand people, which is almost 30% more than in 2021. In second place in the statistics are immigrants from, Afghanistan who submitted about 36 thousand primary applications for asylum. Here, the authorities also recorded a significant increase of 56%. On the third - citizens (Turkey 10% of all applications submitted).

2021: Net population inflow in 4 years

2019: Number of residence permit permits per 1,000 German residents

Marriages and divorces

2019:40 divorces per 100 marriages

Divorce rate per 100 marriages for 2019:

• Portugal: 69
• Denmark: 56
• Spain: 56
• Finland: 55.4
• France: 55
• Belgium: 52.7
• Russia 52
• Netherlands: 51.2
• Italy: 48.7
• Norway: 42
• UK: 41.7
• Germany: 40.8
• Hungary: 37.7
• Austria: 35.5
• Poland: 32.8
• Greece: 22.2

(Eurostat)

2018: Number of same-sex marriages

2016: Divorce rate - 37.7%

Children out of wedlock

2018

2005-2014

Parents and children

2021: Proportion of young people living with their parents - 17.3%

2020: Average age when children start living apart from their parents - 23.8 years

Age

2022: Germany's population is one of the oldest in the world

Germany's population is one of the oldest in the world and nearly a quarter of the population is expected to be over 67 by 2029.

Germany needs to attract about 400,000 foreign workers a year to mitigate the economic impact of an aging society, the leader of the FDP party faction said in January 2022.

"The shortage of skilled workers is now so severe that it is dramatically slowing our economy," Christian Duerr said. "We can only take control of an ageing labour market with modern immigration policy."

2019: The average age of the population is 47.1 years

Top 5 "oldest" countries by age of population for 2019:

1. Monaco - 53.1

2. Japan - 47.3

3. Germany - 47.1

4. Italy - 45.5

5. Slovenia - 44.5

2018: Proportion of residents under 14

Dominant haplogroup

See also:

• Subclade R1b1a2a1a2b (S28/U152)

National composition

Poles

Russians

Syrians

As of 2023, 1.28 million Syrians are in Germany in various status.

Syria at this time is the main source of refugees in Germany. In 2023 alone, Syrians submitted 117.3 thousand applications for refugee status. The peak was in 2015 - almost 900 thousand applications.

Jews

Armenians

Population density

Share of the population living in the capital

Affluent class

2023

136 dollar billionaires

More than $3.5 million - the threshold for entering the number of 1% of the richest people in the country

2022

There are 2,627 million millionaires in the country

28,350 ultra-rich

Ultra high-net-worth individuals, UHNWI are individuals with a net worth of at least USD 30 million in 2018 dollars.

2018: In Germany - 14.9 billionaires per 10 million people

Poverty

2023: A slight reduction in homelessness

2020: 4.1% of Germans undernourished

Smoking

2018: Germany - in 10th place in the world in the number of smokers

Notes