Press release No. 026 of 19 January 2023
WIESBADEN – According to a first estimate of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany had a minimum of 84.3 million inhabitants at the end of 2022. This was the highest number of inhabitants ever recorded at the end of a year. The population grew by 1.1 million compared with the end of 2021. The strong growth was caused by record net immigration (defined as a positive balance between arrivals and departures).
