| Year | Total | Germans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | male | female | total | male | female | |
| 1: Winter term. The results may differ slightly from those previously published because Institutions of higher education that were unable to provide detailed data are excluded. 2: Until 1989: former territory of the Federal Republic. |
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| 2023 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -1.4 |
| 2022 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -3.4 | -2.4 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | -3.2 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -3.9 | -4.0 | -3.7 |
| 2018 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.6 |
| 2017 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| 2014 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | -10.6 | -10.8 | -10.2 | -10.5 | -10.6 | -10.3 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 2004 | -11.9 | -15.0 | -7.2 | -12.7 | -15.4 | -8.3 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -1.6 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| 2000 | -0.6 | -2.9 | 3.6 | -1.0 | -3.1 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | 0.1 | -2.7 | 5.4 | -1.0 | -3.5 | 4.0 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | -1.7 | 4.5 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 3.4 |
| 1997 | -1.4 | -2.5 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -3.0 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -3.1 |
| 1995 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| 1994 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 7.9 |
| 1992 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| 1989 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
| 1988 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 11.8 |
| 1986 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 15.7 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 15.7 |
| 1985 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 3.8 | -0.4 | -2.1 | 3.7 |
| 1984 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 10.3 |
| 1983 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 16.5 |
| 1982 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 18.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 17.9 |
| 1981 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 18.8 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 18.4 |
| 1980 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 16.5 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 16.9 |
| 1979 | -1.9 | -2.8 | 2.0 | -2.2 | -3.1 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 15.4 |
| 1977 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 15.9 |
| 1976 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 25.6 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 25.4 |
As at 09 August 2024