Current population

Press releases

20 June 2023 Germany's population grew by 1.3% in 2022

Germany's population grew by 1.3% (+1,122,000 people) in 2022, after a small increase of only 0.1% in the previous year (+82,000 people). A good 84.4 million people were living in Germany at the end of 2022, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This development is due to a substantial increase in net immigration to 1,455,000 people (2021: 329,000), mainly caused by the refugee movements from Ukraine. As in previous years, more people died than were born in 2022. The excess of deaths over births rose further to 327,000 (2021: 228,000). These population figures are based on the 2011 Census. The basis for intercensal population updates will be brought up to date when the results of the 2022 Census have been published.

19 January 2023 Population increased to 84.3 million in 2022

2 December 2022 4 million more people aged 67 or over will live in Germany in 2035

29 November 2022 Forced migration has contributed to population growth in Germany since the end of 2014

29 September 2022 More than one quarter of pensioners have a monthly net income of under 1,000 euros

27 September 2022 Germany's population grew strongly in the 1^st half of 2022

Further Press Releases

Current news

Estimate of the 2023 population based on the 2022 census

As the results for the 2023 reporting year based on the 2022 census will not be available until December 2024, an estimate of the population size for Germany as a whole and differentiated by gender was made on the basis of the 2022 census.

Population status based on 2011 census

Population status based on 2022 census

Database

GENESIS-Online

More data on current population are available from the GENESIS-Online database.

The database content will continuously be extended, and links will be provided here.

Age structure of the population in Germany

Here we present results of the 15th coordinated population projection through an animated age pyramid.

Graphics

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Population of Germany by marital status and age group

Publications

Older People in Germany

Older People in Germany and the EU 2016 (PDF, 2MB, File meets accessibility standards)

Experimental statistics

In the "EXSTAT – Experimental statistics section" we regularly publish new and innovative project results of the Federal Statistical Office. These are obtained by using new data sources and methods. Both the degree of maturity and quality of the results differ from those of official statistics, especially regarding harmonisation, coverage and methodology. Nonetheless these results of the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder offer new and interesting ways of looking at various statistical topics.

^{Selected articles from the EXSTAT series}

Experimental georeferenced population figure based on intercensal population updates and mobile network data

To meet the growing demand for small-area population data, experimental georeferenced population figures were compiled based on intercensal population updates and using mobile network data. In a distribution procedure, the results of intercensal population updates were redistributed at the municipality level to a 1x1 km grid for the whole of Germany by means of mobile network data.

Comparison of the mobile network data structures of two mobile network operators

The Federal Statistical Office is investigating the usability of mobile network data for official statistics purposes in various feasibility studies. Differences in mobile network coverage and customer acquisition activities between mobile network operators have a decisive impact on data structures and thus the usability of mobile network data.

Mobile network data representing the population

Representing the population by mobile network data is examined here.

Mobility indicators based on mobile network data

Analyses of mobile network data provide insights into the effects of coronavirus restrictions and the mobility behaviour of the population.