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Date: July 6, 2022 Interactive grid map on "Experimental georeferenced population figure"

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 …

Date: June 15, 2020 Explanatory notes on migration statistics

Migration statistics are based on a complete count and cover all registered arrivals and departures across municipal or federal borders involving a transfer of the main or sole residence. Their statistical unit is the migration move, not the migrant …

Date: April 20, 2020 East-west migration

Different demographic developments are observed in eastern and western Germany. The reasons are complex, but the migration patterns of the two regions have a major impact.

Press release No. 552 of 20 December 2022 Mortality figures in November 2022 7% above the median of previous years

88,129 people died in Germany in November 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 7%, or 5,945 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. The number of Covid-19 deaths …

Date: December 2, 2022 Population by age group and variant until 2070

Table on the subject: Population by age groups until 2060, variant 1, variant 2, variant 3, variant 4 and variant 5

Press release No. 511 of 2 December 2022 4 million more people aged 67 or over will live in Germany in 2035

The number of people at retirement age (67 years or over) in Germany will rise by roughly 4 million to at least 20.0 million until the middle of the 2030s. The number of those aged 80 or over will remain relatively stable until the middle of the …

Press release No. N 069 of 29 November 2022 Forced migration has contributed to population growth in Germany since the end of 2014

Germany's population has grown since 2014, but the proportion of the working-age population has decreased. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this development has slowed down due to immigration. On 30 June 2022, 2,882,000 more …

Press release No. 480 of 15 November 2022 Mortality figures in October 2022 19% above the median of previous years

92,954 people died in Germany in October 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 19%, or 14,560 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. While death figures as well as the …

Press release No. 435 of 12 October 2022 One third of international students stay in Germany for a longer period

612,000 international students from non-EU countries were granted a first-time residence permit for studies in Germany between 2006 and 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that more than one third of those who took up studies …

Press release No. 434 of 11 October 2022 Mortality figures in September 2022 by 9% above the median of previous years

79,310 people died in Germany in September 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 9%, or 6,677 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. In the previous months, there had …

Press release No. 428 of 10 October 2022 952,000 arrivals from Ukraine from February to August 2022

From February to August 2022, 952,000 arrivals of people from Ukraine were recorded in Germany. Most of them occurred in March (431,000) and April (198,000), which are the first two months after Russia’s attack on Ukraine started. Based on …

Date: October 5, 2022 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2020

Day of moving in or out or of changing housing status, old and new place of residence (municipality if the place of residence is in the domestic territory, country if the place of residence is abroad), housing status (main or sole residence), sex, …

Press release No. N 061 of 29 September 2022 More than one quarter of pensioners have a monthly net income of under 1,000 euros

The third relief package of the Federal Government will support pensioners through a one-time energy price allowance. The focus is on those with lower income. 4.9 million pensioners had a personal monthly net income of under 1,000 euros in 2021, as …

Press release No. 410 of 27 September 2022 Germany's population grew strongly in the 1^st half of 2022

In the first half of 2022, the number of inhabitants in Germany exceeded 84 million for the first time. On 30 June 2022, the number of people living in Germany was by 843,000 higher than at the end of 2021, which is a population increase of 1.0%. The …

Press release No. 385 of 13 September 2022 Mortality figures in August 2022 11% above the median of previous years

85,542 people died in Germany in August 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 11%, or 8,156 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. In contrast to the two preceding …

Press release No. 377 of 8 September 2022 9-euro ticket no longer on offer: rail travel back to pre-crisis level

When the 9-euro ticket for all of Germany was available from June to August 2022, people much more frequently took the train to travel distances of 30 kilometres and over than in the same period of 2019. The number of rail journeys recorded per day …

Press release No. N 051 of 11 August 2022 International Youth Day: half of the 15 to 24 year olds mainly lived on the income of family members in 2021

Looking at how young people live often leads to the question how they make their living. The fact that most of the 15 to 24 year olds are still in school, university or training has an impact on their financial situation. To mark the International …

Press release No. 339 of 11 August 2022 9-euro ticket: More rail transport especially in rural tourist regions

The number of travels in rail transport over distances of 30 kilometres or more was markedly above the level of July of pre-crisis year 2019 also in the second month after the 9-euro ticket was introduced for the whole of Germany. In July 2022, as in …

Press release No. 343 of 9 August 2022 Mortality figures in July 2022 12% above the median of previous years

85,285 people died in Germany in July 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 12%, or 9,130 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. As in June, mortality figures were …

Press release No. 326 of 3 August 2022 Fertility rate in 2021 up for the first time since 2017

In 2021 the number of newborns was 795,492. Compared with 2020, the number of newborn babies increased by roughly 22,000. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the total fertility rate was up for the first time since 2017, that is, …

Press release No. N 049 of 1 August 2022 10 year high: nearly one third of the 15 to 24 year olds no longer lived in their parents’ household in 2021

Having reached adulthood, many young people also move out of the parental home sooner or later. Although rising rents and the Covid-19 pandemic made it more difficult in the last few years to take that step, more young people between 15 and 24 years …

Press release No. 313 of 26 July 2022 Life expectancy in Germany has decreased since the beginning of the pandemic

The average life expectancy of newborn girls was 83.2 years and that of newborn boys 78.2 years in 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the life expectancy of newborns fell markedly compared with 2019, the last year …

Press release No. N 046 of 25 July 2022 Number and proportion of young people aged between 15 and 24 years at all-time low

The number of young people living in Germany is lower than ever. At the end of 2021, just over 8.3 million people were between 15 and 24 years old. This is a proportion of 10.0% of the total population, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office ( …

Press release No. 303 of 15 July 2022 The number of stillbirths per 1,000 births increased by 24% on 2007

In 2021, the number of stillborn children in Germany was 3,420. This corresponds to 4.3 stillbirths per 1,000 births. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that a slight upward trend in the rate has been recorded since 2010, …

Press release No. 301 of 14 July 2022 Number of divorces down 0.7% in 2021

In 2021, approximately 142,800 married couples divorced based on judicial decision in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of divorces decreased by just under 1,100, or 0.7%, compared with 2020. It had …

Press release No. 295 of 12 July 2022 Mortality figures in June 2022 by 8% above the median of previous years

78,298 people died in Germany in June 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 8%, or 5,477 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. Death figures were higher especially in …

Press release No. 284 of 7 July 2022 9-euro ticket: mobility markedly up at short distances in rail transport

In the first month after the introduction of the 9-euro ticket, which is valid all over Germany, rail travels have grown considerably. This is shown by a special evaluation of mobile network data performed by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis …

Press release No. 268 of 28 June 2022 Migration in 2021: immigration exceeding emigration by 329,000 people

In the second Covid-19 year 2021, the number of people who immigrated to Germany exceeded the number of those who emigrated by roughly 329,000. Compared with the previous year, when the number of immigrants exceeded the number of emigrants by roughly …

Date: June 20, 2022 Population by nationality and sex

Tables on the subject: Population by nationality and sex.

Press release No. N036 of 20 June 2022 World Refugee Day: at least 3.3 million refugees and expellees in Germany

The experience of refugees during and after earlier refugee movements is receiving more attention because of the war in Ukraine. In 2021, before the outbreak of that war, at least 3.3 million people were living in Germany who immigrated into Germany …

Press release No. 251 of 20 June 2022 Germany's population grew slightly in 2021

Germany’s population rose by 0.1%, or 82,000 people in 2021 after having remained almost unchanged a year earlier (-12,000 people). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports on the basis of intercensal population updates that just over …

Press release No. 246 of 14 June 2022 Mortality figures in May 2022: 6% above the median of previous years

80,062 people died in Germany in May 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 6%, or 4,310 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. Higher death figures were mainly …

Press release No. 237 of 10 June 2022 Naturalisations up 20% in 2021

In 2021, roughly 131,600 foreigners became naturalised German citizens. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was an increase of roughly 21,700 naturalisations, or 20%, compared with the previous year. Just over half of the …

Press release No. 195 of 10 May 2022 Mortality figures in April 2022: 5% above the median of previous years

84,573 people died in Germany in April 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 5%, or 3,945 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. In March 2022, the figure had exceeded …

Press release No. 188 of 4 May 2022 Migration across Germany’s borders markedly down in first year of Covid-19 pandemic

In 2020, the first Covid-19 year, the number of people immigrating from abroad to Germany was down by 24%, and that of people emigrating from Germany down 22%, year on year. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the changes in …

Press release No. 181 of 28 April 2022 Record low of marriages and record high of births in 2021

The number of marriages fell to a new all-time low in Germany in 2021. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), approximately 357,800 couples got married in 2021. This was a decrease of 4.2%, or 15,500, compared …

Date: April 19, 2022 Country and place of birth in the Central Register of Foreigners - Possibilities for use by official statistics

Official statistics use the variables “country of birth” and “place of birth” from the Central Register of Foreigners. In the administrative context, however, the variables are collected incompletely (country of birth) or unstructured as free text …

Press release No. 168 of 14 April 2022 70,000 highly qualified professionals with a Blue Card worked in Germany at the end of 2021

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of highly qualified professionals with a Blue Card continued to rise in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), approximately 70,000 Blue Card holders were on the Central Register of …

Press release No. 163 of 12 April 2022 Mortality figures in March 2022: 6% above the median of previous years

92,622 people died in Germany in March 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is 6%, or 5,554 cases, above the median of the years 2018 to 2021 for that month. After death figures were down to the …

Press release No. 162 of 12 April 2022 Well over one in four people in Germany had a migrant background in 2021

In 2021, 22.3 million people had a migrant background, representing 27.2% of the population in Germany. Based on results of the microcensus, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 2% compared with a year …

Press release No. N 019 of 8 April 2022 Three fourths of children in Germany living with their siblings

Most children in Germany grow up with siblings. To mark World Siblings Day on 10 April, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that just under 10.3 million of the 13.6 million children under the age of 18 lived in the same household as …

Press release No. 140 of 31 March 2022 46% of the population lived on their income from employment in 2021

Employment was the main source of livelihood for almost half (46 %) of the population in Germany in 2021. Based on first microcensus results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that these were 37.6 million people. Employment was the …

Press release No. 113 of 15 March 2022 Mortality figures in February 2022 around the median of the previous years

81,510 people died in Germany in February 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2018 to 2021 median for that month (40 fewer cases ). After the death figures approached …

Press release No. N 012 of 7 March 2022 66% of all mothers in employment work part-time, while the relevant proportion of fathers is only 7%

A large part of mothers in employment compromise on their work. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that two thirds (65.5%) of all mothers in employment worked part-time in 2020. The proportion of fathers in the same situation was only …

Press release No. N 011 of 1 March 2022 Russia and Ukraine in the focus: foreign population in Germany

Roughly 10.6 million foreigners were living in Germany at the end of 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that slightly more than one in ten people (12.7%) living in Germany had no German citizenship on reference day 31 December …

Press release No. 064 of 15 February 2022 Mortality figures in January 2022: 4% above the median of previous years

88,308 people died in Germany in January 2022, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of deaths is 4% above the median for that month in the years 2018 to 2021 (+3,265 cases). This is shown by an ad …

Press release No. N004 of 31 January 2022 On the eve of the Olympic Games: Importance of China as a trading partner increased again in 2021

The People's Republic of China is expected to remain Germany’s most important trading partner also in 2021 – for the sixth time in a row. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that goods to the value of 222.3 billion euros were traded …

Press release No. N 003 of 27 January 2022 In 67% of the families with younger children both parents are in employment

Due to the high number of Covid-19 infections in Germany, many children have to be taken care of at home again; this is a challenge especially to working parents. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that there were approximately …

Press release No. 036 of 26 January 2022 2021 Bundestag Election: greater turnout of young voters

As in former Bundestag elections, representative electoral statistics have been compiled for the election to the 20th German Bundestag that was held on 26 September 2021. Representative electoral statistics can be used to analyse the voting …

Press release No. 031 of 24 January 2022 Survey has started: microcensus 2022 provides important data on how people live in Germany

The microcensus 2022 has started. As in the previous year, the official survey is conducted under special conditions. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the survey is mainly carried out in the …