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Date: July 8, 2025 Evaluation of the infra-annual mortality figures since 2020

8 July 2025 – How do extraordinary events such as high incidences of respiratory diseases or heat waves impact the current number of deaths? To make first assessments possible, the Federal Statistical Office provides provisional counts of the deaths …

Date: July 1, 2025 Live births by citizenship of mother

Table on the subject: Live births by citizenship of mother

Date: June 30, 2025 Persons seeking protection by protection status and reference year

Table on the subject: Persons seeking protection, by protection status, 2007 to 2024.

Date: June 20, 2025 Population by nationality and sex

Tables on the subject: Population by nationality and sex.

Date: June 20, 2025 Population by nationality and federal states

Tables on the subject: Population as of 31.12.2024 by nationality and federal states.

Date: May 19, 2025 Unattached people (including people living alone)

Tables on the subject: This table contains information on unattached people, by age, in eastern, western and all of Germany in 2024, including people living alone.

Date: May 19, 2025 Families and family members with minor children living in the family

Tables on the subject: This table contains information on families and family members in eastern, western and all of Germany in 2024

Date: May 19, 2025 Couples with and without children

Tables on the subject: This table contains information on couples with and without children in eastern, western and all of Germany in 2024

Press release No. 145 of 15 April 2025 Flu wave has strong influence on death figures in 1^st quarter of 2025

282,290 people died in Germany in the 1^st quarter of 2025, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Mortality figures had exceeded the median of the four previous years since the end of January 2025, which …

Date: February 25, 2025 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2023

Pursuant to § 4 of the Population Statistics Act, the following variables are continuously covered for migration 
statistics: 
- day of moving into the new dwelling or moving out of the old dwelling (event date) 
- housing status (main or second …

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: February 10, 2025 Nowcas Persons seeking protection by protection status and reference year

Table on the subject: Persons seeking protection, by protection status, 2016 to 2024.

Date: February 6, 2025 Nowcast foreign population

Table on the subject: Foreign population, 2017 to 2024 by selected citizenships.

Press release No. 017 of 14 January 2025 1.0 million deaths in 2024

In 2024, slightly more than 1.0 million people died in Germany, according to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of deaths therefore decreased by 2.5%, or roughly 25,500, compared with the previous year.

Date: January 10, 2025 Population by nationality and sex

Tables on the subject: Population by nationality and sex.

Date: December 20, 2024 Population by nationality and sex

Tables on the subject: Population by nationality and sex.

Press release No. 465 of 10 December 2024 Mortality figures in November 2024: 3% below the median of previous years

86,291 people died in Germany in November 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 3% below the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. An examination of individual calendar weeks reveals …

Press release No. 424 of 12 November 2024 Mortality figures in October 2024 around the median of the previous years, at +2%

86,482 people died in Germany in October 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+2%). An examination of individual calendar weeks …

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 …

Press release No. 395 of 15 October 2024 Mortality figures in September 2024 around the median of the previous years, at +2%

78,278 people died in Germany in September 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+2%).
An examination of individual calendar weeks …

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. 341 of 10 September 2024 Mortality figures in August 2024 around the median of the previous years, at +2%

79,975 people died in Germany in August 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+2%). Coinciding with heat spikes in large parts of the …

Date: August 21, 2024 Life Expectancy

Table on the subject: Trends in Life Expectancy by Länder Lifetable 2021/2023

Date: August 16, 2024 Population based on the 2022 Census

Tables on the subject: Population by sex and citizenship, based on the 2022 Census

Press release No. 309 of 13 August 2024 Mortality figures in July 2024: 4% above the median of previous years

79,203 people died in Germany in July 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 4% above the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. According to data of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), …

Press release No. 274 of 17 July 2024 Fertility rate down to 1.35 children per woman in 2023

692,989 babies were born in Germany in 2023. This represented a drop of 45,830, or 6%, compared with 2022 (738,819 newborns). 2013 was the last year in which fewer children (682,069) were born in Germany than in 2023. The Federal Statistical Office ( …

Press release No. 264 of 9 July 2024 Mortality figures in June 2024 around the median of the previous years

77,812 people died in Germany in June 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+1%). In the first half of the month, mortality figures …

Date: June 27, 2024 Marriages, divorces

Table on the subjcet: Marriages, divorces. Long term series with annual data from 1950.

Date: June 14, 2024 Population by nationaly and federal states

Tables on the subject: Population as of 31.12.2023 by nationaly and federal states.

Date: June 14, 2024 Population by nationality and sex

Tables on the subject: Population by nationality and sex.

Press release No. 226 of 11 June 2024 Mortality figures in May 2024: 1% below the median of previous years

80,643 people died in Germany in May 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 1% below the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. After the seasonal flu wave abated in March 2024, …

Press release No. 191 of 14 May 2024 Mortality figures in April 2024: 6% below the median of previous years

79,206 people died in Germany in April 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 6% below the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. In February 2024, death figures were still above the …

Press release No. 145 of 9 April 2024 Mortality figures in March 2024: 8% below the median of previous years

83,263 people died in Germany in March 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 8% below the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. In February 2024, death figures were still above the …

Press release No. 095 of 12 March 2024 Mortality figures in February 2024 above the median of previous years

87,435 people died in Germany in February 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was 6% above the median of the years 2020 to 2023 for that month. When the leap day in February 2024 is excluded, the …

Press release No. 055 of 13 February 2024 Mortality figures in January 2024 close to the median of the previous years, at +1%

95,206 people died in Germany in January 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+1%). An examination of individual calendar weeks …

Press release No. 011 of 9 January 2024 1.02 million deaths in 2023

In 2023, 1.02 million people died in Germany, according to provisional results of an ad hoc evaluation carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of deaths therefore decreased by 4%, or roughly 45,000, compared with the …

Press release No. 474 of 12 December 2023 Mortality figures in November 2023 (+1%) around the median of the previous years

88,017 people died in Germany in November 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+1%). An examination of individual calendar weeks …

Date: December 6, 2023 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2022 (Summary)

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, …

Date: December 6, 2023 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2022

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Population Statistics Act, the following variables are continuously covered for migration
statistics:
- day of moving into the new dwelling or moving out of the old dwelling
- housing status (main or second residence)
…

Date: December 5, 2023 Professionals from abroad - stay rates of international students and people with a Blue Card

Demographic change and the increasing skilled labour shortage have an impact on Germany’s economic development. For that reason, international students and university-educated professionals from non-EU countries are a focus of German migration and …

Press release No. 439 of 14 November 2023 Mortality figures in October 2023 (+1%) around the median of the previous years

83,540 people died in Germany in October 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+1%). An examination of individual calendar weeks …

Press release No. 403 of 10 October 2023 Mortality figures in September 2023 around the median of the previous years

76,358 people died in Germany in September 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (271 more cases). An examination of individual …

Press release No. 361 of 12 September 2023 Mortality figures in August 2023 (+1%) around the median of the previous years

78,521 people died in Germany in August 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+1%). An examination of individual calendar weeks …

Date: August 24, 2023 Migration (internal migration, external migration, total migration) - 2021

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Population Statistics Act, the following variables are continuously covered for migration
statistics:
- day of moving into the new dwelling or moving out of the old dwelling
- housing status (main or second residence)
…

Press release No. 322 of 15 August 2023 Mortality figures in July 2023 around the median of the previous years, at -1%

75,686 people died in Germany in July 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (-1%). An examination of individual calendar weeks reveals …

Press release No. 290 of 21 July 2023 Fertility rate down to 1.46 children per woman in 2022

In 2022, the number of children born in Germany was 738,819. This represented a drop of 56,673, or 7%, compared with 2021, the year with the highest number of births (795,492 newborns) since 1997. Based on final results, the Federal Statistical …

Press release No. 277 of 11 July 2023 Mortality figures in June 2023 close to the median of the previous years, at +2%

76,630 people died in Germany in June 2023, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2019 to 2022 median for that month (+2%). An examination of individual calendar weeks reveals, …

Press release No. 235 of 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 …

Date: June 20, 2023 Population by nationality and sex

Tables on the subject: Population by nationality and sex.

Press release No. 226 of 14 June 2023 Rate of childlessness has remained constant at 20% for ten years

In 2022, the rate of childlessness in Germany stood at 20%. This rate refers to the share of women who have not borne children in all women aged between 45 and 49 in 2022 (1973-1977 birth cohorts). Based on the results of the 2022 microcensus, the …