Demographics

Demographics of Germany in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

83.093 million

TFR

1.53 Child

Median Age

44.8 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

56.3 %

Life Expectancy

81 Years

Net Migration Rate

1.9 ‰

Executive Summary

Germany - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

-114 k people

Birth

761 k people

Death

1030 k people

Net Migration

155 k people

Germany - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
Germany - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

-3.2 ‰

Net Migration

1.9 ‰

Young Dependency

21.9 %

Old Dependency

34.3 %

Germany - Median Age
Note: Age
Germany - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est. by CIA)

Language Used

German (official)

Religion

Roman Catholic 26.7%, Protestant 24.3%, Muslim 3.5%, other 4.8%, none 40.7% (2020 est. by CIA)

Germany - Education
Note: %
Germany - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

Germany - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
Germany - Labor Participation by Groups
Note: %
Germany - Labor Participation By Sectors
Note: %

Regional Brief

Germany - Population in Key Regions
Germany - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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