Population:
82,282,988 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.7% (male 5,768,366/female 5,470,516)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 27,707,761/female 26,676,759)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 20.3% (male 7,004,805/female 9,701,551) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 44.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 43 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 45.6 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
-0.061% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 74% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.055 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.95 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 4.36 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.41 years
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 76.41 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 82.57 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.42 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
53,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: German(s)
adjective: German

Ethnic groups:
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)

Religions:
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%

Languages:
German

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
4.4% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]

People - note:
second most populous country in Europe after Russia