Germany People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
84,316,622 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: German(s)
adjective: German
Ethnic groups
German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.)
note: data represent population by nationality
Languages
German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Roman Catholic 26.7%, Protestant 24.3%, Muslim 3.5%, other 4.8%, none 40.7% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863)
15-24 years: 9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471)
25-54 years: 38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417)
55-64 years: 15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024)
65 years and over: 22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 56.4
youth dependency ratio: 21.7
elderly dependency ratio: 34.7
potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 47.8 years
male: 46.5 years
female: 49.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.11% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
9.08 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
11.98 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
1.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
second most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Urbanization
urban population: 77.8% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
3.571 million BERLIN (capital), 1.788 million Hamburg, 1.566 million Munich, 1.137 million Cologne, 791,000 Frankfurt (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.9 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.51 years
male: 79.15 years
female: 84 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.57 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
67% (2018)
note: percent of women aged 18-49
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
11.7% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
4.44 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
8 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
22.3% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 10.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 5.57 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 3.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 22% (2020 est.)
male: 24.1% (2020 est.)
female: 19.9% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
0.5% (2014/17)
Education expenditures
4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 6.9%
male: 7.3%
female: 6.4% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Germany on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Germany 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Germany 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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