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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 …