YOUTH POPULATION IN GERMANY IS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW

Wed 27 July 2022:

The young population in Germany—those aged 15 to 24—fell to a record low in 2021, according to government data published by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis. However, the country’s overall population increased during that year.

According to statistics compiled at the end of 2021, Germany’s population had surpassed 83.2 million for the first time. But only 10% of them were between the ages of 15 and 24, which was the smallest proportion ever noted since modern records first began in 1950.

The data show that at the end of 2021, there were only 8.3 million people in the relevant age group, a record low.

With the exception of 2015, the Destatis data shows that the proportion of young people has been declining since 2005.

According to the report, the extremely high fatality rates during the Covid-19 waves were the primary cause of this development.

Furthermore, the results show that in 2021, the average life expectancy for newborn boys in Germany will be 78.2 years, a decrease of 0.6 years, and for newborn girls it will be 83.2 years, a decrease of 0.4 years.

Despite hitting historic lows, a Deutsche Welle analysis found that Germany’s youth population share of 10.6% is in line with the average for the European Union.

Data from Eurostat show that the population of Germany is younger than that of countries like Spain and Austria, but much older than that of the Republic of Ireland, where young people make up 12.6% of the total population.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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