Germany population and migration by federal state, annual
The 16 German federal states compared on the two forces that change their population: the level and age structure of the resident population with the natural balance of births and deaths, and the arrivals, departures and net migration - internal and international - that usually dominate it. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt.
| Indicator | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population and demographic structure16 | ||
| Baden-Württemberg9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 11,238,761 | |
| Population under age 181 | 1,935,184 | |
| Population under age 161 | 1,719,555 | |
| Population under age 6 | 625,286 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 9,303,577 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.1 | |
| Foreign population share | 18.2 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,016 | |
| Average age | 44.2 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.7 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 37.4 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 7,047,320 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 2,471,886 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 699,934 | |
| Bayern9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 13,245,503 | |
| Population under age 181 | 2,226,266 | |
| Population under age 161 | 1,983,489 | |
| Population under age 6 | 731,168 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 11,019,237 | |
| Population growth rate | 0 | |
| Foreign population share | 15.5 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,017 | |
| Average age | 44.4 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 31.6 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 37.1 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 8,346,554 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 2,915,460 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 805,940 | |
| Berlin9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 3,700,577 | |
| Population under age 181 | 604,966 | |
| Population under age 161 | 538,830 | |
| Population under age 6 | 199,291 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 3,095,611 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.4 | |
| Foreign population share | 22.5 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,034 | |
| Average age | 42.8 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 29.2 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 31 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 2,446,408 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 715,339 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 221,548 | |
| Brandenburg9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 2,551,889 | |
| Population under age 181 | 406,089 | |
| Population under age 161 | 357,151 | |
| Population under age 6 | 110,249 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 2,145,800 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.2 | |
| Foreign population share | 7.4 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,031 | |
| Average age | 47.7 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.1 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 49.1 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1,503,225 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 691,513 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 201,353 | |
| Bremen9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 706,915 | |
| Population under age 181 | 121,355 | |
| Population under age 161 | 107,887 | |
| Population under age 6 | 39,060 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 585,560 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.3 | |
| Foreign population share | 23.3 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,019 | |
| Average age | 43.2 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.4 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 35.1 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 451,023 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 148,005 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 42,547 | |
| Hamburg9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 1,869,473 | |
| Population under age 181 | 314,824 | |
| Population under age 161 | 280,905 | |
| Population under age 6 | 105,291 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 1,554,649 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.4 | |
| Foreign population share | 19.4 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,042 | |
| Average age | 42.3 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 29.8 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 28.8 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1,248,958 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 339,610 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 103,793 | |
| Hessen9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 6,278,594 | |
| Population under age 181 | 1,061,035 | |
| Population under age 161 | 940,218 | |
| Population under age 6 | 336,204 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 5,217,559 | |
| Population growth rate | 0 | |
| Foreign population share | 18.6 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,027 | |
| Average age | 44.4 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 37.3 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 3,955,571 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 1,382,805 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 381,730 | |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 1,573,685 | |
| Population under age 181 | 236,605 | |
| Population under age 161 | 206,950 | |
| Population under age 6 | 63,589 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 1,337,080 | |
| Population growth rate | 0 | |
| Foreign population share | 6.5 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,043 | |
| Average age | 48.3 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 31 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 52.9 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 914,268 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 452,467 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 122,622 | |
| Niedersachsen9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 8,000,826 | |
| Population under age 181 | 1,342,418 | |
| Population under age 161 | 1,190,116 | |
| Population under age 6 | 425,715 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 6,658,408 | |
| Population growth rate | 0 | |
| Foreign population share | 11.7 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,025 | |
| Average age | 45.2 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.5 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 40.9 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 4,923,650 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 1,887,060 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 528,055 | |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 17,986,214 | |
| Population under age 181 | 3,044,116 | |
| Population under age 161 | 2,699,577 | |
| Population under age 6 | 970,583 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 14,942,098 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.3 | |
| Foreign population share | 15.8 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,033 | |
| Average age | 44.6 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.2 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 38.3 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 11,249,155 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 4,037,482 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 1,118,166 | |
| Rheinland-Pfalz9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 4,123,022 | |
| Population under age 181 | 689,483 | |
| Population under age 161 | 612,530 | |
| Population under age 6 | 219,579 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 3,433,539 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.2 | |
| Foreign population share | 14 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,020 | |
| Average age | 45.3 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.3 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 41.3 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 2,530,687 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 979,805 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 256,733 | |
| Saarland9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 1,007,342 | |
| Population under age 181 | 155,389 | |
| Population under age 161 | 137,578 | |
| Population under age 6 | 48,921 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 851,953 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.5 | |
| Foreign population share | 15.3 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,029 | |
| Average age | 46.5 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.3 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 45.5 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 608,818 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 260,946 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 67,938 | |
| Sachsen9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 4,026,599 | |
| Population under age 181 | 633,124 | |
| Population under age 161 | 556,205 | |
| Population under age 6 | 171,620 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 3,393,475 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.4 | |
| Foreign population share | 8.4 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,031 | |
| Average age | 47.3 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 32.1 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 50.1 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 2,362,709 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 1,107,685 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 347,998 | |
| Sachsen-Anhalt9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 2,120,252 | |
| Population under age 181 | 313,614 | |
| Population under age 161 | 274,803 | |
| Population under age 6 | 86,811 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 1,806,638 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.7 | |
| Foreign population share | 7.9 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,036 | |
| Average age | 48.4 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.5 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 53.1 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1,231,997 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 613,452 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 176,740 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 2,958,519 | |
| Population under age 181 | 478,273 | |
| Population under age 161 | 421,768 | |
| Population under age 6 | 144,914 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 2,480,246 | |
| Population growth rate | 0 | |
| Foreign population share | 10.5 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,044 | |
| Average age | 46 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 31.5 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 42.3 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1,817,000 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 719,751 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 212,356 | |
| Thüringen9 | ||
| Population at year-end2 | 2,078,946 | |
| Population under age 181 | 313,223 | |
| Population under age 161 | 274,703 | |
| Population under age 6 | 82,828 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 1,765,723 | |
| Population growth rate | -1 | |
| Foreign population share | 8.4 | |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,025 | |
| Average age | 48.2 | |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.9 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio | 52.6 | |
| Population aged 16 to 64 | 1,208,126 | |
| Population aged 65 and over1 | 596,117 | |
| Population aged 80 and over | 167,539 | |
| Migration16 | ||
| Baden-Württemberg3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 323,492 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 212,190 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 111,302 | |
| Departures, total2 | 305,664 | |
| Departures abroad | 190,533 | |
| Departures to another state | 115,131 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 17,828 | |
| International migration balance | 21,657 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -3,829 | |
| Bayern3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 370,869 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 254,779 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 116,090 | |
| Departures, total2 | 339,833 | |
| Departures abroad | 232,180 | |
| Departures to another state | 107,651 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 31,036 | |
| International migration balance | 22,599 | |
| Interstate migration balance | 8,439 | |
| Berlin3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 177,473 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 111,064 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 66,406 | |
| Departures, total2 | 157,775 | |
| Departures abroad | 78,883 | |
| Departures to another state | 78,892 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 19,698 | |
| International migration balance | 32,181 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -12,486 | |
| Brandenburg3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 82,399 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 30,531 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 51,868 | |
| Departures, total2 | 65,774 | |
| Departures abroad | 22,952 | |
| Departures to another state | 42,824 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 16,625 | |
| International migration balance | 7,579 | |
| Interstate migration balance | 9,044 | |
| Bremen3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 34,174 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 15,237 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 18,933 | |
| Departures, total2 | 29,758 | |
| Departures abroad | 9,091 | |
| Departures to another state | 20,667 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 4,416 | |
| International migration balance | 6,146 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -1,734 | |
| Hamburg3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 91,309 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 40,093 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 51,214 | |
| Departures, total2 | 82,777 | |
| Departures abroad | 29,667 | |
| Departures to another state | 53,109 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 8,532 | |
| International migration balance | 10,426 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -1,895 | |
| Hessen3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 204,933 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 121,947 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 82,986 | |
| Departures, total2 | 188,083 | |
| Departures abroad | 100,977 | |
| Departures to another state | 87,104 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 16,850 | |
| International migration balance | 20,970 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -4,118 | |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 44,757 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 20,282 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 24,475 | |
| Departures, total2 | 36,568 | |
| Departures abroad | 15,277 | |
| Departures to another state | 21,291 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 8,189 | |
| International migration balance | 5,005 | |
| Interstate migration balance | 3,184 | |
| Niedersachsen3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 248,352 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 136,920 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 111,432 | |
| Departures, total2 | 212,260 | |
| Departures abroad | 106,897 | |
| Departures to another state | 105,363 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 36,092 | |
| International migration balance | 30,023 | |
| Interstate migration balance | 6,069 | |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 424,278 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 291,143 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 133,137 | |
| Departures, total2 | 401,681 | |
| Departures abroad | 263,882 | |
| Departures to another state | 137,799 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 22,597 | |
| International migration balance | 27,261 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -4,662 | |
| Rheinland-Pfalz3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 137,576 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 72,282 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 65,295 | |
| Departures, total2 | 125,414 | |
| Departures abroad | 61,459 | |
| Departures to another state | 63,955 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 12,162 | |
| International migration balance | 10,823 | |
| Interstate migration balance | 1,340 | |
| Saarland3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 26,644 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 15,693 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 10,949 | |
| Departures, total2 | 24,210 | |
| Departures abroad | 12,671 | |
| Departures to another state | 11,537 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 2,434 | |
| International migration balance | 3,022 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -588 | |
| Sachsen3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 98,234 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 54,044 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 44,190 | |
| Departures, total2 | 84,729 | |
| Departures abroad | 40,043 | |
| Departures to another state | 44,686 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 13,505 | |
| International migration balance | 14,001 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -496 | |
| Sachsen-Anhalt3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 62,230 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 32,838 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 29,390 | |
| Departures, total2 | 54,312 | |
| Departures abroad | 24,322 | |
| Departures to another state | 29,989 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 7,918 | |
| International migration balance | 8,516 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -599 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 98,621 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 43,723 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 54,898 | |
| Departures, total2 | 80,814 | |
| Departures abroad | 34,292 | |
| Departures to another state | 46,522 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | 17,807 | |
| International migration balance | 9,431 | |
| Interstate migration balance | 8,376 | |
| Thüringen3 | ||
| Arrivals, total2 | 50,821 | |
| Arrivals from abroad | 27,176 | |
| Arrivals from another state | 23,645 | |
| Departures, total2 | 51,511 | |
| Departures abroad | 21,815 | |
| Departures to another state | 29,696 | |
| Migration balance, total2 | -690 | |
| International migration balance | 5,361 | |
| Interstate migration balance | -6,051 |
Latest reading
Population at year-end stood at 11,238,761 Persons in 2025. The series on this page is annual and runs from 2025 to 2025. Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis).
- Latest
- 11,238,761 Persons
- 2025
About this data
The 16 German federal states compared on the two forces that change their population: the level and age structure of the resident population with the natural balance of births and deaths, and the arrivals, departures and net migration - internal and international - that usually dominate it. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt.
