Population growth rate in Brandenburg
Population growth rate in Brandenburg stood at -0.2% in 2025, according to Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis). It is one of the indicators in the Population and migration by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2025 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Population and migration by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg | ||
| Population growth rate | -0.2 | |
| Foreign population share | 7.4 |
Understanding population growth rate in Brandenburg
The pace of overall demographic expansion or contraction across Brandenburg is indexed by this annual growth rate. Computed as the percentage change in the total registered resident population between consecutive year-end dates, it summarizes whether the state's resident base is growing or shrinking. Unlike sibling rows that record absolute counts of persons in designated age brackets or the total population headcount, this series measures the relative intensity of demographic turnover. The metric encompasses all registered residents regardless of age or citizenship, reflecting the combined net balance of births, deaths, interstate moves, and cross-border international migration.
Reading this percentage rate requires disaggregating natural demographic shifts from geographical migration flows. Because natural decrease from an excess of deaths over births can be offset by positive net inward migration, the growth rate represents the net synthesis rather than a single demographic driver. Year-on-year evaluation provides the standard framework for assessing state population trends, but users must exercise caution around census rebasing periods. When census adjustments are incorporated into local population registers, the calculated rate can reflect a statistical correction of accumulated administrative errors rather than genuine population movement occurring over that reporting year.
Frequently asked questions
- How is the population growth rate for Brandenburg determined?
- It is calculated as the annual percentage change in the total officially registered resident population at year-end compared to the preceding year-end.
- Can Brandenburg record a positive population growth rate while experiencing more deaths than births?
- Yes, if positive net migration into the state exceeds the natural demographic deficit of deaths over births, overall population growth remains positive.
- What can cause an artificial spike or drop in this annual growth rate?
- Realigning population registers with complete census results can produce an administrative step change that distorts the calculated rate for that period.