Germany’s population growth rate will remain unchanged in the coming years, according to a study. population of Germany growth by 2040 is predicted to be just 0.6%, according to the study’s findings.
The Bertelsmann Foundation published a research report last Tuesday. The study was conducted based on birth, death, and migration data provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The Central Bureau of Statistics provided the birth, death, and migration data used in the study.
Geographical differences
The population of Baden-Württemberg, one of Germany’s sixteen states located in the southwest, is expected to increase by 4.6 percent by the year 2040.The population of Berlin may increase by 5.8%. The second-biggest city in Germany, Hamburg, is predicted to expand by 3.5 percent.
In Germany, where the government has vowed to increase border controls and expedite deportations while simultaneously addressing the demand for foreign labor with policies that facilitate citizenship, migration is a major topic at the moment.
The population of the country’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt could drop by 12.3 percent in population growth. Two other eastern states, Thuringia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, could see population declines of 10.9 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively.
The number of elderly people is increasing
The number of elderly people is increasing in every German state, said Ralph Heck, chairman of the Bertelsmann Foundation. The published report shows that the number of people aged 65 and over in Germany will increase to 28 percent by 2040. The figure was 22 percent in 2020.
During the same period, the proportion of people of working age will fall from 54 to 48 percent. The proportion of minors in the total population will remain almost unchanged.
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Ralph Heck also said that concrete action plans are needed now to build appropriate infrastructure for senior citizens and overcome existing economic barriers.
