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Immigration Bolsters Germany’s Youth Share to Stabilize at Ten Percent

Germany’s population growth now depends on net migration to offset a natural decline

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Der Anteil junger Menschen an der Gesamtbevölkerung bleibt auf einem historisch niedrigem Niveau. Ende 2024 waren rund 8,3 Millionen Menschen zwischen 15 und 24 Jahre alt, wie das Statistische Bundesamt mitteilte.

Overview

  • The proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds stood at ten percent at the end of 2024, unchanged since 2021 according to the Statistisches Bundesamt.
  • Without post-Ukraine war immigration, the youth share would have dropped to 8.6 percent by the end of last year.
  • Descendants of immigrants exhibit the highest youth share at 20.7 percent, compared with 9.2 percent among first-generation arrivals.
  • Regional data reveal Bremen leads with an 11.1 percent youth share while Brandenburg records the lowest at 8.7 percent.
  • Germany’s youth proportion remains below the EU-27 average of 10.7 percent as birth rates stay low and deaths outnumber births.