Germany People
Germany People: A summary of information about Germany People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Germany: People
Population
82,797,408 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 16% (male 6,679,930; female 6,333,110) 15-64 years: 68% (male 28,638,814; female 27,693,630) 65 years and over: 16% (male 5,133,121; female 8,318,803) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
0.29% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
9.35 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
10.49 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
4.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.44 years male: 74.3 years female: 80.75 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.38 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: German(s) adjective: German
Ethnic groups
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish, Spanish)
Religions
Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 1.7%, unaffiliated or other 26.3%
Languages
German
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1977 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
