Population

• Inhabitants: With 82.5 million inhabitants (of which 42.2 million are women) Germany has the largest population of any EU member state. Around 7.3 million foreigners live in Germany (8.8 percent of the total population) and of them 1.8 million are Turks.
• Population density: With 231 inhabitants per square kilometer Germany is one of the most densely populated countries in Europe.
• Births: On average 1.4 children per woman.
• Age structure: 14% less than 15, 19% over 65
• Life expectancy: With an average life expectancy of 76 years for men and 81 for women (born in 2003) Germany is above the OECD mean.
• Urbanization: 88% of the population live in cities and conurbations. In Germany, there are 90 cities with a population of over 100,000.
• Religions: Just under 53 million people profess to be Christians (26m Catholics, 26m Protestants, 900,000 members of the Orthodox churches), 3.3m are Muslims, 230,000 Buddhists, 100,000 Jews, 90,000 Hindus. The Basic Law guarantees freedom of thought, conscience and religion. There is no state religion.

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