Country Details

Isle of Man1

Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark

People and Society

Detailed information and insights

Population

Total

84,012,284 (2025 est.)

Male

41,517,301

Female

42,494,983

Nationality

Noun

German(s)

Adjective

German

Ethnic groups

German 85.4%, Turkish 1.8%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Syrian 1.1%, Romanian 1%, Poland 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.3% (2022 est.)

Note

note:  data represent population by nationality

Languages

Languages

German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages

Major-language sample(s)


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Religions

Roman Catholic 24.8%, Protestant 22.6%, Muslim 3.7%, other 5.1%, none 43.8% (2022 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years

13.8% (male 5,925,800/female 5,688,603)

15-64 years

62.5% (male 26,705,657/female 25,875,865)

65 years and over

23.7% (2024 est.) (male 8,941,245/female 10,981,930)

Dependency ratios

Total dependency ratio

61.3 (2025 est.)

Youth dependency ratio

22.4 (2025 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio

38.9 (2025 est.)

Potential support ratio

2.6 (2025 est.)

Median age

Total

46.9 years (2025 est.)

Male

45.5 years

Female

48.3 years

Population growth rate

-0.13% (2025 est.)

Birth rate

8.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Death rate

11.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Net migration rate

1.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Population distribution

second most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia

Urbanization

Urban population

77.8% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization

0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

3.574 million BERLIN (capital), 1.788 million Hamburg, 1.576 million Munich, 1.144 million Cologne, 796,000 Frankfurt (2023)

Sex ratio

At birth

1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years

1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years

1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over

0.81 male(s)/female

Total population

0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.9 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total

3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Male

3.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Female

2.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

Total population

81.9 years (2024 est.)

Male

79.6 years

Female

84.4 years

Total fertility rate

1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.77 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source

Improved: urban

urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: rural

rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: total

total: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: urban

urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: rural

rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: total

total: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Health expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

12.7% of GDP (2022)

Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

20.5% of national budget (2022 est.)

Physician density

4.53 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Hospital bed density

7.8 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Sanitation facility access

Improved: urban

urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: rural

rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: total

total: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: urban

urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: rural

rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: total

total: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.3% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

Total

10.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Beer

5.57 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Wine

3.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Spirits

1.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Other alcohols

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

Total

17.2% (2025 est.)

Male

19.4% (2025 est.)

Female

15% (2025 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

0.6% (2016 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

54.4% (2023 est.)

Education expenditure

Education expenditure (% GDP)

5.2% of GDP (2022 est.)

Education expenditure (% national budget)

10.7% national budget (2022 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total

17 years (2023 est.)

Male

17 years (2023 est.)

Female

17 years (2023 est.)