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82.7 million people live in Germany

There are 43.1 million dwellings in Germany

75% of all dwellings are heated with oil or gas

The release of Census results has started!

The publication of the 2022 Census results startet on 25 June 2024 with a press conference of the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder, which was represented by the Federal Statistical Office and the Land statistical offices of Nordrhein-Westfalen (IT.NRW) and Bayern.
The census outputs will be released in a phased approach from 25 June 2024 onwards. At the start of the release phase, the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder will provide the results for the press conference on the Census website.

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Explanatory animations for the 2022 Census

In our media library you can find various explanatory animations for the 2022 Census. The videos illustrate how the census works and provide exciting information about how and why it is carried out. We also offer our videos with subtitles in many different languages. Take a look!

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Knowledge for a brighter future

Is there enough housing in Germany? Do we need more schools, universities or care homes? Where does the state have to make investments for its citizens? In order to answer these questions and several others, the Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder conduct a census in Germany every ten years.

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Facts about the 2022 Census

What is right, what is wrong? The 2022 Census is one of the largest official statistic projects in Germany. Many citizens will be involved in the census and obliged to provide information. When it comes to major official statistics projects like this, some information may be misunderstood or even deliberately misrepresented. In addition to classic print and online media, false information may be shared on social media or in chat groups.
Here are the facts about the 2022 Census!

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Press Releases

30 October 2024 Post-Census 2022 counts by individual municipalities will not change results

In the 2022 Census, population figures were determined for all municipalities based on a method that was assessed scientifically and confirmed by the Federal Constitutional Court. There is no legal basis for counts being carried out by individual municipalities to correct their population figures subsequently.  

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16 October 2024 2022 Census: München home to largest proportion of individuals with a university degree

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18 September 2024 2022 Census: 59% of all centenarians living in their own home

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15 August 2024 2022 Census: 57% of families living in their own home

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11 July 2024 2022 Census: 19% of population immigrated to Germany

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4 July 2024 2022 Census: 4.3% of all dwellings are vacant

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26 June 2024 2022 Census: Germany’s population at 82.7 million

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26 June 2024 2022 Census: three-quarters of all dwellings heated by oil or gas

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