Friday, September 4, 2026

Is There A German Population Crisis Brewing?

 Well....if you bundle up the issues....then yes.

For 2025....Germany’s population was 83,467,117 (about 83.5 million).

Decline?  Yeah....roughly 110,000 people, or 0.1-percent (over 2024).

Producing kids?  The rate is now at 1.32 per female.

Oddly....if you break it down....German women are fairly close to 1.2, while non-German women are near 1.78.

Blame?  More German women prioritize jobs/income over having kids.

Some Germans (mostly women) are concerned over climate change....feeling lesser populations are a plus.

Where all of this leads onto?  If you do a spread sheet and figure numbers for 2046....it's probably a population of 77-million, and continuing onto 70-million by 2066.  

German industry/commerce set for trouble?  Well....if VW and the car companies continue to downsize....you don't need to worry about a manpower shortage.

Did I mention that 288,000 Germans exited/left the country in 2025, and a minimum of 250k probably will leave in 2026?  Most wanted better salary levels, lower taxes, and more opportunities.

In some odd way....the California-strategy of downsizing....has been recreated here in Germany, and been fairly successful.  

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