Study: German population will increase and age by 2040. Nationwide, the median age will rise by 1.2 to 47.5 years.
The oldest district will be Greizia with 57.3 years, the youngest city district of Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg) with 38.8 years. According to the calculation, the population development in the 13 federal states is between plus 4.6 percent and minus 12.3 percent in Saxony-Anhalt. In city states of Berlin and Hamburg there is a significant increase of 5.8 and 3.5 percent.