According to an analysis by the insurance industry, Hamburg has the youngest average age of all federal states.
In the Hanseatic city, the average age was 42.1 years last year, announced the Association of the German Insurance Industry (GDV) after a nationwide analysis of data from the state statistical offices.
Berlin - In 1990 the average age was 41.3 years.
6.1 percent of Hamburgers were already more than 80 years old in 2020 (1990: 5.0 percent)
In contrast, the neighboring state of Schleswig-Holstein, at 45.6 years, now has the second highest average age of the western states after Saarland.
In 1990, Schleswig-Holstein residents were still 40.2 years old on average.
7.6 percent of the people in the northernmost federal state were more than 80 years old in 2020 (1990: 4.3 percent).
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With Ostholstein (average age in 2020: 48.6 years), the oldest West German district was located in Schleswig-Holstein.
They were followed in the north by the Plöners at the age of 47.6.
The Kielers were the youngest at 42.3 years.
Nationwide, the average age has risen by 5.3 to 44.6 years since 1990.
"The demographic change is becoming more and more apparent," says the deputy GDV managing director Peter Schwark.
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