Germans live longer and are therefore getting older.
This development does not stop at the district of Dachau either.
At the end of 2020 there were 9,214 men and women who were over 80 years old in the district, and thirty years ago, at the end of December 1990, there were only 3,238 in the district.
The average age of the population in the district rose from 38.4 (1990) to 43 years (2020).
Ten years ago it was 41.8 years.
In a nationwide comparison, however, the district is relatively young, which is also due to the high influx of people into the district. The nationwide average age has risen by five to 44.6 years since 1990. In eight German districts - all in East Germany - it is now 50 years or more. This is shown by an evaluation for all 401 districts nationwide in the “7 years longer” initiative based on figures from the state statistical offices. The “z years longer” initiative is supported by the GDV insurance association.
The figures also show that the number of people over 65 has increased significantly in the Dachau district. Whereas in 1990 there were still 14,420 fellow citizens living in the Dachau district who had reached retirement age, in 2020 there will be 29,208 who are older than 65. This corresponds to 18.8 percent of all residents. In 1990 this proportion was only 12.9 percent.
"Demographic change is becoming more and more apparent," says Peter Schwark, Managing Director of GDV.
The high point of aging is still to come: “In this decade, the baby boomers will retire.
Then the demographic wave breaks. ”According to Schark, the municipalities also have to do more to cope with the consequences of aging.
“It's about having enough childcare places.
But it is also about more digital offers to enable older people to live independently for as long as possible, ”emphasizes Schwark.
This is not positive news for the strained budgets of the county and its communities.
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