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Germany

 
     
    • Population: 
      81,337,541 (1997 est.) 
     
    • Age structure: 
     
        0-14 years: 
        16% (female 6,518,108; male 6,857,577) 
     
        15-64 years: 
        68% (female 27,167,824; male 28,130,083) 
     
        65 years and over: 
        16% (female 8,127,938; male 4,536,011) (1997 est.) 
     
    • Population growth rate: 
      0.26% (1997 est.) 
     
    • Birth rate: 
      10.98 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Death rate: 
      10.83 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Net migration rate: 
      2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Infant mortality rate: 
      6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) 
     
    • Life expectancy at birth: 
     
        total population: 
        76.62 years 
     
        male: 
        73.5 years 
     
        female: 
        79.92 years (1997 est.) 
     
    • Total fertility rate: 
      1.5 children born/woman (1997 est.) 
     
    • Nationality: 
     
        noun: 
        German(s) 
     
        adjective: 
        German 
     
    • Ethnic divisions: 
      German 95.1%, Turkish 2.3%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks 0.4%, Poles 0.4%, other 1.1% (made up largely of people fleeing the war in the former Yugoslavia) 
     
    • Religions: 
      Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 37%, unaffiliated or other 18% 
     
    • Languages: 
      German 
     
    • Literacy: 
      age 15 and over can read and write  
     
        total population: 
        99% 
     
    • Labor force: 
      36.75 million 
     
        by occupation: 
        industry 41%, agriculture 6%, other 53%
         
    • Women in the Labor Force:

      • 35% (1997) 
         
    • Refugee Information: