GfK GeoMarketing publishes Population Structure Data 2006 for Germany
Thursday March 01st 2007
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Waghäusel, December 4, 2006
GfK GeoMarketing publishes Population Structure Data 2006
for Germany
Most German singles live in Berlin; the Landshut district has the highest percentage of families with children and Schweinfurt has the most senior citizens. These are the findings of the 2006 GfK Population Structure survey conducted by GfK GeoMarketing.
The population structure in Berlin is characterized by an above average number of single households. While the percentage of these is only around 38% for Germany as a whole, at least every second household in Berlin, Bremerhaven and Hamburg is a one-person household. Bremen, Munich, Regensburg, Brunswick, Leipzig, Wurzburg and Dresden are also among the ten urban and rural districts with the most singles.
Conversely, the more rural areas have markedly fewer single households. For example, Cloppenburg district in Lower Saxony comes right at the bottom of the list and at 10%, the percentage of singles is well below the national average.
People living in the districts around Vechta, Straubing-Bogen, Landshut and Borken are also not keen on living alone, with distinctly fewer singles than other German towns.
The ten urban and rural districts with the highest percentage of single
households
| Rank | Urban or rural district |
Single households in % |
|
1 |
Berlin |
51 |
|
2 |
Bremerhaven |
50 |
|
3 |
Hamburg |
49 |
|
4 |
Bremen |
48 |
|
5 |
Munich |
47 |
|
6 |
Regensburg |
47 |
|
7 |
Brunswick |
47 |
|
8 |
Leipzig |
45 |
|
9 |
Wurzburg |
45 |
|
10 |
Dresden |
45 |
Bavaria is popular with senior citizens
More than one third of all heads of households are senior citizens. The highest proportion of senior citizens households is in Schweinfurt. More than half the heads of the households there already count as the „grey generation”, and the same applies in two more Bavarian towns, Bamberg and Passau.
On the other hand, 11% of all heads of German households are not yet thirty years old. Mecklenburg Western Pomerania has the highest percentage of young households and just under a quarter of the main breadwinners here are under 30. In Rostock and Regensburg, one in five people are also in this age group.
The ten urban and rural districts with the highest percentage of senior citizens
| Rank | Urban or rural district |
Senior citizens households in % |
|
1 |
Schweinfurt |
53 |
|
2 |
Bamberg |
52 |
|
3 |
Passau |
51 |
|
4 |
Pirmasens |
50 |
|
5 |
Landshut |
50 |
|
6 |
Augsburg |
50 |
|
7 |
Koblenz |
50 |
|
8 |
Frankenthal (Palatinate) |
49 |
|
9 |
Ludwigshafen am Rhein |
49 |
|
10 |
Hof |
49 |
Landshut district: No. 1 for families with children
One in three German households has at least one child. However, there are regional differences and while the households with the highest number of children are found in the rural districts of Landshut (44%), Straubing-Bogen (44 %) and Kelheim (43%). By contrast, in Bremen, only one in four households is a family with children. Children are also in the minority in households in Berlin and Hamburg (both 24%).
Conversely, the more rural areas have markedly fewer single households. For example, Cloppenburg district in Lower Saxony comes right at the bottom of the list and at 10%, the percentage of singles is well below the national average. People living in the districts around Vechta, Straubing-Bogen, Landshut and Borken are also not keen on living alone, with distinctly fewer singles than other German towns.
Bavaria is popular with senior citizens
More than one third of all heads of households are senior citizens. The highest proportion of senior citizens households is in Schweinfurt. More than half the heads of the households there already count as the „grey generation”, and the same applies in two more Bavarian towns, Bamberg and Passau.
On the other hand, 11% of all heads of German households are not yet thirty years old. Mecklenburg Western Pomerania has the highest percentage of young households and just under a quarter of the main breadwinners here are under 30. In Rostock and Regensburg, one in five people are also in this age group.
The ten urban and rural districts with the highest percentage of senior citizens
| Rank | Urban or rural district |
Senior citizens households in % |
|
1 |
Schweinfurt |
53 |
|
2 |
Bamberg |
52 |
|
3 |
Passau |
51 |
|
4 |
Pirmasens |
50 |
|
5 |
Landshut |
50 |
|
6 |
Augsburg |
50 |
|
7 |
Koblenz |
50 |
|
8 |
Frankenthal (Palatinate) |
49 |
|
9 |
Ludwigshafen am Rhein |
49 |
|
10 |
Hof |
49 |
Landshut district: No. 1 for families with children
One in three German households has at least one child. However, there are regional differences and while the households with the highest number of children are found in the rural districts of Landshut (44%), Straubing-Bogen (44 %) and Kelheim (43%). By contrast, in Bremen, only one in four households is a family with children. Children are also in the minority in households in Berlin and Hamburg (both 24%).
Around 8% of all households in Germany are foreign households, with the highest proportion found in the South West. One in five households in Offenbach am Main have a non-German main breadwinner, which is more than double the national average. With 19% foreign households, Stuttgart and Frankfurt are also very multicultural.
Around 8% of all households in Germany are foreign households, with the highest proportion found in the South West. One in five households in Offenbach am Main have a non-German main breadwinner, which is more than double the national average. With 19% foreign households, Stuttgart and Frankfurt are also very multicultural.
The ten urban and rural districts with the most foreign households
| Rank | Urban or rural district |
Foreign households in % |
|
1 |
Offenbach am Main |
20 |
|
2 |
Stuttgart |
19 |
|
3 |
Frankfurt am Main |
18 |
|
4 |
Mannheim |
17 |
|
5 |
Heilbronn |
16 |
|
6 |
Pforzheim |
16 |
|
7 |
Ludwigshafen am Rhein |
16 |
|
8 |
Augsburg |
16 |
|
9 |
Munich |
16 |
|
10 |
Cologne |
16 |
The survey
The 2006 GfK Population Structure Survey represents a breakdown of socio-demographic data at different regional levels. It describes the population and households in Germany in terms of the structure of the household (single or multi-person households, with or without children, foreign households), the age structure (age of head of the household), the income and social class and the housing structure (one family, two family homes, etc.). GfK population structure data are used by companies for target group localization in sales and marketing.
The 2006 GfK population structure survey can be ordered for all municipalities and postal districts, as well as for streets or street sections.
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