German Statistical Yearbook 2012:

Interesting data from the German Statistical Yearbook 2012:

POPULATION

       



• 81.8 million people were living in Germany at the end of 2010.
• On average, women had their first child close to the age of 29.
• The average German woman gave birth to 1.4 children, while non-German women had 1.6 children.
• One-fourth of children in day care facilities were under three years of age.
• Every fifth women who died was over the age of 90.
• Two out of every five households have only one resident.
• Poland is the country of origin of the the largest ethnic group in Germany after native Germans.
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EDUCATION

• Two of every five young people from immigrant families have completed their Abitur, roughly the equivalent of a high school degree, which allows the holder to go on to study at a traditional university.
• The top occupation requiring training taken by men in 2010 was automobile mechanic; for women it was retail manager.
• The university entrance rate among high-school graduates was nearly 50 percent.
• Nearly every fifth working professor was a woman.
• About 6 percent of gross domestic product is spent on education.
  

HEALTH

• Three-fourths of the population does not smoke.
• More than two-thirds of the 2.3 million Germans requiring care were treated at home.
• The main cause of death was cardiovascular disease, while cancer ranked second.
• Approximately one in nine workers was employed in the healthcare sector.
• In 2010, the per-capita yearly expenditures on healthcare amounted to 3,510 euros.
  

LIVING

• In 2010, there were roughly 36 million occupied residencies.
• Almost half (46 percent) of the homes were occupied by the owner.
• On average, almost one-fourth of net income was spent on rent, while the average cost of rent came out to 6.37 euros per square meter.
• The average apartment was 70 square meters, while the average condominium was 119 square meters.
  

       


INCOME

• The average household income in 2010 was more than 2,981 euros per month.
• For a quarter of all households, the cost of taking a vacation was prohibitive.
• Almost every fourth household had difficulty making ends meet with their income.
• Close to every sixth person was threatened with poverty in 2009.
• Last year, roughly 101,000 cases of personal bankruptcy were filed.
  

SOCIAL

• By the end of 2010, one of every 11 people had received at least some form of social aid, such as welfare or assistance for job seekers.
• Female retirees in the eastern states received 705 euros per month pension on average, whereas in western states the sum was 504 euros.
• Calculated per capita, the state paid 266 euros net for monthly welfare in 2010.
• Courts ruled on 12,800 child custody cases.

JUSTICE

• In 2010, more than 1.2 million new civil procedures were filed with local courts.
• Roughly 813,000 persons were convicted in judicial proceedings, 575,000 of whom were given a fine, 130,000 a prison sentence and 17,000 a youth sentence.
• Seventy percent of the imposed prison and juvenile sentences were suspended.
• By the end of March 2011, nearly 60,000 prisoners were in jail.
  

PRICES

• The year 2011 was one of records.
• Import prices increased by 8 percent compared to the previous year – a level that has not been reached since 2000.
• Prices for industrial products went up by 5.7 percent, the highest annual rate increase observed since 1981.
• Consumer prices rose on average by 2.3 percent, the highest rate since 2008.