Germany : Social Patterns and trends
Germany is currently facing a demographic crisis, and it has one of the lowest fertility rates in Europe since the 1970s.
Sex Ratio
- Total Population : 0.97 male(s)/female(s)
0-14 : 13 %
15-24 : 10.6 %
25-54 : 41.7 %
55-64 : 13.6 %
65 years and over : 20.9 %
Birth Rates/Morality Rates/Women
- 8.42 births/1000 population
- Women usually have their first child at 30 years old
- 1.43 children born/woman
- Maternal morality rate is 7 deaths/100,000 births
- Infant morality rate is 3.46 deaths/1000 births
- 11.29 deaths/1000 population
- Total Population : 80.44 years
Male : 78.15 Female : 82.86
Total Population : 80,996,685
Net Migration Rate
- 1.06 migrant(s)/1000 population
- Germany has the third highest number of international immigrants worldwide
- 7.6 million foreigners are registered in as living in Germany by the end of 2013
- There are over 15 million people with a migration background
Why people do migrate to Germany?
- Obtain a "green card" which is specifically for IT professionals
Emigration
- 13 000 more people left Germany in 2009 than had arrived
- 734 000 people left Germany in 2009 , while 721 000 migrated.
Migration in 2050s
- In order to stabilize the birth rate an additional half a million people would need to migrate per year until 2050
- It won't continue to be an attractive immigration destination
- There might be a little bit of an increase in Migration ( due to retirement)
Forces That shape social trends
Languages
- German is not only the offcial language but it is also the most widely spoken one.
- There are about a 100 million native speakers worldwide and about 80 million non-native speakers.
- In major cities the languages that can be heard are Arabic,Greek,Italian,Polish,Turkish and Russian.
Economy
- It has the 18th freest economy in the 2014 index
- Germany has the world's 4th largest national economy
- They focus mainly on industrially produced good and services
- Based on the amount of time you have been contribuiting to the system you will recieve old age pension from the government at age 65 or 67
- National pension might not be enough, so people pay into government supported private pension plans
- Public and Private Health Insurance ( this depends on your income)
Social Deviance
- Maintain a connection with society
- Various disciplinary approaches
- Different methods of diversion
- Focuses on resocialization and rehabilitation
Control theory
Demographics in 2050
Demographics
- It will have the world's 25th largest population, and majority of it will be over 50 years old
- 39% of the population will be over 60 years old
- The population is expected to drop significantly to around 69 million
- The "old age dependancy ratio" will rise to 55.8.
Death Rate/Life expectancy
MIgration