United Kingdom vs. Germany
Demographics
| United Kingdom | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67.081 million United Kingdom (June 2020 est.) constituent countries by percentage of total population: England 84.3% Scotland 8.1% Wales 4.7% Northern Ireland 2.8% | 79,903,481 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.63% (male 5,943,435/female 5,651,780) 15-24 years: 11.49% (male 3,860,435/female 3,692,398) 25-54 years: 39.67% (male 13,339,965/female 12,747,598) 55-64 years: 12.73% (male 4,139,378/female 4,234,701) 65 years and over: 18.48% (male 5,470,116/female 6,681,311) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863) 15-24 years: 9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471) 25-54 years: 38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417) 55-64 years: 15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024) 65 years and over: 22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 40.6 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.7 years (2020 est.) | total: 47.8 years male: 46.5 years female: 49.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.48% (2021 est.) | -0.21% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.3 years male: 79.02 years female: 83.7 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.3 years male: 78.93 years female: 83.8 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) adjective: British | noun: German(s) adjective: German |
| Ethnic groups | White 87.2%, Black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%, mixed 2%, other 3.7% (2011 est.) | German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.) note: data represent population by nationality |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 93,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7% (2011 est.) | Roman Catholic 27.1%, Protestant 24.9%, Muslim 5.2%, Orthodox 2%, other Christian 1%, other 1%, none 38.8% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | English note: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 speakers in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 people in Cornwall) (2012 est.) | German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2018) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.4% of GDP (2017) | 4.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 84.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 77.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 9.426 million LONDON (capital), 2.750 million Manchester, 2.626 million Birmingham, 1.902 million West Yorkshire, 1.681 million Glasgow, 936,000 Southampton/Portsmouth (2021) | 3.567 million BERLIN (capital), 1.789 million Hamburg, 1.553 million Munich, 1.129 million Cologne, 785,000 Frankfurt (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10% (2018) | 11.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27.8% (2016) | 22.3% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29 years (2018 est.) note: data represent England and Wales only | 29.8 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 76.1% (2010/12) note: percent of women aged 16-49 | 67% (2018) note: percent of women aged 18-49 |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.8 elderly dependency ratio: 29.3 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 55.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 33.7 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
