As of December 2022, Generation X was the most represented group among the generations in Germany at almost 16.7 million people. The second largest group, Generation Y, comprised around 16.3 million people.
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Individual generations are often subject to varying definitions regarding birth years, which are grouped in similar time spans. Therefore age or year of birth information published in other reports may differ from the ones displayed here. The age groups chosen here were based on this overview from Spiegel Media (page 4).
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (June 20, 2023). Number of residents in Germany in 2022, by generation (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309594/residents-by-generation-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of residents in Germany in 2022, by generation (in millions)." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309594/residents-by-generation-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of residents in Germany in 2022, by generation (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309594/residents-by-generation-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Residents in Germany in 2022, by Generation (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309594/residents-by-generation-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of residents in Germany in 2022, by generation (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309594/residents-by-generation-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of residents in Germany in 2022, by generation (in millions) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309594/residents-by-generation-germany/
