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Population on 31 December quantity 12,230,255 12,538,696 13,124,737 of which male quantity 5,974,283 6,158,439 6,507,691 of which married 1 quantity 5,474,486 5,183,925 5,755,538
Population since 1830 in millions Territorial status: 31 December 2021 Population interpolated Population projection Census
6 Bavaria: Statistics 2021 Area and population Unit 2000 2010 2020 Area on 31 December km² 70,548 70,550 70,542 Population on 31 December quantity 12,230,255 12,538,696 13,140,183 of whichmale quantity 5,974,283 6,158,439 6,512,595 of whichmarried1 quantity 5,474,486 5,183,925 5,722,509 of which aged under 6 years % 6.2 5.1 5.9
Population density of Germany with Bavaria in the southeast. Bavaria has a population of approximately 13.1 million inhabitants (2020).
- 70,550.19 km² (27,239.58 sq mi)
- Germany
- Overview
- Geography
Bavaria, largest Land (state) of Germany, comprising the entire southeastern portion of the country. Bavaria is bounded to the north by the states of Thuringia and Saxony, to the east by the Czech Republic, to the south and southeast by Austria, and to the west by the states of Baden-Württemberg and Hessen. Munich (München) is the capital. Area 27,...
Bavaria is a country of high plateaus and medium-sized mountains. In the north are basalt knolls and high plateaus; in the northwest are the wooded sandstone hills of the Spessart. The northwest is drained by the Main River, which flows into the Rhine. To the southeast the topography varies from the stratified land formations of Swabia-Franconia to shell limestone and red marl, the hill country of the Franconian-Rednitz Basin, and the limestone mountains of the Franconian Jura along the Danube, which divides Bavaria north and south. On the eastern edge of Bavaria are the Bavarian and Bohemian forests, and in the north is the Franconian Forest. South of the Danube is a plateau upon which lies the capital, Munich, and beyond it are the Bavarian Alps. Bavaria’s share of the Alps consists of wooded peaks of several thousand feet, behind which rise steep ridges and high plateaus (in the west, the Allgäuer Alps; in the east, the Alps of Berchtesgaden). They reach their highest point with the 9,718-foot (2,962-metre) Zugspitze, which is also the highest point in Germany. Bavaria has a continental climate that is harsh for middle Europe, although there are some exceptions, such as the Lower Main valley.
Historically, the north has been inhabited by descendants of the Franks, the southeast by residents of old Bavarian stock, and the southwest by people of Bavarian-Swabian descent. The majority of Bavaria’s inhabitants still live in small towns. Only about one-fifth live in cities of 100,000 or more. Munich is the third largest city in Germany and the largest city in Bavaria.
After World War II there was an influx of refugees from the Sudetenland and eastern Europe, where many ethnic Germans had lived for centuries. A significant proportion of Bavaria’s population at the beginning of the 21st century was composed of those refugees and their descendants. Beginning in the 1960s, the industrial areas received large numbers of migrant workers from southern Europe.
Great changes took place in the religious composition of the population after the war, with a heavy influx of Protestants. In the early 21st century, most Bavarians were Roman Catholics, and Evangelical Lutherans were the second largest religious group.
About two-fifths of the state’s gross output in the early 21st century consisted of industrial and handicraft products. Trade, transportation, and services accounted for more than half and agriculture and forestry for only a tiny amount.
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Population Estimate 1990-12-31 Population Estimate 2001-12-31 Population Census 2011-05-09 Population Estimate 2021-12-31; Bayern [Bavaria] State: 11,448,823: 12,329,714: 12,397,614: 13,176,989: Aichach-Friedberg: County: 107,748: 124,501: 126,387: 135,538: →: Altötting: County: 98,633: 109,023: 106,023: 112,116: →: Amberg: County-level ...
Bavaria is the largest federal state in Germany in terms of its area and the second largest in terms of population. Germany lies at the heart of Europe and is member of the European Union. Hence, Bavaria also benefits from the European single market, the largest economic area in the world. Bavaria carries the title “Free State”.
