PopulationOverview of Germany's Population
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Population Pyramid
Gapminder
So the reason I choose this is mainly because it shows what usually happens when a country's population gains wealth. When a country gains wealth its population tends to live longer creating a upside down triangle on the population pyramid. This ageing population could be easily countered if they had a lot of children being born. Which as the DTM shows that they do not, making it a tight situation for Germany currently.
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Demographic Transition Model ExplinationGermany is currently in stage 4 or Low Stationary where the population growth is leveling out due to low birth and death rates in Germany. Also it could be potentially going into a new stage that isn't official but is being pushed called stage 5 or Declining. As stated earlier Germany's population is declining by -2.95 people/1,000 population (2015 est.) -0.17% which would put it into the range of stage 5.
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