Germany: Horrible demographics is widely known - BBH

Research Team at BBH, notes that the Germany’s horrible demographics is widely known as more than a quarter of Germany's population is 60-year old or over. 

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“It is the second oldest population after Japan. What is less appreciated is that its birthrate reached a 33-year high in 2015 (1.5 births vs. 1.47 births in per woman in 2014).   As is the case in the US, the higher birthrate is partly a function of immigration.  The birthrate among migrant woman was 1.95, up from 1.86 in 2014.   The birthrate of native German woman rose to 1.43 from 1.42 births.  However, there are some notable exceptions.  Saxony, which has is the proportional host for few immigrants has among the highest birthrates in Germany.  Berlin, where one in three has multicultural backgrounds has among the lower birthrates.”