People and Society in Germany

                                                People and Society in Germany

            The majority of the German population consist of German as well as Turks, Greeks, Italians and etc. Their official language is German and they have a population of approximately 81 million people. Although there society is very German oriented, they have diversity when it comes to religion. 34% of the population in Germany are Protestant, another 34% are Roman Catholic, 3.7% of their population are Muslims and the last 28.3% are unaffiliated or other religions.

            In 2011, it was found that most Germans lived in urban areas; this consisted of 73.9% of the total population. The majority of Germans live in Berlin, which is the capital of Germany. The rest of the population lived in major cities such as Hamburg, Munich and Cologne. In a recent study done in 2014, the male life expectancy is 78 years old and the female life expectancy is 82 years old. At the age of 15, 99% of the population; both male and female can read and write.

            The unemployment rate between the ages 15-24 is a total of 8.1%, 8.8% are males and 7.4% are females. In 2009 there was 67,000 people in Germany living with HIV/AIDS, the amount of deaths due to these illnesses were last than 1,000.