BAYERN - Population
Bavaria has been a region of migration since the late 1950s
Since the late 1950s, Bavaria has been a preferred place of migration, both from the other Länder (particularly those in the north) and from abroad. The Munich conurbation has absorbed the majority of these migratory flows. This trend does, however, have its disadvantages, and has led to a shortage of accommodation in Munich as well as high rents and land prices.
The birth rate is strongly influenced by external factors. Thus there was a major shortfall in births during the First World War, a reduction up until 1933 (caused by inflation and the economic crisis), followed by an increase that lasted until 1939 (the result of State aid), the losses sustained during the Second World War and the shortfall in births during and after the Second World War. This was followed in the late 1950s in Bavaria by the baby boom, which was subsequently offset by a fall in the birth rate between the mid-1960s and the late 1980s. The birth rate continuously decreased during the last decade and the number of births is now less than the number of deaths. There are now more people over 64 than under 15. In 2003 the infant mortality rate was under the national average with 3.94 deaths per 1 000 births.
Between 1990 and 2003, Bavaria had the second highest growth of population in Germany (+9%) to reach 12 389 100 inhabitants in 2003. In 2003, of every 1 000 people in Bavaria, 95 were foreigners. In 2003, the number of immigrants was higher than the number of emigrants.
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