Table 1.

Structure of the population living in Germany (aged 18 and above), compared to the structure of unweighted and weighted sample, by age group, gender and spatial category of place of residence (Destatis, 2019, 2020).

	German population		Unweighted sample		Weighted sample
	[Mio.]	[%]	[#]	[%]	[%]
Total population	69	100	1.000	100	100
Age group
18–24 years	5	8	135	14	12
25–34 year	10	15	170	17	14
35–44 years	10	15	191	19	15
45–54 years	12	17	171	17	16
55–64 years	12	18	134	13	18
65+ years	19	27	199	20	25
Gender
Female	42	51	500	50	51
Male	41	49	500	50	49
Spatial category of place of residence
Urban region – metropolis	15	18	213	21	18
Urban region – regio-polis and major city	12	14	154	15	15
Urban region – medium-sized city, urban area	21	25	253	25	24
Urban region – small-town area, village area	5	6	51	5	6
Rural region – central city	5	6	54	5	6
Rural region – medium-sized city, urban area	11	14	142	14	16
Rural region – small-town area, village area	13	16	133	13	15