Young city of Aachen: Average age of only 41.1 years!

Young city of Aachen: Average age of only 41.1 years!

Aachen has established itself as one of the youngest cities in Germany in recent years. According to the latest statistics, the city has an average age of 41.1 years in 2023, which catapults them under the top 5 cities with the lowest average age. Together with Frankfurt am Main, Aachen shares this value. In comparison, the nationwide average is 44.6 years, while North Rhine-Westphalia has an average age of 44.2 years. The data come from a survey by t-online.de , which deals with the age structure in German cities.

Freiburg leads the ranking with an average age of 41, followed by Heidelberg (40.8 years) and Darmstadt (40.9 years). Offenbach am Main has the lowest average age at the age of 40.7. In the oldest population, Saxony-Anhalt with an average age of 47.9 years is the bottom of Germany.

Family households in Aachen

In addition to the demographic data, the distribution of households in Aachen is of interest. aachen.de reports that a total of 68,209 Aachener lived in a family household in June 2023, which is 26.3 percent of the total population. Family households are defined as at least one parent who lives with a child under the age of 18.

The statistical districts in Aachen show significant differences in the shares of family households. The highest shares can be found in the districts forst (37.8 percent), soers (37.2 percent) and Kalkofen (37.0 percent). On the other hand, the districts of Theater (9.5 percent), Lindenplatz (10.1 percent) and market (10.5 percent) have the lowest shares in family households.

parenting and dividing age

In the Aachen family households, 34,755 children under the age of 18 live, which is 12.9 percent of the total population. The age groups of the children are different, with the groups between 1 and 3 years of having the highest numbers. In the districts of Rothe Earth, Kalkofen and Soers, the shares of the toddlers are highest in the total population, while the lowest odds can be found in the districts of Theater, Lindenplatz and Markt.

The age of the parents also varies in the different parts of the city. 42.7 percent of the 34,755 parents between 35 and 44 years old. It is remarkable that there are also very young parents; 27 parents are between 15 and 20 years old, while there are 9 parents in Aachen who are between 75 and 80 years old. The highest average age of the parents can be found in the districts of Beverau (45.8 years), Steinebrück (44.2 years) and Laurensberg (43.4 years).

Overall, the demographic analysis shows that Aachen is not only shaped by a young average age, but also a variety of family structures and age groups in the population. For the interested public, further editions of "Aachen in Numbers" on the website of aachen.de