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Young women per 100 men

Women per 100 men aged 18 to 34, 31.12.2025

For every 100 men aged 18 to 34 there were 89.2 women in the eastern states at the end of 2025, against 92.0 in the West and 97.3 in Berlin. Saxony-Anhalt (87.0) and Thuringia (87.2) have the lowest ratios of any state. The most lopsided districts are Ilm-Kreis in Thuringia (71.1), Schweinfurt city in Bavaria (72.2) and Kaiserslautern city in Rhineland-Palatinate (76.1); 8 of the 20 districts with the fewest young women are in the East. 20 districts have more young women than men (4 of them in the East), led by Freiburg im Breisgau (119.4) and Münster (112.7). In 1995 the ratio stood at 89.6 in the eastern states and 94.3 in the West.

< 83.583.587.992.496.9≥ 101.3

Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·401 districts · 31.12.2025

Former West

92.0

excl. Berlin

Former East

89.2

excl. Berlin

Berlin

97.3

Germany

91.9

Figures in women per 100 men

The East stands at 97% of the West's level (31.12.2025).

By state

Former WestFormer EastBerlin
  1. Hamburg99.3
  2. Berlin97.3
  3. Nordrhein-Westfalen92.8
  4. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern92.2
  5. Hessen92.1
  6. Schleswig-Holstein92.0
  7. Niedersachsen91.4
  8. Baden-Württemberg91.2
  9. Saarland91.0
  10. Bayern91.0
  11. Rheinland-Pfalz91.0
  12. Sachsen90.5
  13. Bremen89.9
  14. Brandenburg88.6
  15. Thüringen87.2
  16. Sachsen-Anhalt87.0

31.12.2025

Then and now

Drag across the map to compare 31.12.1995 with 31.12.2025. Both maps share one colour key.

31.12.199531.12.2025
< 83.5≥ 83.5≥ 87.9≥ 92.4≥ 96.9≥ 101.3

Former West

94.3

excl. Berlin

Former East

89.6

excl. Berlin

Berlin

95.8

Germany

93.6

Figures in women per 100 men

The East stands at 95% of the West's level (31.12.1995).

Notes & caveats

  • Ratio = women aged 18 to under 35 ÷ men aged 18 to under 35 × 100 (Destatis age groups 18–<20, 20–<25, 25–<30, 30–<35) — our calculation from the published counts.
  • East, West, Germany and state values are aggregated from the districts.
  • The table shows only men and women.
  • Even without migration, men slightly outnumber women at young ages because more boys are born: 105.7 boys per 100 girls in Germany in 2025 (GENESIS 12612-0100, our calculation). Regional differences beyond that reflect who moves where.
  • Population on 31 December from the official population update (Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes), based on the 2022 census for 2025. The 1995 values rest on the 1987 census (West) and the GDR central population register of 3 October 1990 (East), so the two years are not strictly comparable.
  • The 1995 comparison is shown by state only: district boundaries in the East have been redrawn several times since 1995.
  • Hanau (06415) left the Main-Kinzig-Kreis on 1 January 2026; on 31.12.2025 it is still part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis (06435), whose value the map shows for both.
  • Our check: the district figures add up exactly to the state populations Destatis publishes in table 12411-0010, for both 1995 and 2025.
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StateSide31.12.202531.12.1995
Saarlandwest91.0 women per 100 men94.7 women per 100 men
Berlinberlin97.3 women per 100 men95.8 women per 100 men
Brandenburgeast88.6 women per 100 men88.5 women per 100 men
Mecklenburg-Vorpommerneast92.2 women per 100 men88.4 women per 100 men
Sachseneast90.5 women per 100 men89.8 women per 100 men
Sachsen-Anhalteast87.0 women per 100 men90.0 women per 100 men
Thüringeneast87.2 women per 100 men90.6 women per 100 men
Schleswig-Holsteinwest92.0 women per 100 men91.9 women per 100 men
Hamburgwest99.3 women per 100 men94.3 women per 100 men
Niedersachsenwest91.4 women per 100 men94.2 women per 100 men
Bremenwest89.9 women per 100 men92.3 women per 100 men
Nordrhein-Westfalenwest92.8 women per 100 men94.7 women per 100 men
Hessenwest92.1 women per 100 men94.8 women per 100 men
Rheinland-Pfalzwest91.0 women per 100 men93.8 women per 100 men
Baden-Württembergwest91.2 women per 100 men94.3 women per 100 men
Bayernwest91.0 women per 100 men94.4 women per 100 men