Overview
- The Statistisches Landesamt’s 2025 data, published on Friday, May 29, 2026, report 11,978 live births, a 4.4% fall from 2024 and the ninth straight year of decline.
- Deaths rose 1.9% to 34,865 in 2025, producing a birth–death deficit of 22,887—the highest recorded in the state since 1990.
- Daily averages in 2025 were about 33 births versus 95 deaths, underlining the strength of the natural population loss.
- Magdeburg was the only large city to see a birth increase (up 5.9% to 1,682) while Halle had the most births overall (1,716); rural districts such as Burgenlandkreis, Wittenberg and Harz saw the steepest drops.
- Local business and economic researchers warn the gap is already squeezing the labour supply—about one young entrant for every two age-related exits—and will raise spending on health and social services and reduce workforce replacement.