For years the number of residents in Germany’s biggest cities grew strongly. In fact, the coronavirus pandemic has slowed down the growth of Deutschland’s big cities, researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) found after analysing population data in the 15 largest German cities. The number of people moving into cities – from abroad as well as from rural areas – has been of great importance for booming large German cities in recent years. Across all municipalities, the number of people moving into cities fell by almost 17 per cent, while the number of people moving out fell by 9 percent. Overall the pandemic has had an impact on population development in Germany.

Source: The Local July 06, 2021 08:26 UTC