Most people
in the world live in urban environments – and that trend is accelerating.
SOURCE: UNO, 2018
Regions of the world by degree of urbanisation
Share of the population living in urban areas
SOURCE: UNO, 2018
Urbanisation in Germany
2,8
million people (approx. 3 percent) of the German population move to a different district every year.
SOURCE: FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION RESEARCH, 2018
There is no accepted definition of what constitutes an urban settlement; commonly it is assumed to be 1000–5000 inhabitants, though.
Urbanisation in Germany
2,8
million people (approx. 3 percent) of the German population move to a different district every year.
SOURCE: FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION RESEARCH, 2018
There is no accepted definition of what constitutes an urban settlement; commonly it is assumed to be 1000–5000 inhabitants, though.
Exodus from the cities
SOURCE: FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION RESEARCH, 2018
37,5 % target smaller cities (up to 500,000 inhabitants)
30 % target the suburbs
11 % target the countryside
SOURCE: IFO
Karl-Heinz Paqué ist Vorstandsvorsitzender der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit und Professor der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Das Gefälle zwischen Stadt und Land ist für ihn ein zentrales Thema, das ihn seit seinem Studium in den Siebzigerjahren begleitet.
Karl-Heinz Paqué ist Vorstandsvorsitzender der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit und Professor der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Das Gefälle zwischen Stadt und Land ist für ihn ein zentrales Thema, das ihn seit seinem Studium in den Siebzigerjahren begleitet.
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