Germany is the oldest country in Europe. This was revealed by a recent study presented by the Federal Office of Statistics, which examines the twenty years following the reunification. They show that from 1990 to 2009 the percentage of elderly increased by 41%, from almost 12milion of over-65 to 17 million nowadays, namely the 21% of the total German population. In practice, between the Alps and North Sea, 1 in 5 people is over-65. The EU average is 17.4%, while the Italian is 20%, just behind Germany. The oldest Land is Saxony (25%), while Hamburg and Berlin are the younger cities. The greatest increase, however, took place in Brandenburg, with an increase in elderly population as much as 80% from 1990 to 2009. If the trend remains unchanged, it will be expected that, 20 years from now, 30% of Germans will be over-65, and in 2060 about 1 in 12 people will be over-85.
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