LandeshauptstadtMünchenDirektoriumStatistisches Amt

2019Munich Facts and Figures

History 1158 Munich was founded by Henry the Lion (June 14th)1214 First mention of Munich as a city (civitas) in an official deed1255 Munich becomes the royal seat of the House of Wittelsbach1494 The Church of Our Lady, Munich‘s most famous landmark, is consecrated1589 The opening of Munich’s Hofbräuhaus1789 The English Garden is opened to the public1806 Munich becomes the capital city of the Kingdom of Bavaria1810 The first Oktoberfest (October 17th) held on the occasion of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Therese, Princess of Saxony1818 Bavarian Constitution comes into force1825 – King Ludwig I – Munich becomes an internationally 1848 renowned city of culture1839 The first railway travels between Munich and Augsburg (Sep. 1st)1848 – King Max II – Creation of the “Maximilian style” in1864 architecture1864 – King Ludwig II – Zenith of music and art handcraft 1886 1901 Population of Munich reaches 500,0001918 Kurt Eisner proclaims the “Bavarian Democratic and Socialist Republic” (Nov.7th)1923 The Hitler Putsch fails (Nov. 11th)1933 National Socialists seize power (March 9th). 1939 Attempt to assassinate Hitler in Bürgerbräu fails 1945 The Americans march into Munich, marking the end of World War II for the city (April 30th) 1957 The population of Munich reaches one million (Dec. 15th) 1972 XXth Summer Olympic Games in Munich (August 26th – Sept. 11th)1974 World Football Championship1983 International Horticultural Show is opened (April 28th).1992 The new Munich Airport is opened (May 17th)1998 The new Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre is opened in Riem (Feb. 12th)2002 Pinakothek der Moderne is opened (Sept. 19th).2005 The Allianz Arena is opened (May 30th)2006 Opening game of the FIFA World Cup TM (June 9th)2006 The Synagogue and Jewish Community Centre on Jakobsplatz are completed2008 Summer celebrations to mark the city’s 850th anniversary2010 200th anniversary of the Octoberfest with the “Historische Wiesn”2015 The Munich Documentation Centre for the history of National Socialism is opened (May 1st)2015 The population of Munich reaches 1.5 million (May 8th)2017 Groundbreaking ceremony for the 2nd main line of the inter-urban

railway (April 5th)2019 The 100th electric vehicle is on the road for the city administration

Urban areaGeographical position of city centre (northern cathedral tower): N 48° 8‘ 23“ latitude, E 11° 34‘ 28“ longitudeMunich local time -13 min. 42 sec. compared to Central European timeAverage altitude 519 m above sea level Length of city boundary 118.7 km Greatest length of urban area (N-S direction) 20.7 kmGreatest width of urban area (E-W direction) 26.9 km

Total urban area (January 1st, 2018) 310.7 km² including

Buildings and open spaces (44 %) 138.3 km² Recreational areas (16 %) 48.6 km² Roads and transport areas (17 %) 52.5 km²Agricultural areas (15 %) 46.0 km²Wooded areas (4 %) 13.6 km²

Weather (in 2017)

Average air temperature in °C 11.3Hours of sunshine 2 169Precipitation in mm 947Number of days with precipitation 159Summer days (maximum 25 °C or higher) 87Hot days (maximum 30 °C or higher) 16Subfreezing days (minimum below 0 °C) 65Sub-zero days (maximum below 0 °C) 15

Average annual temperature comparedto long-term average (9,7 °C; 1981-2010)

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Munich’s twin citiesEdinburgh since 1954 Sapporo since 1972 Harare since 1996Verona since 1960 Cincinnati since 1989Bordeaux since 1964 Kiew since 1989

City representativesLord Mayor: Dieter Reiter, SPDDeputy Mayor: Josef Schmid, CSUDeputy Mayor: Christine Strobl, SPD

City Council (2014 – 2020; May 31th, 2019)

Population (in 2018 resp. per end of year)

Inhabitants (registered with main residence in Munich) 1 542 211Women (50.6 %) 780 548Men (49.4 %) 761 663Germans (71.9 %) 1 108 919Foreigners (28.1 %) 433 292

comprising persons fromEurope (21.2 %) 326 513

from EU countries (14.1 %) 217 716from the rest of Europe (7.1 %) 108 797

of which from Turkey 37 876Africa (1.3 %) 20 135America (1.0 %) 16 188Asia (4.4 %) 68 458Australia, New Zealand, Oceania (0.1 %) 1 097

Age distributionUnder 6 years of age (5.9 %) 91 301From 6 to under 14 years of age (6.3 %) 97 702From 14 to under 18 years of age (2.9 %) 44 351From 18 to under 28 years of age (13.1 %) 202 137From 28 to under 45 years of age (29.1 %) 449 205From 45 to under 55 years of age (14.4 %) 222 687From 55 to under 65 years of age (10.9 %) 168 56365 and above (17.3 %) 266 265

CSU 24 seats ÖDP 2 seatsSPD 24 seats BIA, Freie

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seatDie Grünen – Rosa Liste 14 seatsBayernpartei 6 seatsFDP – HUT 5 seatsDie Linke 2 seats

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Age structure of Munich populationas of 31.12.2018

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Health services (per end of 2018)

Hospitals (per end of 2017) 51Hospital beds (annual average) 11 200Medical hospital staff 6 091 Non-medical hospital staff 25 420

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Private households combined 825 847Families with children 144 084

German families 77 225German/foreign families 46 925Foreign families 19 934

Single-parent families 26 459

Births 17 587Deaths 11 444Number of births in excess of deaths + 6 143

Marriages 9 872

Persons moving to Munich 113 885Foreigners 68 585

Persons moving away from Munich 105 349Foreigners 53 490

Migration balance (+ / –) + 8 536Foreigners + 15 095

Most popular name for girls (2017) AnnaMost popular name for boys (2017) Maximilian

Births and deaths in Munich 2009 - 2018Persons

Births Deaths

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Other generalschools

Doctors with independent surgeries (not incl. private surgeries) 3 944Number of residents per doctor 391

Dentists with independent surgeries (not incl. private surgeries) 1 766Number of residents per dentist 873

Pharmacies (as per end of 2016) 364Number of residents per pharmacy 4 237

Social services Children’s day-care facilities (March 1st, 2018) 1 456

including municipal institutions 519 free non-profit, incl. child-parent initiatives 723

Children catered for 76 998 incl. age 0 – 3 16 164

3 – 8 (not incl. school children) 43 2795 – 14 (school children) 17 555

incl. those in municipal institutions 33 118 in free non-profit institutions 33 482

Staff 16 876incl. municipal 6 065

free non-profit 7 855

Education (School year 2017/18 and Winter Semester 2017/18)

Distribution of pupils attendinggeneral schools 2017/2018

Total numer of pupils: 126 749

Primary schools

Grammar schools

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Special needsschools

Total number of general schools 339Pupils 126 749

Number of female pupils 62 710Number of foreigner pupils 23 248

Primary schools 156Number of pupils 45 596

Lower secondary schools 57Number of pupils 14 137

Primary and lower secondary education schools for pupils with special needs 30

Number of pupils 6 074Upper secondary schools, incl. USS offering special educational support 38

City-run 20Number of pupils 16 958

Grammar schools 55City-run 14

Number of pupils 39 080Other general schools 12

Number of pupils 4 904

Total number of vocational schools 211Number of pupils 64 563

City-run 79Number of pupils 48 617

Incl. vocational schools 37Number of pupils 41 035

Specialised vocational schools 89Number of pupils 7 471

Specialised technical schools 35Number of pupils 2 463

Upper technical and vocational schools 22Number of pupils 7 901

Universities 19Number of students 127 497

Female students percentage 47.9Foreign students percentage 18.9

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 50 527 Female students percentage 60.1Foreign students percentage 16.8

Technical University 40 196Female students percentage 34.6Foreign students percentage 26.3

State university of applied sciences 17 830Female students percentage 39.7Foreign students percentage 13.3

Culture (in 2018 resp. per end of year)Theatres 47

Visitors to selected theatresNationaltheater 472 986Residenztheater 186 389Theater am Gärtnerplatz 155 044Prinzregententheater (Großes Haus) 218 346Münchner Kammerspiele 132 452Münchner Volkstheater 105 716Schauburg – Theater für junges Publikum 32 663Deutsches Theater 332 613

Public Orchestras 7Visitors to selected concerts

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra 190 417Public radio concerts 110 001Bavarian State Orchestra 43 166Munich Symphony Orchestra 65 624

Cinemas 84Visitors 3 458 347

Museums 46Visitors to selected museums

Alte Pinakothek 330 949Neue Pinakothek 246 150Pinakothek der Moderne 373 194Museum Brandhorst 134 915Bayerisches Nationalmuseum 84 614Münchner Stadtmuseum 121 917Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus 295 711Deutsches Museum (Museumsinsel) 977 050Museum Mensch und Natur 152 582

Public libraries 107Media available at selected libraries

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (state library) 33 431 608Universitätsbibliothek der LMU (University) 5 142 082Münchner Stadtbibliothek (municipal library) 2 589 358 Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums 1 011 040

Recreation and sports (in 2018 resp. per end of year)Olympic Park Munich, incl. leased companies

Area in sq. m 850 000Area of “tent” roof in sq. m 75 000

Visitors to individual events(714 event-days) 2 680 857

Visitors to permanent facilities 1 450 651

Capacity of the Allianz Arena (football stadium – places) 75 000Number of games til May 18th, 2019 (end of season) 25Visitors to games til May 18th, 2019 (end of season) 1 847 485Number of guided tours of the stadium ca. 15 400Visitors to guided tours of the stadium 385 800

Sports clubs 711Active members 578 206

Female members 252 482

Sports facilities / sports grounds 36District public sports grounds 23Municipal sports facilities (open-air facilities) 13Club sports facilities 173Sports and multipurpose halls (gyms, including school sports halls) 385Stadiums 2Ice rinks- and funsports centres 2Golf courses 3Racetracks 2Indoor swimming pools 9Outdoor swimming pools 8School swimming pools 33

Hellabrunn Zoo (ca. 18 431 animals in 740 species, area 0,40 km²)Visitors 2 680 201

Botanical Gardens (ca. 19 600 plant species, area 0,21 km²)Visitors 331 228

Tourism (in 2018 resp. per end of year)

Hotels, guest houses and pensions 448Number of beds available 79 746

Total number of guests 8 265 994From Germany 4 507 912From abroad 3 758 082

From the US 496 150Great Britain and Northern Ireland 277 980Italy 276 747Austria 256 708Switzerland 242 552

Overnights stays 17 124 486Guests from abroad 8 369 333

Average stay in nights 2.1

Economy (in 2018 resp. per end of year)

Industrial production companies Building industry (with 20 + employees) 156

Number of employees 9 344Processing/manufacturing industry (with 50 + employees) 125

Number of employees 96 897

Crafts and trade enterprises 20 757Number of employees (incl. owners) 76 700

Total turnover by companies in Munich 2017 in billion euros(excl. VAT) according to VAT statistics 349.2

Manufacturing industry (54.2 %) 189.3Trade, maintenance, car repair (22.2 %) 77.5Hotel and restaurant industry, transport (2.6 %) 8.9Other services (21.0 %) 73.5

Munich exhibition and trade fair siteTrade fairs organised by Messe München GmbH 14Trade fairs organised by others 160Exhibitors 37 698Visitors in millions 1.9

Arrivals and overnight stays

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Oktoberfest (without “Oide Wies’n)Visitors in millions 6.3Catering establishments 97

incl. festival tents 14Sellers and show-people 428Beer consumption in hectolitres 78 705Consumption of roasted chickens 436 492

Oxen 130

Unemployed persons total (December 2018) 29 886Women 14 038Men 15 848under 25 years of age 7 37754 years of age and above 6 142Foreigners 13 085

Unemployment rate in Munich (December 2017) 3.4 %

Labour market (in 2018)

Employed persons with compulsory social security withMunich job location (June 30th, 2018) 874 099

Women (47.7 %) 416 768Men (52.3 %) 457 331Foreigners (22.4 %) 195 674

Employees in Munich subject to social insurance contributionsat the place of work by sectors

Total no. persons in employment with compulsory social security as of June 30th, 2018: 874 099

Freelance academic, technical and other business services

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Building, construction and housing (in 2018 resp. per end of year)

Building permitsBuildings 2 196Flats 12 581

Buildings completed Buildings 1 643Flats 8 094

Residential buildings 142 568Flats 801 816

Transport (in 2018 resp. per end of year)S-Bahn (inter-urban railway operating since May 28th, 1972)

Number of lines 8Network in km 434

U-Bahn (underground operating since Oct. 19th, 1971)Number of lines 8Network in km 95

Trams Number of lines 13Network in km 82

Existing flats according to the age of the buildings1980, 1990, 2000 and 2018

1918 and before 1919 - 1948 1949 and thereafter

31st Dec., 1980 31st Dec., 1990 31st Dec., 2000 31st Dec., 2018

Flats

87 546

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399 893

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Buses Number of lines 78Network in km 511 km

Registered vehicles (in use on the road) 832 524Cars 714 658Motorcycles 63 119Lorries 38 307

Vehicles per 1 000 inhabitants 540Registration of new vehicles 214 495

Cars 195 756Private cars 20 589Company vehicles 175 167

Issued driving licenses 19 700Issued driving licenses only for cars 13 926

Traffic accidents 46 408Deaths 17Injuries 6 510

Overall road length for motorised vehicles 2 382 kmof cycle paths maintained by the city 943 km

Munich airportsStarts and landings 413 469Passengers 46 253 623

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