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)
Mean annual temperature Long-term average
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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
Wähler, fraktionslos
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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
Men Age Women
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
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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
Upper secondary schools
and secondary schoolsoffering special
educational support
Lower secondaryschools
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
Arrivals 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
Public administration,defence, socialinsurance, educationand teaching,health and socialTrade, transportation and
hotel/restaurant industry
Processingsector
Financial servicesand insurance
Constructing sectorLand and housingArt, entertainment
and leisure,other services,private households;extraterritorialorganisations
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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
81 088
399 893
79 688
79 044
491 376
78 466
76 425
546 662
70 571
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658 599
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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