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2021Munich 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)2008 Summer celebrations to mark the city’s 850th anniversary2010 200th anniversary of the Octoberfest with the “Historische Wiesn”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)2020 Because of the corona pandemic, Oktoberfest was canceled for the first time after 19492020 Opening of a 240 m long sidewalk and bicycle bridge at Arnulfpark

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 (December 31th, 2020) 310.7 km² including

Buildings and open spaces (45 %) 138.7 km² Recreational areas (16 %) 48.0 km² Roads and transport areas (17 %) 53.3 km²Agricultural areas (15 %) 45.7 km²Wooded areas (4 %) 13.4 km²

Weather (in 2020)

Average air temperature in °C 11.0Hours of sunshine 2 156Precipitation in mm 963Number of days with precipitation 151Summer days (maximum 25 °C or higher) 59Hot days (maximum 30 °C or higher) 11Subfreezing days (minimum below 0 °C) 62Sub-zero days (maximum below 0 °C) 0

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

Mean annual temperature Long-term average

in °C12,0

11,0

10,0

9,0

8,02011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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

City representatives (Year 2020 to 2026)

Lord Mayor: Dieter Reiter, SPDDeputy Mayor: Katrin Habenschaden, GRÜNEDeputy Mayor: Verena Dietl, SPD

City Council (May 1th, 2020)

Population (December 31th, 2020 resp. in 2020)

Inhabitants (registered with main residence in Munich) 1 562 096Women (50.6 %) 789 819Men (49.4 %) 772 277Germans (71.4 %) 1 116 110Non-Germans (28.6 %) 445 986

comprising persons fromEuropean citizenship (21.3 %) 333 421

from EU-countries (13.9 %) 216 389from the rest of Europe (7.5 %) 117 032

African nationality (1.4 %) 21 635American nationality (1.1 %) 17 286Asian nationality (4.6 %) 71 666Australian/Oceanian nationality (0.1 %) 1 084

CSU 20 seats ÖDP 3 seatsGRÜNE 23 seats DIE LINKE 3 seatsFREIE WÄHLER 2 seats Rosa Liste, BP,

München-Liste,Die PARTEI,VOLT

each party one

seat

AfD 3 seatsSPD 18 seatsFDP 3 seats

Age distribution 0 - 9 years of age (9.2 %) 10 - 19 years of age (7.7 %) 20 - 29 years of age (15.0 %) 30 - 39 years of age (18.1 %) 40 - 49 years of age (14.0 %) 50 - 59 years of age (13.8 %) 60 - 69 years of age (9.1 %) 70 - 79 years of age (7.6 %) 80 - 89 years of age (4.7 %) 90 years and above (0.8 %)

143 853120 214233 909282 506218 128215 882142 064118 94573 61412 981

Age structure Munich populationas of December 31th, 2020

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06 000 6 00012 000 12 00018 000 18 000

men age women

Germans without migration backround

Germans with migration backround

Non-Germans

Health services (December 31th, 2020)

Hospitals (per end of 2019) 52Hospital beds (annual average) 10 964Medical hospital staff 6 260Non-medical hospital staff 27 028

19 000

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10 0002011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Private households combined 834 542Single person households (53.9 %) 449 561Couples without (underage) children (23.8 %) 198 556Couples with (underage) children (14.5 %) 120 698Single parents with (underage) children (3.2 %) 26 626other multi-person households (4.7 %) 39 101

Births 17 593including non-German (16.7%) 2 941

Deaths 12 313including non-German (12.1 %) 1 493

Number of births in excess of deaths + 5 280Persons moving to Munich 90 459

including non-German (53.3 %) 50 135Persons moving away from Munich 93 921

including non-German (45.3 %) 44 213Migration balance (migration loss) - 3 462

Marriages 9 489

Most popular name for girls EmiliaMost popular name for boys Maximilian

Births and deaths in Munich 2011 - 2020Persons

Births Deaths

Other generalschools

Doctors with independent surgeries (not incl. private surgeries) 3 997Number of residents per doctor 391

Dentists with independent surgeries (not incl. private surgeries) 1 768Number of residents per dentist 884

Pharmacies 346Number of residents per pharmacy 4 515

Social services (March 1st, 2020)

Children’s day-care facilities 1 448including municipal institutions 454

free non-profit, incl. child-parent initiatives 741Children catered for 80 555

incl. age 0 - 2 16 4003 - 7 (not incl. school children) 45 3745 - 13 (school children) 18 781

incl. those in municipal institutions 33 611 in free non-profit institutions 34 683

Staff 17 915incl. municipal 6 319

free non-profit 8 213

Education (School year 2019/20 and Winter Semester 2019/20)

Distribution of pupils attendinggeneral schools 2019/2020

Total numer of pupils: 129 526

Primary schools

Grammar schools

Upper secondary schools

and secondary schoolsoffering special

educational support

Lower secondaryschools

Special needsschools

Total number of general schools 345Pupils 129 526

Number of female pupils 64 163Number of non-German pupils 24 926

Primary schools 159Number of pupils 46 492

Lower secondary schools 58Number of pupils 14 267

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

Number of pupils 6 175Upper secondary schools, incl. USS offering special educational support 39

City-run 20Number of pupils 17 058

Grammar schools 56City-run 14

Number of pupils 40 419Other general schools 12

Number of pupils 5 115

Total number of vocational schools 214Number of pupils 62 760

City-run 80Number of pupils 47 447

Incl. vocational schools 37Number of pupils 40 024

Specialised vocational schools 88Number of pupils 7 263

Specialised technical schools 38Number of pupils 2 268

Upper technical and vocational schools 24Number of pupils 7 617

Universities 21Number of students 134 873

Female students percentage 49.0Non-German students percentage 21.3

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 52 425Female students percentage 60.6Non-German students percentage 17.8

Technical University 41 768Female students percentage 36.1Non-German students percentage 32.1

State university of applied sciences 18 039Female students percentage 40.0Non-German students percentage 14.7

Culture (December 31th, 2020 resp. in 2020)Theatres

Visitors to selected theatresNationaltheater 128 826Residenztheater 43 475Theater am Gärtnerplatz 51 242Prinzregententheater (Großes Haus) 64 889Münchner Kammerspiele 43 245Münchner Volkstheater 40 953Schauburg – Theater für junges Publikum 11 053Deutsches Theater 37 885

Public OrchestrasVisitors to selected concerts

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra 41 300Public radio concerts 32 667Bavarian State Orchestra 12 547Munich Symphony Orchestra 12 600

Cinemas 78Visitors 1 138 441

MuseumsVisitors to selected museums

Alte Pinakothek 137 677Pinakothek der Moderne 132 864Museum Brandhorst 58 579Bayerisches Nationalmuseum 37 189Münchner Stadtmuseum 50 383Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus 120 810Deutsches Museum (Museumsinsel) 312 366Museum Mensch und Natur 56 165

Public librariesMedia available at selected libraries

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (state library) 34 470 000Universitätsbibliothek der LMU (University) 5 890 304Münchner Stadtbibliothek (municipal library) 2 149 595Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums 1 024 477

Recreation and sports (December 31th, 20 resp. in 2020)Olympic Park Munich, incl. leased companies

Area in sq. m 850 000Area of “tent” roof in sq. m 75 000Visitors to individual events

(328 event-days) 373 925Visitors to permanent facilities 634 866

Capacity of the Allianz Arena (football stadium – seats) 75 000Number of games in the 2020/21 season 24(all games without spectators)Participation in stadium tours 91 789

Sports clubs 687Active members 604 075

Female members 264 512

Sports facilities / sports grounds 37District public sports grounds 24Municipal sports facilities (open-air facilities) 13

Club sports facilities 177Sports and multipurpose halls (gyms, including school sports halls) 389Stadiums 2Ice rinks- and funsports centres 2Golf courses 3Racetracks 2Indoor swimming pools 9Outdoor swimming pools 8School swimming pools 35

Hellabrunn Zoo (area 0,40 km²)Visitors 750 024

Botanical Gardens (ca. 20 000 plant species, area 0,20 km²)Visitors 183 538

Tourism (December 31th, 2020 resp. in 2020)

Hotels, guest houses and pensions 342Number of beds available 64 599

Total number of guests 2 992 527From Germany 2 100 912From abroad 891 615

From the Austria 95 549Switzerland 82 669Italy 65 005United States 63 892Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55 743

Overnights stays 7 034 040Guests from abroad 2 219 295

Average stay in nights 2.4

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Economy (December 31th, 2020 resp. in 2020)

Industrial production companies Main construction trade (with 20 + employees) 84

Number of employees 5 493Hours worked in 1 000 6 536

Finishing trade for building (with 23 + employees) 95Number of employees 5 639Hours worked in 1 000 6 666

Processing/manufacturing industry (with 50 + employees) 122Number of employees 97 712 Hours worked in 1 000 9 833

Crafts and trade enterprises 19 994Number of employees (incl. owners) 73 100

Total turnover by companies in Munich 2019 in billion euros(excl. VAT) according to VAT statistics 393.4

Manufacturing industry (53.3 %) 209.7Trade, maintenance, car repair (23.1 %) 90.9Hotel and restaurant industry, transport (2.6 %) 10.1Other services (21.0 %) 82.7

Arrivals and overnight stays

Arrivals Overnight stays

Munich exhibition and trade fair siteTrade fairs organised by Messe München GmbH 6Trade fairs organised by others 98Exhibitors (excluding guest events) 7 056Visits (including guest events) 582 196

Unemployed persons place of residence Munich (Dec.20) 42 906Women (46.2 %) 19 837Men (53.8%) 23 069til 24 years of age (6.1%) 2 59955 years of age and above (19.6%) 8 424Non-German (46.4 %) 19 923

Unemployment rate 4.8 %

Labour market (in 2020)

Employed persons with compulsory social security withMunich job location (June 30th, 2020) 897 905

Women (47.7%) 428 336Men (52.3 %) 469 569Foreigners (23.2 %) 208 034

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, 2020: 897 905

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

Information andcommunication

Building, construction and housing (December 31th, 2020 resp. in 2020)Building permits

Buildings 1 901Flats 11 528

Buildings completed Buildings 1 435Flats 8 289

Residential buildings 143 717Flats 815 057

Transport (December 31th, 2020 resp. in 2020)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 81

Existing flats according to the age of the buildings1980, 1990, 2000 and 2020

Flats

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031th Dec., 1980 31th Dec., 1990 31th Dec., 2000 31th Dec., 2020

1918 and before 1919 - 1948 1949 and thereafter

87 546

81 088

399 893

79 688

79 044

491 376

78 466

76 425

546 662

71 902

70 553

672 602

Buses Number of lines 81Network in km 536 km

Registered vehicles (in use on the road) 851 641Cars 724 303Lorries 43 594Motorcycles 66 863

Private cars per 1 000 inhabitants 343

Registration of new vehicles 183 368Cars 160 336

Private cars 17 548Company vehicles 142 788

Issued driving licenses 16 758Issued driving licenses only for cars 11 638

Traffic accidents 38 434Deaths 17Injuries 5 687

Munich airportsStarts and landings 146 833Passengers 11 112 773

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