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Berlin – A success storyFacts. Figures. Statistics.

25 yeArs After the fAll of the WAll

Berlin – A success story – foreword 3

Dear readers,Since the fall of the Wall in 1989, Berlin has become a dynamic, tolerant, culturally diverse metropolis. Things are looking up for the economy, and the city’s open-minded atmosphere draws talented people from all over the world.

These are good, successful years for Berlin: the city’s economic up-swing is generating jobs, higher wages, and, as a result, better living conditions overall. The foundation of this development is the steady growth of the economy, which has been more dynamic here than in other regions for years now. In addition, more new businesses are started here than in any other German state. And Berlin itself is growing: more and more people are moving to our city. That gives Berlin new strength, but it also creates new challenges.

The city’s positive development is not a given. We owe it to the many people who are contributing to Berlin’s rise – people who are shaping the city, moving it forward, and ensuring that Berlin stays on track for success. At the same time, the economic upswing needs to benefit all Berliners, and that also calls for policymaking that sets the right course.

Excellent education for all, an outstanding location for academics, science, and research, high-quality child care, affordable housing, a unique range of cultural offerings, creative development potential, and a sense of community and solidarity – all of that goes hand in hand in Berlin. We want to preserve what we have and build on it, too, so that even more people can look forward to a brighter future.

The statistics and comparative figures in this brochure give you some examples of Berlin’s success story over the past decade.

Happy reading!Yours,

Klaus WowereitGoverning Mayor of Berlin

Contents

foreword 3

Foreword by the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit

A growing city 4 – 13

Population growth · Jobs · Economic growth · Wages and salaries · Birth rate · Housing construction · Non-German residents

A dynamic city 14 – 21

New businesses · Self-employment · IT start-ups · Digital economy · Tourism · Exports · Film

A responsible city 22 – 27

Debt position · Unemployment rate · Spending and revenue · Research and development · Foundations

A city of learning and research 28 – 35

Teachers · Early childhood education · Spending for educa-tion · All-day schools · High school graduates with an immigrant background · Students · External funding · Women professors

A livable city 36 – 43

Green Berlin · CO2 reduction · Transportation · Young people · Pur-chasing power · Crime · Sports · Museum visitors

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

2013

3.50 million

3.45 million

3.40 million

3.35 million

3.30 million

Net population growth based on older census data

Net migration Total population growth

Net population growth based on the 2011 census

Natural population growth

10,000

–10,000

–20,000

–30,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

2013

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office (2013: estimate)

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office (2013: estimate)

Population of Berlin, 1991–2013(Reference date: December 31 of each year)

Population growth in Berlin, 1991–2013(in absolute numbers)

4 Berlin – A success story – A growing city 5A growing city: Did you know …

… that Berlin’s population is still growing?

… that the growth is due mostly to new arrivals, but that the number of births – in contrast to the German trend – also outweighs the number of deaths?



10,000

–10,000–20,000–30,000–40,000–50,000–60,000

20,00030,00040,000

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

2013

Source: Federal Employment Agency

1 %

–1 %

–2 %

–3 %

–4 %

–5 %

2 %

3 %

4 %

19921993

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

Source: Regional Accounts (VGRdL)

Berlin

Germany

Change in the number of jobs with full social security coverage in Berlin, 1993–2013 (in absolute numbers compared to the previous year; reference date: June 30 of each year)

Change in GDP in Berlin and Germany, 1992–2013 ( compared to the previous year in percent)


… that thousands of jobs are again being created in Berlin each year?

… that Berlin’s economy is now experiencing above-average growth?



0–1–2–3–4–5–6 1 2 3

– 0.8

– 1.5

– 1.5

– 2.3

– 2.6

– 3.1

– 3.1

– 3.1

– 3.4

– 3.6

– 3.8

– 3.9

– 4.3

– 5.2

– 5.8

Berlin

Hamburg

Source: Statistics Offices of the Federal and State GovernmentsSource: Regional Accounts (VGRdL)

Natural population growth (balance of births and deaths) per 1,000 inhabitants in 2011 by federal state

Increase in gross wages and salaries in Germany from 2005 to 2013 (by federal state in percent)

0.5

Baden-Württemberg

Bavaria

Hesse

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bremen

Lower Saxony

Rhineland- Palatinate

Schleswig-Holstein

Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania

Brandenburg

Saxony

Thuringia

Saarland

Saxony-Anhalt

0.0Berlin

Hamburg

Bavaria

Lower Saxony

Schleswig-Holstein

Brandenburg

Rhineland-Palatinate

Germany

Saxony

Bremen


Baden- Württemberg

Thuringia

Saarland


Saxony-Anhalt

15 % 20 % 25 % 30 %10 %5 %0 %

30.4 %

30.2 %

27.9 %

28.9 %

25.5 %

25.1 %

25.0 %

23.0 %

24.5 %

24.2 %

23.7 %

21.1 %

22.7 %

21.3 %

18.0 %

16.0 %

Hesse 24.7 %


… that Berlin is a metropolis with a high birthrate?

Berlin is a family-friendly city with a birthrate above the German average.

… that gross wages are rising faster in Berlin than elsewhere?

Rising wages and salaries are another indicator of Berlin’s economic upswing.

0

2,000

4,000

5,000

3,000

1,000

6,000

1999

10,849

2001

4,511

2003

3,134 3,224

4,8895,603

7,358

12,518

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Construction permit trends since 1999

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013


Apartments completed in Berlin

6,641

5,417

4,4914,321

3,8153,8333,718

3,126

3,536


… that there’s been a new surge in the number of construction permits issued in Berlin?

Berlin is growing, which means that it needs more housing. In 2013, construction permits were issued for more than 12,000 apartments (a total of 12,518) for the first time since 1999.

… that more and more apartments are being built in Berlin?

A total of 6,641 apartments were built in Berlin in 2013, which was 22.6 % more than in 2012. Most of these were in the Pankow, Mitte, and Lichtenberg boroughs. The Berlin Senate has also increased the number of state-owned apartments by almost 20,000 in recent years.

Naturalizations in Berlin, 2009–2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

6,398 6,6746,959

5,537

6,3095,000

6,000

7,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000


Source: Senate Department for Labour, Integration and Women’s Issues

2006 2011 2012 20130 %

5 %

10 %

15 %

20 %

18.4 %20.5 %

17.5 %

8.7 %

Foreign nationals in Berlin in 2013 by continent and selected nationalities


Europe 395,467

Asia 76,814

America 30,388

Africa 21,465

Undeclared/ stateless 11,462

Australia and Oceania 3,133

Europe:

European Union

Poland 51,084

Italy 22,693

France 16,806

Elsewhere in Europe:

Turkey 99,558

Serbia 19,137

Russian Federation 18,982

Percentage of trainees with an immigrant background in Berlin’s public service sector (in percent)


… that thousands of people in Berlin become German citizens each year?

The number of naturalizations is an indicator of successful integration. By becoming German citizens, people gain the full range of citizenship rights and privileges, including the right to vote and eligibility for political office.

… that Berlin’s public service sector is becoming more international, too?

At 20.5 % in 2013, more than one out of five trainees in Berlin’s pub-lic service sector and state-owned companies now has an immigrant background.

… that people from more than 180 different countries live in Berlin?

Berlin is diverse, with people from almost every country in the world living here. Almost three-fourths of them are Europeans. 14.1 % of Berlin’s population does not have German citizenship.

Growth in the number of jobs with full social security coverage from 2004 to 2013 The self-employed share of total employment (in percent) in 2013

New businesses started in 2013 (per 10,000 residents)

20052004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

5,313 5,506

6,938

4,540

2,020

5,9095,2454,750

3,326

1,549

Source: Berlin Partner

Source: Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research Source: Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research

Hamburg

Bavaria

Berlin

Hesse

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Saxony


Bremen

Germany

Baden-Württemberg


Schleswig-Holstein

Saarland

Brandenburg

Saxony-AnhaltThuringia

Lower Saxony

0 30 60 90 120121

11196

8481

78767575

7065

6260

5857

5246

Brandenburg

Bavaria

Berlin

Schleswig-Holstein

Saxony-Anhalt

Hesse


Saxony


Germany

Hamburg

Thuringia

Baden- WürttembergNorth Rhine-

Westphalia

Bremen

Saarland

Lower Saxony

0 % 3 % 6 % 9 % 12 %

13.6 %

12.6 %

12.2 %

11.8 %

11.5 %

11.1 %

10.2 %

10.7 %

10.8 %

10.7 %

10.6 %

10.4 %

10.1 %

9.7 %

9.2 %

8.4 %

8.5 %

Berlin – A success story – A dynamic city 1514 A dynamic city: Did you know …

… that Berlin is extremely attractive to new companies and companies looking for new locations?The number of jobs created by companies new to Berlin remains high. In 2013, new companies created 5,506 new jobs in Berlin.

… that Berlin has Germany’s highest percentage of self-employed people?

Berlin has many different specialists available to help people thinking about self-employment. Services range from a hotline for potential start-ups to “one-stop agencies” and the business consulting services of the individual Borough Offices.

… that Berlin is Germany’s start-up capital?

Relatively speaking, more new businesses are started in Berlin than in any other German state. The capital city offers ideal conditions for start-ups, outdoing Hamburg, Hesse, and Bremen.

Venture capital invested in IT and Internet start-ups (in millions of euros) by state

Change (in percent) in the number of employees in the core sector of the digital economy from 2008 to 2012

Source: BITKOM Source: Federal Employment Agency, Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB)

Bavaria


Berlin

Hamburg


Thuringia

Lower Saxony

Brandenburg

Saxony

Hesse

Baden- Württemberg

Schleswig-Holstein

Rhineland- Palatinate

Saarland

Bremen

Saxony-Anhalt

136.2123.4

45.734.2

13.315.0

12.112.5

9.42.8

9.42.2

8.623.7

3.01.4

2.91.3

2.31.8

1.42.4

1.10.8

0.41.0

0.00.4

0.00.3

0.00.0

2013

2012

0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 %

48.7 %Berlin

44.1 %Frankfurt a. M.

43.8 %Munich

37.1 %Dresden

34.7 %Düsseldorf

33.5 %Cologne

25.2 %Hamburg

Dortmund 1.7 %

Stuttgart– 0.3 %

Berlin – A success story – A dynamic city 17A dynamic city: Did you know …16

… that Berlin leads the country in It start-ups?

Berlin is a key location for information and communications technolo-gies. Our assets include highly skilled workers, networking opportuni-ties, and synergies with the creative sector and Berlin’s universities. That explains the remarkable number of Internet-related young com-panies in Berlin and their growing financial clout.

… that Berlin has Germany’s largest digital economy workforce?

In 2012, Berlin had 12,292 more people working in the core sector of the digital economy than in 2008.

Visitors from Germany Visitors from abroad

Export turnover for manufacturing in euros

Overnight stays

Export share of manufacturing in percent

19921993

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

1992

1991

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013


Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office, in-house calculations

Number of overnight stays and visitors to Berlin from Germany and abroad, 1992–2013

Export turnover in euros and export share of manufacturing in Berlin, 1991–2013

25 million

0 million

€ 0 billion 0 %

20 million

€ 12.5 billion 50 %

15 million

€ 10.0 billion 40 %

10 million

€ 7.5 billion 30 %

5 million

€ 5.0 billion 20 %

€ 2.5 billion 10 %


… that products “made in Berlin” are back in demand all over the world?

… that Berlin attracts more tourists every year?



Exports from Berlin in 2012 by major trading partners in millions of euros

Berlin’s exports in 2012 in selected product categories in millions of euros

USARussiaFrance

Saudi ArabiaChina

PolandUnited Kingdom

Czech Republic SwitzerlandNetherlands

ItalyAustria

JapanSpain

300 600 900 1,20001,434

813772

698658

635530522519

453443430

379333

Source: Federal Statistics Office


Electrical equipment Data processing equipment*

Pharmaceuticals and similar productsOther productsOther vehicles

Food and animal feedTobacco products

Automobiles and auto partsChemical products

Machinery0 2,000

2,3311,786

1,4921,347

1,1141,069995

916714

409

1,000

* Electrical and optical products

Shooting days in the region, 2005–2013

Source: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

2005 2010 2011 2012 2013

2,298

1,753

752

1,367

2,573

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500


… that Berlin exports its products to almost every corner of the world?

Products from Berlin are popular and in demand worldwide. Berlin’s largest export markets include the United States, Russia, and France, as well as countries like Saudi Arabia and China.

… that machinery is Berlin’s leading export?

In 2012 Berlin exported goods with a total value of around € 13.59 billion. The year before that it was € 12.99 billion. The list below shows the product categories exported most often.

… that Berlin is Germany’s number one film location?

Filmmakers from Germany and abroad love Berlin-Brandenburg and are making the capital region the country’s most popular shooting location for German and international films. Award-winning films like “Oh, Boy!,” “Amour,” and “Fack ju Göhte” and superstars from George Clooney to Cate Blanchett to Wes Anderson lend the city glitter and glamour. The run on Germany’s film capital is unabated.

Unemployment rate in Berlin, 1994–2013 (as a percentage of the non-military workforce; annual average)

10 %

15 %

20 %

19941995

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

Source: Federal Employment Agency

Berlin’s debt position (in euros), 1991–2013 (not including extra budgets)

Source: ZDL (Central data office of the state finance ministries): Debt position of Germany’s states (the years before 2010 calculated on the basis of a new classification scheme); Senate Department for Finance

€ 10 billion

€ 20 billion

€ 30 billion

€ 40 billion

€ 50 billion

€ 60 billion

€ 70 billion

19911992

19931994

19951996

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

20112012

2013

12.1 12.4 13.8

15.6 16.1 15.9 15.816.1

16.918.1

17.7

19.0

17.5

15.5

13.8

14.0 13.6 13.312.3

11.7

22 Berlin – A success story – A responsible city 23A responsible city: Did you know …

… that Berlin has stopped taking on new loans and is even managing to pay down its debt?

… that unemployment in Berlin has steadily declined for a decade now?



Adjusted expenditures and adjusted revenues in euros (up to and including 2013: actual figures; 2014 + 2015: according to budget)

Source: Senate Department for Finance

Total revenues (adjusted revenues) Financing deficit

Financing surplus (= debt repayment)Total expenditures (adjusted expenditures)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

€ 16 billion

€ 17 billion

€ 18 billion

€ 19 billion

€ 20 billion

€ 21 billion

€ 22 billion

€ 23 billion

17.34

22.57

21.07

20.6820.47

20.71

21.6721.91

21.8922.27

22.9123.07

20.86

21.04

20.5220.54

16.20 16.26

17.57 17.31

18.72

20.80

21.84

19.60

20.26

20.79

22.57

22.75 22.9923.29

Economic c

risis


… that Berlin has a balanced budget?

Berlin has a structurally balanced budget, which means that in normal economic times, the budget is funded without new debt. A limit on public borrowing has been incorporated into the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution, mandating that this financial policy goal be realized by 2020 at the latest. Berlin has met this requirement since 2012.

Number of foundations in Berlin (in absolute numbers)

Source: Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection

2001 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013

700

800

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

792

822

760

725

499

389

Spending on research and development (in percent of GDP) compared to other federal states, 2011


0 % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 %

Baden- Württemberg 5.08 %

Berlin 3.56 %

Bavaria 3.16 %

Hesse 3.02 %

Saxony 2.92 %

Germany 2.91 %

Lower Saxony 2.88 %

Bremen 2.79 %

Hamburg 2.24 %

Thuringia 2.23 %

Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania 2.09 %

Rhineland-Palatinate 2.07 %

North Rhine-Westphalia 2.02 %

Brandenburg 1.69 %

Saxony-Anhalt 1.49 %

Saarland 1.49 %

Schleswig-Holstein 1.43 %


… that the number of foundations in Berlin is growing?

The number of foundations in Berlin continues to rise, having doubled in the last ten years. The Senate introduced simplified and accelerated procedures to help foundations get started.

… that Berlin invests a lot of money in research and development?

Research here is concentrated on biotechnology, medical technology, optics, information and communications technology/media/creative industries, transportation engineering, energy, and the environment. At 3.56 % of GDP, Berlin ranks second in Germany in spending on this area.

Percentage of children under age three enrolled in a nursery schoolTeachers hired for Berlin schools, 2003–2013 (figure for 2013 based on preliminary data)

Places in nursery schools and day care


Source: Senate Department for Education, Youth and ScienceSource: Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science

Berlin Hamburg Stuttgart Frankfurt a. M.

DuisburgBremen

13.0 %

23.2 %31.1 %31.4 %

38.4 %43.7 %

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Birth to age 2 Age 3 to age 5

Total:

88,280 94,701

44,398 43,890

72,310 76,421 77,874 79,518 82,077 85,326

35,069 34,701 38,055 40,244 41,195 42,357

107,379 111,122 115,929 119,762 123,272 127,683 132,678 138,591

2004 251

2003 109

2005 572

2006 621

2007 479

2008 715

2009 447

2010 1,100

2011 1,600

2012 1,119

1,6002013

0 500 1,000 1,500

28 Berlin – A success story – A city of learning and research 29A city of learning and research: Did you know …

… that Berlin is hiring more and more teachers?

The number of school-age children in Berlin rose in 2013 for the first time since 1997, with 3,800 more children in state-funded schools alone. Berlin is hiring to meet this need: in 2012 and 2013, the city hired around 2,700 additional teachers, and in 2014 it will be an-other 2,000.

… that education in Berlin starts well before the first day of school?

Berlin’s nursery schools are educational facilities where children learn together in a relaxed and playful setting. 43.7 % of the children in Berlin under age three are enrolled in a nursery school, which not only promotes their own development, but makes Berlin a city in which work-family balance is part of everyday life.

… how many new nursery school places are being added in Berlin?

Berlin prioritizes early childhood education and learning. In 2011, the Senate made nursery schools in Berlin free for the last three years before a child starts school, and more and more parents are taking advantage of this opportunity.

Spending on education per capita (in euros)

Percentage of children enrolled in all-day schools

€ 1,500€ 1,000€ 500€ 0

Brandenburg € 1,081

Hamburg € 1,528

Berlin € 1,514

Hesse € 1,512

Bremen € 1,377

North Rhine-Westphalia € 1,375

Rhineland- Palatinate € 1,288

Baden- Württemberg € 1,357

Bavaria € 1,346

Lower Saxony € 1,249

Saxony € 1,319

Thuringia € 1,271

Saxony-Anhalt € 1,264

Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania € 1,250

Saarland € 1,143

Schleswig-Holstein € 1,081

Source: Federal Statistics Office Source: Bertelsmann Stiftung

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

21.9

43.538.5

23.6

48.0

53.155 %

45 %

35 %

25 %

15 %


… that Berlin invests a lot of money in education?

A comparison of Germany’s states shows that Berlin is concentrating resources on good schools and thereby investing in the city’s future. We believe that despite budgetary rigor, it’s possible to set clear politi-cal priorities.

… that one in two children in Berlin attends an all-day school?

Berlin is continuing to expand all-day instruction and supervision for children. Of the approximately 146,400 children enrolled in school in 2012/2013, more than half (53.1 %) attended an all-day school. That puts Berlin well above the German average of 32.3 %. By way of comparison, only 21 % of Berlin’s school-age children were enrolled in all-day schools ten years ago.

Bremen

Saxony


0 10,000–10,000 20,000–20,000–30,000–40,000–50,000

Berlin

Hamburg

Hesse

Bavaria

Thuringia

Saarland

29,071

28,443

26,401

13,487

9,863

– 13,807

– 14,081

– 20,810

– 50,758

4,265

4,278

580

– 463

– 7,858

– 2,560

– 6,051

Brandenburg

Baden-Württemberg

Lower Saxony

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Saxony-Anhalt


Schleswig-Holstein


Net migration of students by state in the 2012/2013 winter semester Number of students with a non-German-speaking background who have qualified to attend college (in percent)

Source: Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

18.0

23.2

21.5

23.6

25.7

34.0

35 %

30 %

25 %

20 %

15 %


… that Berlin is Germany’s most popular university city?

Berlin educates many more college students than those who are actually from Berlin. Students from all over Germany come to Berlin to attend its colleges and universities. A total of 165,923 students were enrolled in Berlin’s 42 institutions of higher education in the 2013/2014 winter semester.

… that more and more high school students with an immigrant background are taking the university entrance exam in Berlin?More and more young Berliners with an immigrant background are earning higher school-leaving qualifications, which entitles them to attend college. The number of these students has risen significantly since 2007.


1 External funding comes from sources other than the university’s regular budget.

€ 0 € 50,000 € 100,000 € 200,000€ 150,000

Saxony € 210,190

Berlin € 204,090

Bremen € 193,790

Saarland € 184,480

Baden- Württemberg € 171,920

Lower Saxony € 166,960

Bavaria € 162,290

Germany € 159,270

North Rhine-Westphalia € 156,550

Hamburg € 148,070

Schleswig-Holstein € 139,770

Hesse € 135,670

Thuringia € 134,150

Brandenburg € 133,550

Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania € 114,140

Sachsen-Anhalt € 110,160

Rhineland-Palatinate € 95,080

External funding per university professor in 2011:All of each state’s universities (including colleges of administration) Percentage of women professors in 2012


0 % 5 % 10 % 15 % 20 % 25 %

Berlin

Bremen

Lower Saxony

Hamburg

Brandenburg

Hesse



Saarland

Sachsen-Anhalt

Saxony

Baden- Württemberg

Bavaria

Thuringia


Schleswig-Holstein

30.3 %

24.4 %

24.3 %

24.2 %

22.6 %

21.9 %

20.7 %

19.4 %

19.2 %

18.4 %

18.3 %

18.1 %

16.7 %

16.4 %

16.1 %

15.8 %


… that Berlin’s universities have been very successful at attracting external funding?

In a comparison of Germany’s states, Berlin’s universities rank second in attracting external funding.1 The amount of external funding awarded is an indicator of faculty’s ability to acquire research funding and of the quality of the research being done.

… that Berlin has the country’s highest share of women professors?

Berlin has a higher percentage of women faculty than any other Ger-man state. And Berlin also outnumbers most of Germany’s other states with its total of 3,125 professors overall (both men and women). Women are especially well represented in entrance-level professor-ships (56.9 %) and professorships in the next highest category (36.6 %).


Buildings and associated open space 41.5 %

Woodland 18.3 %

Transportation 14.9 %

Recreation 12.0 %

Lakes and waterways 6.7 %

Agriculture 4.4 %

Other uses 1.6 %

Industry 0.6 %

41.5 %18.3 %

14.9 %

12.0 % 6.7 %

4.4 %

1.6 %0.6 %

City area according to use as of December 31, 2013

Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office, Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment

CO2 emissions from end-use energy consumption in Berlin(Reference: 1990 = 100)

100

70

80

90

60

19961997

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

2010

92.5

85

87.2

74.7

76.2

68

70.8

68.8

69.1

67.4

2011

36 Berlin – A success story – A livable city 37A livable city: Did you know …

… that Berlin is a city in close touch with nature?

Berlin is Germany’s greenest major city. Recreation areas, forests, rivers, lakes, and canals make up more than 30 % of its territory. Neukölln has more green spaces than any other borough, with just under 20 % of its area devoted to parks and meadows for sports and relaxation.

… that Berlin is a leader in Co2 reduction?

Thanks to Berlin’s air pollution control program, we are seeing constant improvement in our air quality. With per capita CO2 emissions of 5.9 tons, Berlin is an environmentally friendly city. We have managed to reduce our emissions by 32.6 % since 1990.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Munich Hannover Magdeburg Hamburg Potsdam Berlin

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

342

424428

457

486

565

Number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants as of January 1, 2014 Total route length in kilometers in 2013

Source: Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB), BVG

Bus

Suburban rail 556 km

Tram 504 km

Subway 146 km

0 km 10,000 km5,000 km 15,000 km 20,000 km 25,000 km

27,687 km


… that cars play a much smaller role in Berlin than in other major German cities?

Berlin is the city with the fewest cars per capita, thanks in part to the city’s dense public transportation network and its many bicycle paths and sidewalks. Berlin is also one of Germany’s “electric mobility showcases.” The number of electric vehicles in the city will only continue to grow in the coming years.

… that Berlin has a very efficient public transportation system?

3.62 million passenger trips a day are taken on Berlin-Brandenburg’s public transportation system, which amounts to more than 1.3 bil-lion trips a year. Here in Berlin, passengers have 15 suburban rail lines, 10 subway lines, 24 tram lines, 6 ferries, and 162 bus lines to choose from.

Seoul

Tokyo

Los Angeles

London

Chicago

Paris

Dallas

New York

Berlin

723.59

735.91

754.39

762.40

774.53

775.25

784.06

831.98

836.44

843.85Toronto

Overall scores of the top ten cities in the YouthfulCities 2014 Index

Source: www.youthfulcities.com

600 650 700 750 800

Source: Police Crime Statistics (PKS), Berlin

201320122008

0

2,000

4,000

6,0006,2226,4196,461

Total number of robberies

Source: UBS AG

Zurich

New York

Berlin

Tokyo

Munich

Frankfurt a. M.

London

Paris

100806040200100

90.4

74.2

73.2

69.7

68.8

66.1

58.9

Purchasing power in comparison to average wages per employee in 2012 (Reference: Zurich = 100)


… that Berlin is one of the world’s most appealing cities for young people?

The YouthfulCities 2014 Index analyzed 25 cities around the world to find out which of them offers young people the best living condi-tions. Berlin ranked second, ahead of New York, in this worldwide comparison and came out first among European cities – far ahead of Paris and London.

… that Berlin is an even safer city now?

The total number of robberies in the city continues to decline. In addi-tion, 1.5 % more robberies were solved in 2013.

… that you get more for your money in Berlin than in many other cities?

Berlin looks good when it comes to the relationship between wages and prices. Although wages and salaries are, on average, lower than in other cities, prices are considerably lower, too. That means that the average Berliner can make his or her salary go further than people in many other major cities.

Source: Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)

21.9

22.2

27.9

46.6

48.2

53.5

78.6

80.4

84.1Berlin

Cologne

Hamburg

Munich

Düsseldorf

Frankfurt a. M.

Stuttgart

Gelsenkirchen

Bremen

0 20 40 60 80

The most successful cities for sporting events(Points awarded in the HWWI ranking)

0 million

5 million

10 million

20 million

15 million

Source: Senate Chancellery – Cultural Affairs

2011

15.79

2012

17.20

2010

14.97

2009

13.34

2000

9.12

1994

5.72

Museum visits in Berlin (in millions)


… that Berlin leads the country in sporting events?

In 2012, a total of 40,987 runners started the Berlin Marathon. Taking that into account, it’s not surprising that the capital ranks first in sporting events. Lots of fans are regulars at Hertha BSC football games, Alba Berlin basketball games, Füchse Berlin handball games, and Berliner Eisbären ice hockey games. In volleyball, water polo, and field hockey, too, Berlin’s First and Second Division teams are doing very well.

… that Berlin’s museums are drawing record numbers of visitors?

Statistics underscore the popularity of Berlin’s museums. A total of 17,200,115 people visited Berlin’s museums, memorial sites, and exhibition venues in 2012, which means that the number of museum visits has more than doubled since 1994. In 2012, 375 exhibitions were shown in museums and memorial sites alone and another 242 in exhibition venues, for a total of 617.

Published by: Press and Information Office of the Federal State of Berlin © Summer 2014, new and expanded edition

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