Editing Thuringia (section)

=== Current population ===
The current population is 2,120,237 (31 December 2020) with an annual rate of decrease of about 0.5%, which varies widely between the local regions. In 2012, 905,000 Thuringians lived in a municipality with more than 20,000 inhabitants, this is an [[urbanization]] rate of 42% which continues to rise.

In July 2013, there were 41,000 non-Germans by citizenship living in Thuringia (1.9% of the population − among the smallest proportions of any state in Germany). Nevertheless, the number rose from 33,000 in July 2011, an increase of 24% in only two years. About 4% of the population are migrants (including persons that already received German citizenship). The biggest groups of foreigners by citizenship are (as of 2012): [[Russians in Germany|Russians]] (3,100), [[Poles in Germany|Poles]] (3,000), [[Turks in Germany|Turks]] (2,100) and [[Ukrainians in Germany|Ukrainians]] (2,000). The number of foreigners varies between regions: the college towns [[Erfurt]], [[Jena]], [[Weimar]] and [[Ilmenau]] have the highest rates, whereas there are almost no migrants living in the most rural smaller municipalities.

The Thuringian population has a significant [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] gap, caused by the emigration of young women, especially in rural areas. Overall, there are 115 to 120 men per 100 women in the 25–40 age group ("family founders") which has negative consequences for the birth ratio. Furthermore, the population is getting older and older with some rural municipalities recording more than 30% of over-65s (pensioners). This is a problem for the regional labour market, as there are twice as many people leaving as entering the job market annually.