https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed New research revealed on Wednesday what the top names for both boys and girls in Germany are - and which names are growing (or falling) in popularity. https://www.thelocal.de/20201230/these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-for-2020 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:36:28 +0100 these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-for-2020 Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20191231/revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:22:45 +0100 revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 Most expert predictions in recent years have made gloomy predictions about a massive drop in the German population size. But researchers in Cologne have come to a rather different conclusion. https://www.thelocal.de/20171004/german-population-will-grow-over-coming-decades-after-all-experts-reckon Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:22:05 +0200 german-population-will-grow-over-coming-decades-after-all-experts-reckon There are more people living in Germany than ever before, largely thanks to immigration. Here's an explanation of what the new numbers mean. https://www.thelocal.de/20170127/germanys-population-just-hit-a-record-high Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:32:44 +0100 germanys-population-just-hit-a-record-high Germany’s birthrate has increased to over 1.5 children per woman for the first time in 33 years, as around 738,000 newborns arrived in Germany in 2015. https://www.thelocal.de/20161017/mini-baby-boom-continues-with-33-year-birthrate-high-children-baby-population Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:46:16 +0200 mini-baby-boom-continues-with-33-year-birthrate-high-children-baby-population Polish writer Olga Mecking tells The Local why Germany is so much better than neighbour the Netherlands when it comes to getting pregnant and bringing up kids. https://www.thelocal.de/20161017/10-reasons-its-awesome-to-be-knocked-up-in-germany Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:43:57 +0200 10-reasons-its-awesome-to-be-knocked-up-in-germany Germany has halted a three-decade-long decline in its birth rate, with data showing that the trend has started to reverse, statisticians said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160924/germany-sees-turning-point-in-birth-rate-decline Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:01:14 +0200 germany-sees-turning-point-in-birth-rate-decline A 23-year-old woman is to face trial in Bavaria on Tuesday on suspicion of having left her live newborn baby in a toilet at Munich airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/trial-begins-of-woman-who-left-newborn-in-airport-toilet Tue, 03 May 2016 12:55:06 +0200 trial-begins-of-woman-who-left-newborn-in-airport-toilet Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20151231/researcher-charts-top-baby-names-of-2015-star-wars-knud-bielefeld Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:43:10 +0100 researcher-charts-top-baby-names-of-2015-star-wars-knud-bielefeld Star Formula One driver Nico Rosberg confirmed on Monday that he and his wife Vivian are now the parents of a baby girl, saying the couple were “overwhelmed and totally in love”. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/rosberg-overwhelmed-by-baby-daughter Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:34:35 +0200 rosberg-overwhelmed-by-baby-daughter A midwife in Munich has been charged with attempting to murder four women in the delivery room as they were about to give birth. https://www.thelocal.de/20150722/midwife-accused-of-attempted-murder-before-birth Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:21:13 +0200 midwife-accused-of-attempted-murder-before-birth Nearly one in three babies in Germany are delivered by c-section, putting Germany among the top ten European countries with the highest c-section rates, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/germany-has-high-rate-of-c-section-births-study Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:35:45 +0100 germany-has-high-rate-of-c-section-births-study A woman in the eastern German town of Leipzig has given birth to a white twin and a black twin – a phenomenon scientists say is a one-in-a-million occurrence. https://www.thelocal.de/20120103/39883 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:49:00 +0100 39883