Context: population & infrastructure
What it shows
The denominators behind everything else: how many people live here, how the population grows and ages, and how loaded the physical networks are. Context, not KPIs — no trend arrows, no judgements.
What it cannot prove
Whether growth or ageing is good or bad; these series exist so the other 44 indicators can be read per capita and in proportion.
X1Population
18.0M
↗1y +101k · 5y +636k · 10y +1.1M
ACBSsince 1950 · as of 2025
X2Population growth
87.2k/yr
→1y -13.9k · 5y +19.4k · 10y +8,817
ACBSsince 2002 · as of 2025
X3Grey pressure (65+/20–65)
35.5%
↗1y +0.6 · 5y +2.4 · 10y +5.6
ACBSsince 1950 · as of 2025
X4Single-person households
3.4M
↗1y +40.3k · 5y +301k · 10y +513k
BCBSsince 2000 · as of 2025
X5Traffic congestion
22.1mln km·min
→1y +0.3 · 5y +16.4 · 10y +8.4
BRWSsince 2015 · as of 2025
X6Rail punctuality
89.4%
→1y -0.3 · 5y -3.2 · 10y —
BProRailsince 2015 · as of 2024
More indicators for this domain are planned — see the methodology & roadmap. Missing here means not credible yet, not forgotten.