Almost 29% of the people who filed an asylum application in Germany in the first half of 2015 were children and juveniles under 18 years and almost 51% belonged to the age group of the 18 to 34 year olds. This means that approximately 80% of all asylum seekers in Germany were under the age of 35. In comparison, people under 35 accounted for roughly 36% of the total population of Germany in 2013.