Population development of Braunschweig

This article shows the population development of Braunschweig in tabular and graphical form.

Population development

 

The population development of Braunschweig according to the adjacent tables. Above from 1403 to 2017. Below an excerpt from 1871

Braunschweig already had more than 10,000 inhabitants in the late Middle Ages and early modern times and, according to the understanding of the time, had the status of a large city . The population fell again and again due to the numerous wars, epidemics and famine. With industrialization in the 19th century, population growth accelerated. While only 30,000 people lived in Braunschweig in 1812, the city's population exceeded the limit of 100,000 as early as 1890. On April 1, 1934, several surrounding communities were incorporated. The population rose to 217,000 by 1940.

The effects of the Second World War are clearly visible . During the war Braunschweig was exposed to numerous bomb attacks, with around 90 percent of the inner city being destroyed. The most devastating was the bombing raid on Braunschweig on October 15, 1944 , when the 233 Lancaster bombers of No. 5 Bomber Group Royal Air Force (RAF) sparked a raging firestorm for two and a half days by dropping around 200,000 phosphorus , incendiary and high-explosive bombs . Over 1,000 people were killed in this attack. Throughout the war, 3,500 people were killed in bombing attacks, with almost half of the dead being prisoners of war, forced laborers and concentration camp inmates.

The population fell to 163,000 by December 1945. But in 1947 the pre-war level was reached again. On March 1, 1974, the population increased by 52,627 people to the historic high of 271,213 due to the incorporation of numerous places. On December 31, 2009, the “ official population ” for Braunschweig was 247,400 according to an update by the State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices ).

The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Up to 1839 these are mostly estimates, then census results (¹) or official updates by the city administration (until 1970) and the State Statistical Office (from 1971). From 1843 the information relates to the “customs clearance population”, from 1871 to the “local population”, from 1925 to the resident population and since 1987 to the “population at the place of the main residence”. Before 1843, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey methods.

From 1403 to 1900

(respective territorial status)

Year / date Residents 1403 17,500 1551 16,192 1671 15,570 1773 23,385 1783 27,063 1793 27.301 1812 29,950 1822 32,945 1830 35,340 1836 39,817 1839 37,583 December 3, 1843 ¹ 39,787 December 3, 1846 ¹ 39,113 December 3, 1849 ¹ 39,011

date Residents December 3, 1852 ¹ 39,410 December 3, 1855 ¹ 38,397 December 3, 1858 ¹ 40,635 December 3, 1861 ¹ 42.209 December 3, 1864¹ 45,450 December 3, 1867 ¹ 50,369 December 1, 1871 ¹ 57,883 December 1, 1875 ¹ 65,938 December 1, 1880¹ 75,038 December 1, 1885 ¹ 85.174 December 1, 1890¹ 101,047 December 2, 1895 ¹ 115,138 December 1, 1900 ¹ 128,226

¹ census result

From 1905 to 1944

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 1, 1905 ¹ 136.397 December 1, 1910¹ 143,552 December 1, 1916 ¹ 133,037 December 5, 1917 ¹ 130.405 October 8, 1919 ¹ 139,539 December 31, 1919 142.179 December 31, 1920 143,816 December 31, 1921 145.815 December 31, 1922 146,662 December 31, 1923 145,561 December 31, 1924 145.822 June 16, 1925 ¹ 146.654 December 31, 1925 146,513 December 31, 1926 146.110 December 31, 1927 148.173

date Residents December 31, 1928 150.603 December 31, 1929 152.756 December 31, 1930 153,644 December 31, 1931 154,565 December 31, 1932 154,613 June 16, 1933 ¹ 156,840 December 31, 1933 157.089 December 31, 1934 166,823 December 31, 1935 169,798 December 31, 1936 172,432 December 31, 1937 178.226 December 31, 1938 190,200 May 17, 1939 ¹ 196.068 December 31, 1939 208,400 December 31, 1940 216,800

¹ census result

From 1945 to 1970

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1945 162,855 October 29, 1946 ¹ 181.375 December 31, 1947 200,521 September 13, 1950 ¹ 223.760 December 31, 1951 231.091 December 31, 1952 234.384 December 31, 1953 236.761 September 25, 1956 ¹ 240.431 June 6, 1961 ¹ 246.085 December 31, 1961 245,551

date Residents December 31, 1962 244.089 December 31, 1963 242.103 December 31, 1964 240.028 December 31, 1965 237.028 December 31, 1966 234,665 December 31, 1967 231,417 December 31, 1968 229.277 December 31, 1969 227.941 May 27, 1970 ¹ 223,700 December 31, 1970 223.936

¹ census result

Source: city administration

From 1971

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1971 222,805 December 31, 1972 219.507 December 31, 1973 218.233 December 31, 1974 271.213 December 31, 1975 268,519 December 31, 1976 267.124 December 31, 1977 264,918 December 31, 1978 263,290 December 31, 1979 261,699 December 31, 1980 261.141 December 31, 1981 260,342 December 31, 1982 257.780 December 31, 1983 256.931 December 31, 1984 253.057 December 31, 1985 248.001 December 31, 1986 247.836

date Residents May 25, 1987 ¹ 252.351 December 31, 1987 252.822 December 31, 1988 253.794 December 31, 1989 256.323 December 31, 1990 258.833 December 31, 1991 259.127 December 31, 1992 258,347 December 31, 1993 256.267 December 31, 1994 254.130 December 31, 1995 252,544 December 31, 1996 251,320 December 31, 1997 248,944 December 31, 1998 247.241 December 31, 1999 246,322 December 31, 2000 245.816 December 31, 2001 245,516

date Residents December 31, 2002 245.392 December 31, 2003 245.076 December 31, 2004 245,872 December 31, 2005 245.273 December 31, 2006 245,467 December 31, 2007 245.810 December 31, 2008 246.012 December 31, 2009 247,400 December 31, 2010 248,867 December 31, 2011 243,829 December 31, 2012 245,798 December 31 2013 247.227 December 31, 2014 248.502 December 31, 2015 251.364 December 31, 2016 248,667 December 31, 2017 248.023

¹ census result

Source: State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony, or City of Braunschweig: Statistics population since 1551.

Population forecast

In their 2009 publication “Who, where, how many? - Population in Germany 2025 ”, in which the Bertelsmann Stiftung provides data on the development of the population for all municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants in Germany, a 0.7 percent decline in Braunschweig's population between 2006 and 2025 (1,633 people) is predicted. These forecasts have been confirmed so far, as the population remained constant at around 245,500 until the end of 2012.

Absolute population development 2012–2030 - forecast for Braunschweig (main residences):

Forecast according to the graphic opposite compared to the real development from 1990

date	Residents
2012	245.740
2020	256.080
2025	257.910
2030	257,700

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

In March 2016, Deutsche Postbank AG published a study conducted by Michael Bräuninger, professor at Helmut Schmidt University , entitled Housing Atlas 2016 - Living in the City , in which a population forecast for 36 major German cities for the year 2030 is carried out. It also explicitly takes into account the immigration in the context of the refugee crisis in Germany from 2015 . For Braunschweig, it predicts a population decline of 1.91% from 2015 to 2030 despite the influx of refugees.

Population structure

The largest groups of foreigners legally registered in Braunschweig on December 31, 2009 came from Turkey (5089), Poland (3158), Italy (1222), China (998), Russia (647), Spain (616), Greece (463 ), Syria (415) and Ukraine (387).

population	As of December 31, 2006
Residents with main residence	245,467
of which male	120,483
Female	124,984
German	220,815
of which male	107.005
Female	113.810
Foreigners	24,652
of which male	13,478
Female	11,174
Proportion of foreigners in percent	10.0

Source: State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony

age structure

The following overview shows the age structure as of December 31, 2006 (main residences).

Age from - to	population	Percentage
0 - 5	11,644	4.7
6-17	24,942	10.2
18 - 24	21,144	8.6
25-29	18,820	7.7
30-39	36,194	14.7
40-49	38,234	15.6
50 - 59	29,865	12.2
60-64	13,064	5.3
over 65	51,560	21.0
total	245,467	100.0

Source: State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony

Former parishes

local community	district	1961	1970
Bevenrode	Braunschweig	513	723
Bienrode	Braunschweig	2190	2366
Broitzem	Braunschweig	2361	3594
Buchhorst, municipality-free area	Braunschweig	38	33
Dibbesdorf	Braunschweig	523	961
Geitelde	Wolfenbüttel	690	870
Harxbüttel	Gifhorn	234	373
Hondelage	Braunschweig	939	1888
Lamb	Braunschweig	892	1524
Leiferde	Wolfenbüttel	1099	1587
Mascherode	Braunschweig	1418	2505
Rautheim	Braunschweig	3111	3936
Rüningen	Braunschweig	2206	4276
Schapen	Braunschweig	957	1639
Stiddien	Wolfenbüttel	347	288
Stöckheim near Braunschweig	Braunschweig	3758	4519
Tuna	Braunschweig	662	1051
Timmerlah	Braunschweig	988	1540
Völkenrode	Braunschweig	727	1071
Folk ailment	Braunschweig	2494	3071
Waggum	Braunschweig	1166	2902
Watenbüttel	Braunschweig	1082	1838
Turn	Braunschweig	2777	5075

Townships

Population density of the boroughs, inhabitants per hectare

The population figures refer to December 31, 2006 (main residences).

No.	Surname	Area in km²	of inhabitants number	Inhabitants per km²	Number of foreigners	Foreigners in%
111	Honeycomb Schunter	16.55	12,459	753	515	4.1
112	Bienrode-Waggum-Bevenrode	14.85	6,248	421	130	2.1
113	Hondelage	8.66	3,887	449	99	2.5
114	Folk ailment	11.64	6,628	569	214	3.2
120	Eastern ring area	4.00	25,324	6.331	1,416	5.6
131	Downtown	2.37	12,830	5,414	1,851	14.4
132	Viewegsgarten-Bebelhof	6.71	12,540	1,869	1,217	9.7
211	Stöckheim-Leiferde	10.40	8.107	780	327	4.0
212	Heidberg-Melverode	4.83	11,600	2,402	520	4.5
213	Südstadt-Rautheim-Mascherode	15.05	12,445	827	423	3.4
221	West town	6.79	23,172	3,413	2,280	9.8
222	Timmerlah Geitelde Stiddien	14.63	3,728	255	102	2.7
223	Broitzem	3.60	5,978	1,661	308	5.2
224	Rüningen	3.27	2,931	896	189	6.4
310	Western ring area	8.58	32,661	3,807	3,859	11.8
321	Lehndorf-Watenbüttel	27.49	19,947	726	741	3.7
322	Veltenhof boast	10.44	6.015	576	396	6.6
323	Wenden-Thune-Harxbüttel	12.20	6,407	525	224	3.5
331	North city	6.49	21,570	3,324	2,955	13.7
332	Schunteraue	3.56	5,694	1,599	1,026	18.0
	Braunschweig	192.09	240.171	1,250	18,792	7.8

Source: City of Braunschweig

See also

• History of the city of Braunschweig

literature

• Imperial Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Statistical yearbook for the German Empire. 1880-1918.
• Statistisches Reichsamt (Ed.): Statistical yearbook for the German Reich. 1919–1941 / 42.
• German Association of Cities (Hrsg.): Statistical yearbook of German municipalities. 1890 ff.
• Federal Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Statistical yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany. 1952 ff.
• Bertelsmann Stiftung (Ed.): Who, where, how many? - Population in Germany 2025. Practical knowledge for municipalities. Bertelsmann Stiftung publishing house, Gütersloh 2009, ISBN 978-3-86793-042-0 .

Web links

• State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony: Basic data for Lower Saxony
• City administration Braunschweig: Statistics current. Population.
• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Guide to the community

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population development since 1551. In: braunschweig.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016 . 
2. ^ Bertelsmann Foundation: Population forecast
3. ↑ Press release Deutsche Post AG: Postbank study “Housing Atlas 2016 - Living in the City”: Where population growth causes prices to rise , published on March 3, 2016, accessed on March 3, 2016.
4. ↑ City of Braunschweig: Current statistics: Population December 31, 2014 ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.