Population development in Moers

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

Population development

 

Population development in Moers. Above from 1622 to 2019. Below an excerpt from 1871

The population of Moers rose only slowly in the Middle Ages and the early modern period . Due to the numerous wars, epidemics and famines, it kept falling. In 1900 around 6,000 people lived in the city and a further 6,000 in the rural mayor's office. The subsequent rapid increase in the number of residents is determined by the merger with the rural mayor's office and the growth in mining.

In 1920 Moers had 25,000 inhabitants, by 1965 this number had doubled to 50,000. With the incorporation of the towns of Rheinkamp (40,924 inhabitants 1974) and Kapellen (6,267 inhabitants 1974) on January 1, 1975, the population of Moers exceeded the limit of 100,000, making it a major city .

In 2002 the population reached its historic high of 108,019. According to the State Office for Data Processing and Statistics of North Rhine-Westphalia , the “ official population ” for Moers was 105,102 on December 31, 2011 (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices ). However, the 2011 census showed only 104,009 inhabitants for May 9, 2011 and, after updating to December 31, 2011, the number was 103,831.

The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Until 1832 it is mostly an estimate, then census results (¹) or official updates by the State Statistical Office. From 1871, the information relates to the “local population”, from 1925 to the resident population and since 1987 to the “population at the location of the main residence”. Before 1871, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey procedures.

Until 1970

year Residents 1622 1,600 1722 1.306 1787 1,608 1832 2,301 December 1, 1840 ¹ 2,731 December 3, 1855 ¹ 3,263 December 1, 1871 ¹ 3.130 December 1, 1885 ¹ 4,503 December 1, 1890¹ 5,159 December 1, 1900 ¹ 6.222 December 1, 1910¹ 23,251 December 1, 1916 ¹ 22,422

year Residents December 5, 1917 ¹ 23,074 October 8, 1919 ¹ 24,507 June 16, 1925 ¹ 26,523 June 16, 1933 ¹ 28,870 May 17, 1939 ¹ 29,651 December 31, 1945 28,956 October 29, 1946 ¹ 30,828 September 13, 1950 ¹ 34,832 September 25, 1956 ¹ 42,561 June 6, 1961 ¹ 46,680 December 31, 1965 50,628 May 27, 1970 ¹ 52,539

¹ census result

From 1971

year Residents December 31, 1971 54,162 December 31, 1972 55,381 December 31, 1973 54,775 December 31, 1974 54,547 December 31, 1975 101,511 December 31, 1976 100,893 December 31, 1977 100,538 December 31, 1978 100,372 December 31, 1979 100.110 December 31, 1980 99.923 December 31, 1981 99,555 December 31, 1982 98,936 December 31, 1983 98,422 December 31, 1984 97,753 December 31, 1985 97.760 December 31, 1986 98,407 May 25, 1987 ¹ 100,872 December 31, 1987 101.012 December 31, 1988 101,809 December 31, 1989 103,521

year Residents December 31, 1990 104,595 December 31, 1991 105,322 December 31, 1992 106.384 December 31, 1993 106,631 December 31, 1994 107.011 December 31, 1995 107.095 December 31, 1996 107.099 December 31, 1997 106.704 December 31, 1998 106,840 December 31, 1999 106,837 December 31, 2000 107.062 December 31, 2001 107,421 December 31, 2002 108.019 December 31, 2003 107.903 December 31, 2004 107.930 December 31, 2005 107,547 December 31, 2006 107.180 December 31, 2007 107.111 December 31, 2008 106,645 December 31, 2009 105,929

year Residents December 31, 2010 105.506 May 9. 2011 ¹ 104.009 December 31, 2011 103.831 December 31, 2012 103.504 December 31 2013 103.108 December 31, 2014 102.923 December 31, 2015 104,529 December 31, 2016 103,881 December 31, 2017 103,949 December 31, 2018 103.725 December 31, 2019 103.902

¹ census result

Source: State Office for Data Processing and Statistics North Rhine-Westphalia

Population forecast

The Bertelsmann Foundation , Guide to Demographic Change , provides data on the development of the population of 2,959 municipalities in Germany (published January 2006). For Moers, a population increase of 0.2 percent (193 people) between 2003 and 2020 is predicted.

Absolute population development 2003-2020 - forecast for Moers (main residences):

The forecasts opposite compared to the real development from 1990 to 2017

date	Residents
December 31, 2003	107.903
December 31, 2005	108,315
December 31, 2010	108,797
December 31, 2015	108,765
December 31, 2020	108.096

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

An updated population forecast by the Bertelsmann Stiftung predicts a population decline of 8.3 percent or 8,760 people for the period 2009-2030.

Absolute population development 2009-2030 - forecast for Moers (main residences):

date	Residents
December 31, 2009	105,850
December 31, 2015	103,450
December 31, 2020	101.410
December 31, 2025	99,300
December 31, 2030	97.090

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

Population structure

population	As of December 31, 2011
Residents with main residence	105.102
of which male	50,675
Female	54,427
German	95.114
Foreigners	9,988
Proportion of foreigners in percent	9.5

Source: State Office for Information and Technology in North Rhine-Westphalia

literature

• Imperial Statistical Office (Ed.): Statistical Yearbook for the German Empire , 1880–1918
• Statistisches Reichsamt (Ed.): Statistical yearbook for the German Reich , 1919–1941 / 42
• German Association of Cities (Ed.): Statistical Yearbook of German Communities , 1890 ff.
• Federal Statistical Office (Ed.): Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany , 1952 ff.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census database - results of the 2011 census. Accessed on November 6, 2018 .