Population development in Plauen

The population development in the city of Plauen in Vogtland is shown in tables and graphs.

Population development

 

Population development in Plauen. Above from 1458 to 2017. Below an excerpt from 1871

Plauen had only a few hundred inhabitants in the Middle Ages and only a few thousand in the early modern period . The population increased only slowly and fell again and again due to the numerous wars, epidemics and famine. In 1430, a large part of the city was burned down by the Hussites . When the plague broke out in 1566, over a quarter of the residents died. In the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) the population fell significantly as a result of the looting and pillage. When the plague broke out again in 1633, over half of the residents died.

It was not until industrialization in the 19th century that population growth accelerated. While only 5,700 people lived in the city in 1801, in 1904 the population of Plauen exceeded the limit of 100,000, making it a major city . In 1912 the population reached its historic high of 128,000 due to the economic boom. During the First World War , the population fell well below 100,000, but quickly recovered to well above this mark after the end of the war.

Plauen did not become a major city after the Second World War .

After that, the population remained relatively stable at around 80,000 for almost three decades. With the beginning of the wave of refugees from GDR citizens after the opening of the Iron Curtain between Austria and Hungary on August 19, 1989, the population began to decline again. Due to the rather weak economic situation, this development continued during the 1990s and 2000s, although the number of inhabitants has been increased again in the meantime through incorporation. Since 2010, however, the number of immigrants has exceeded the number of immigrants, which is why the population is only shrinking due to the excess deaths. On March 31, 2007, the “ official number of inhabitants ” for Plauen was 68,285 according to the state statistical office of the Free State of 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 1831 these are mostly estimates, then census results (¹) or official updates from the city administration (until 1944), the state central administration for statistics (1945 to 1989) and the state statistical office (from 1990). From 1871, the information relates to the “local population”, from 1925 to the resident population and since 1966 to the “population at the place of the main residence”. Before 1871, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey procedures.

From 1458 to 1944

(respective territorial status)

Year / date Residents 1458 1,500 1602 3,500 1633 1,500 1801 5,709 1831 8,500 December 1, 1834 ¹ 9,029 December 1, 1840 ¹ 10.152 December 3, 1849 ¹ 12,334 December 3, 1855 ¹ 13,812 December 3, 1858 ¹ 14,817 December 3, 1861 ¹ 16,200

date Residents December 3, 1864¹ 18,600 December 3, 1867 ¹ 20,500 December 1, 1871 ¹ 22,844 December 1, 1875 ¹ 28,756 December 1, 1880¹ 35,082 December 1, 1885 ¹ 42,848 December 1, 1890¹ 47.007 December 2, 1895 ¹ 55.191 December 1, 1900 ¹ 73,891 December 1, 1905 ¹ 105.381 December 1, 1910¹ 121.272

date Residents December 31, 1912 128.014 December 1, 1916 ¹ 90.065 December 5, 1917 ¹ 87,602 October 8, 1919 ¹ 104,918 December 31, 1920 108,576 June 16, 1925 ¹ 111,398 December 31, 1930 114,564 June 16, 1933 ¹ 113,855 December 31, 1935 112.502 May 17, 1939 ¹ 111,891 December 31, 1940 112,200

¹ census result

From 1945 to 1989

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 1, 1945 ¹ 82.134 October 29, 1946 ¹ 84,778 August 31, 1950 ¹ 84,438 December 31, 1950 84,485 December 31, 1951 84,645 December 31, 1952 83,048 December 31, 1953 82,165 December 31, 1954 82.041 December 31, 1955 81,998 December 31, 1956 81.105 December 31, 1957 80.125 December 31, 1958 79,794 December 31, 1959 79,743 December 31, 1960 79.056 December 31, 1961 78.905

date Residents December 31, 1962 78,983 December 31, 1963 79.111 December 31, 1964 ¹ 81,250 December 31, 1965 81,739 December 31, 1966 82.053 December 31, 1967 82.046 December 31, 1968 82.008 December 31, 1969 81,951 December 31, 1970 ¹ 82.026 December 31, 1971 81,712 December 31, 1972 81,279 December 31, 1973 80,871 December 31, 1974 80.353 December 31, 1975 79,899 December 31, 1976 79,581

date Residents December 31, 1977 79,500 December 31, 1978 79,190 December 31, 1979 78,882 December 31, 1980 78,828 December 31, 1981 ¹ 79,071 December 31, 1982 78,647 December 31, 1983 78,797 December 31, 1984 77,913 December 31, 1985 77,570 December 31, 1986 77,514 December 31, 1987 77.116 December 31, 1988 77,593 December 31, 1989 73,971

¹ census result

Source: State Central Administration for Statistics

Since 1990

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1990 71,774 December 31, 1991 70,856 December 31, 1992 70.284 December 31, 1993 69,387 December 31, 1994 68,308 December 31, 1995 68.033 December 31, 1996 67,378 December 31, 1997 66,497 December 31, 1998 66,305 December 31, 1999 71,955

date Residents December 31, 2000 71,543 December 31, 2001 71,155 December 31, 2002 70,534 December 31, 2003 70.070 December 31, 2004 69,422 December 31, 2005 68,892 December 31, 2006 68,430 December 31, 2007 67,600 December 31, 2008 66,870 December 31, 2009 66,287

date Residents December 31, 2010 66,098 December 31, 2011 65,738 December 31, 2012 64,115 December 31 2013 63,967 December 31, 2014 64,077 December 31, 2015 65,201 December 31, 2016 65,049 December 31, 2017 65,148 December 31, 2018 64,931

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony

Age structure of the city as a whole

The population figures refer to December 31, 2004 (main residences).

Age from - to	population	Male	Female
0 - 5	3,023	1,542	1,481
6-14	4.034	2,087	1,947
15-17	2,473	1,251	1,222
18 - 24	5,786	2,931	2,855
25-29	3,824	2,022	1,802
30-39	9,154	4,769	4,385
40-49	10,760	5,518	5,242
50-64	14,795	7,086	7,709
over 65	15,573	5,875	9,698
Plauen	69,422	33,081	36,341

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony

Age structure of urban areas

Structure 2001

Population pyramid for Plauen (data source: 2011 census)

The population figures refer to December 31, 2001 (main residences).

Urban areas	0-4 years	5–19 years	20–64 years	over 65 years	total
center	388	1,387	7.127	3,541	12,443
North	736	2.158	9,544	2,456	14,894
east	468	2,408	10,590	3,466	16,932
south	351	1,426	6,578	1,846	10,201
west	606	2.153	10.114	2,849	15,722
Plauen	2,549	9,532	43,953	14,158	70.192

Source: FG Elections / Statistics of the City of Plauen

2015 forecast

The population figures refer to December 31, 2015 (main residences).

Urban areas	0-4 years	5–19 years	20–64 years	over 65 years	total
center	493	1,418	6,736	4.141	12,788
North	654	2,000	9,000	3,620	15,274
east	435	1,037	5,962	3,825	11,259
south	359	971	4,994	2,727	9,051
west	646	1.914	9,235	4.171	15,969
Plauen	2,590	7,340	35,927	18,484	64,341

Source: FG Elections / Statistics of the City of Plauen

Population of urban areas

On December 31, 2003, according to the city administration, 69,326 people lived in Plauen with their main place of residence, of which 18 people could not be assigned to any part of the city.

Urban area	population	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
center	12,434	2.9	4,288
North	14,909	32.4	460
east	16,076	19.1	841
south	10,065	33.3	302
west	15,824	14.5	1,091
Plauen	69,308	102.2	679

Source: FG Elections / Statistics of the City of Plauen

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.
• State Central Administration for Statistics (Ed.): Statistical Yearbook of the German Democratic Republic , 1955–1989
• Council of the district town of Plauen i. V. (Ed.): Reports on the administration and the status of community affairs in the district town of Plauen i. V., 1865-1933

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tino Beyer: The number of new arrivals climbs to the highest level in ten years . In: Free Press . January 16, 2014 ( online [accessed February 1, 2014]).
2. ^ Population of Plauen in the Statistics Report of Saxony 2015. ( PDF ) p. 9 , accessed on January 16, 2017 . 
3. ^ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities. (PDF) State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony, p. 3 , accessed on February 7, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Database census 2011, Plauen, Stadt, age + gender