Population development of Altenburg
This article shows the population development of the East Thuringian Skat and residence city Altenburg in tabular and graphic form. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, the population on December 31, 2019 was 31,633.
Population development
Altenburg is today the tenth largest city in Thuringia, the first documentary mention falls in the year 976, the city charter was granted in 1134 and confirmed again in 1256. The city was very important as an imperial palace in the 12th and 13th centuries, so Emperor Friedrich I stayed here six times, which earned the city the title of Barbarossastadt . From 1602 it was, with an interruption, the royal seat of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg . Due to the favorable traffic situation on the via imperii and the beginning of industrialization in the middle of the 19th century, the city grew rapidly. It was the third city in Thuringia to reach 10,000 residents (around 1800) and the second to have more than 20,000 residents (1868). Industrialization was favored by the first rail connection in Thuringia in 1842 on the line to Leipzig and the lignite mining in the Meuselwitz-Rositzer district . After the First World War, the population did not grow as much and shortly before the beginning of the Second World War it was just under 45,000. After the war, around 8,000 refugees came to the city from the former eastern regions, so that in 1945 the population rose to over 50,000. During the GDR era, the population stabilized from 1964, when the city's first development area, the Lerchenbergsiedlung with 714 apartments, was completed. This was followed by Altenburg-Südost, where 3000 apartments were built from 1971 to 1975, mainly for miners, who mostly worked in uranium mining for SDAG Wismut in Ronneburg . Altenburg-Nord was built from 1975. The number of inhabitants reached its absolute peak in 1981 with almost 56,000 inhabitants, after which the number decreased slightly until 1988, until 2013 the number of the population decreased by more than a third (38.1%). Since then the population has only decreased slightly due to migration. Shortly after the fall of the Wall there was an enormous loss of population, mainly due to moving to the old federal states, but also due to suburbanization processes in villages near the city, namely mainly Windischleuba , Nobitz , Ehrenberg , Rödigen and Oberlödla as well as Rositz . An attempt was made to stabilize the number of inhabitants through incorporation, but this failed because most of the incorporated places had no significant increase in population.
1580 to 1870
(respective territorial status)
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1580 | 2,823 1 |
| 1672 | 5,800 1 |
| 1831 | 12,629 |
| 1832 | 12,568 2 |
| 1833 | 13,326 2 |
| 1843 | 13,697 |
| 1846 | 15,450 2 |
| 1860 | 16,751 2 |
Source:
1 Values of our homeland , Volume 23 Das Altenburger Land , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1973
2 Chronicle of the city of Altenburg from its beginnings to the present day, Steffen-Sell-Heimatverlag, Altenburg 1995
1871 to 1944
(respective territorial status)
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 19,966 1 |
| 1880 | 26,241 2 |
| 1885 | 29,110 2 |
| 1890 | 31,439 2 |
| 1895 | 33,420 3 |
| 1900 | 37,110 2 |
| 1910 | 39,976 1 |
| 1925 | 42,570 2 |
| 1933 | 43,736 2 |
| 1939 | 44,338 1 |
Source:
1 Values of our homeland , Volume 23 The Altenburger Land , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1973
2 Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. City and district of Altenburg. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
3 Meyers Konversationslexikon
1945 to 1989
(respective territorial status)
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Source: City of Altenburg
1990 until today
(respective territorial status)
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Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
1 population determined by the 2011 census ; the number of TLSs determined by updating is 34,456
Incorporations
The first wave of incorporation was on July 1, 1831, when eight suburbs with a total of 4230 inhabitants were incorporated. The next incorporation took place on October 1, 1922 with four other places and on October 1, 1938 and January 4, 1953 with one place each.
After the reunification, the first incorporation took place on July 14, 1993. The municipality of Ehrenberg with nine districts and 1121 inhabitants became a district of the city. On February 11, 1994 the municipality of Zetzscha followed with four districts and 492 inhabitants. The last integration for the time being took place on December 31, 1996, the municipality of Kosma with three districts and 371 inhabitants.
The city tried again and again to integrate other surrounding communities, especially Nobitz , Windischleuba and Lödla , as these also have large industrial areas. Most recently, the incorporation of the unified community of Saara into Nobitz caused a stir, as a collar would form around the city, but the merger was completed on December 31, 2012.
Statistical districts
In its meeting on January 29, 2015, the city council of Altenburg decided to repeal both the statistic statute and the statistic office. The last statistical data therefore refer to the most recently published Statistical Yearbook 2014 as of December 31, 2013.
The urban area of Altenburg is divided into ten statistical districts, whereby the three districts Ehrenberg, Kosma and Zetzscha each form a statistical district, but are summarized in the following table. However, this political and statistical structure is only partially based on the urban districts that have grown. The districts are still subdivided into different numbers of municipality parts, each with about 1000 inhabitants.
The population figures refer to December 31, 2013 (main residences).
| Surname | Area in km² |
Population 2000 |
Population 2013 |
Change in% |
Inhabitants per km² |
Number of foreigners |
Foreigners in% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| center | 0.95 | 3,653 | 3,875 | 6.1 | 4,079 | 163 | 4.2 |
| North suburb | 1.66 | 5,035 | 5,023 | −0.2 | 3,026 | 70 | 1.4 |
| North | 3.50 | 11,758 | 6,894 | −41.4 | 1,970 | 248 | 3.6 |
| east | 4.60 | 4.140 | 3,449 | −16.7 | 750 | 79 | 2.3 |
| Southeast | 1.09 | 5,618 | 4,294 | −23.6 | 3,939 | 31 | 0.7 |
| Südvorstadt | 2.99 | 5,246 | 4,869 | −7.2 | 1,628 | 37 | 0.8 |
| west | 4.97 | 3,316 | 3.125 | −5.8 | 629 | 30th | 1.0 |
| Districts | 25.82 | 2,301 | 1,957 | −15.0 | 76 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Altenburg | 45.60 | 41.097 | 33,486 | −18.5 | 734 | 669 | 2.0 |
Source: City of Altenburg
Population structure
The largest groups of foreigners legally registered in Altenburg on December 31, 2013 came from Vietnam (63), the Czech Republic (53), Poland (50), Russia (48), Turkey (42), Hungary (40) and Azerbaijan (34th) ).
| population | As of December 31, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Residents with main residence | 33,486 |
| of which male | 16,120 |
| Female | 17,366 |
| German | 32,817 |
| of which male | 15,728 |
| Female | 17,089 |
| Foreigners | 669 |
| of which male | 392 |
| Female | 277 |
| Proportion of foreigners in percent | 2.0 |
Source: City of Altenburg
age structure
The average age of Altenburgers in 2013 was 49.5 years.
| year | Total population | Age: 0-14 | Age: 15 to 64 | Age: from 65 |
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| 2000 | 41,290 | 4,513 | 28,725 | 8,052 |
| 2001 | 40,559 | 4,240 | 28,064 | 8,255 |
| 2002 | 39,810 | 4.015 | 27,381 | 8,414 |
| 2003 | 39,189 | 3,735 | 26,811 | 8,643 |
| 2004 | 38,417 | 3,548 | 25,922 | 8,947 |
| 2005 | 37,781 | 3,413 | 25,119 | 9,249 |
| 2006 | 37,236 | 3,371 | 24,346 | 9,519 |
| 2007 | 36,703 | 3,326 | 23,680 | 9,697 |
| 2008 | 35,965 | 3,331 | 22,822 | 9,812 |
| 2009 | 35,447 | 3,344 | 22,057 | 10,046 |
| 2010 | 34,972 | 3,366 | 21,580 | 10,026 |
| 2011 1 | 33,671 | 3,259 | 20,561 | 9,851 |
| 2012 | 33,343 | 3,288 | 20.182 | 9,873 |
| 2013 | 32,992 | 3,296 | 19,889 | 9,807 |
| 2014 | 32,819 | 3,383 | 19,541 | 9,895 |
| 2015 | 32,910 | 3,430 | 19,433 | 10,047 |
| 2016 | 32,788 | 3,569 | 19,028 | 10.191 |
| 2017 | 32,374 | 3,598 | 18,414 | 10,362 |
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
1 according to the 2011 census
Birth and migration balance
| year | Born died | Birth balance | Moving in / out | Migration balance |
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| 2000 | 291/490 | −199 | 1378/1894 | −516 |
| 2001 | 291/437 | −146 | 1397/1982 | −585 |
| 2002 | 271/485 | −214 | 1323/1857 | −534 |
| 2003 | 242/463 | −221 | 1288/1688 | −400 |
| 2004 | 272/428 | −156 | 1189/1804 | −615 |
| 2005 | 249/456 | −207 | 1118/1548 | −430 |
| 2006 | 230/443 | −213 | 1125/1457 | −332 |
| 2007 | 236/437 | −201 | 1143/1474 | −331 |
| 2008 | 241/464 | −223 | 1074/1595 | −521 |
| 2009 | 249/424 | −175 | 1082/1425 | −343 |
| 2010 | 229/474 | −245 | 1129/1359 | −230 |
| 2011 | 206/489 | −283 | 1140/1373 | −233 |
| 2012 | 234/516 | −282 | 1205/1263 | −58 |
| 2013 | 220/531 | −311 | 1240/1293 | −53 |
| 2014 | 245/498 | −253 | 1364/1292 | +72 |
| 2015 | 226/533 | −307 | 1938/1539 | +399 |
| 2016 | 247/514 | −267 | 2008/1847 | +161 |
| 2017 | 249/524 | −275 | 1313/1452 | −139 |
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Population forecast
Bertelsmann Foundation forecast
The Bertelsmann Stiftung , whose initial data is from June 30, 2007, assumes that the population decline including migration from 2009 to 2030 will amount to 28.9% (10,240 people), the natural population decline will amount to 22.1%. The average age will then be 58.9 years.
Absolute population development 2009-2030 - forecast for Altenburg (main residences):
| date | Residents |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2009 | 35,420 |
| December 31, 2015 | 32,050 |
| December 31, 2020 | 29,650 |
| December 31, 2025 | 27,370 |
| December 31, 2030 | 25,180 |
Source: Bertelsmann Foundation
Forecast of the city of Altenburg
In 2004 the city of Altenburg made a population forecast from 2005 to 2030. During this period, the population will decrease by 22.5% (8454 people), the natural population decrease is 16.9%.
Absolute population development 2005–2030 - forecast for Altenburg (main residences):
| date | Residents |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2005 | 37.509 |
| December 31, 2010 | 34,680 |
| December 31, 2015 | 32,843 |
| December 31, 2020 | 31,551 |
| December 31, 2025 | 30,263 |
| December 31, 2030 | 29,055 |
Source: City of Altenburg
Forecast by the Thuringian State Office for Statistics
The Thuringian State Office for Statistics (TLS) published population forecasts for 27 cities belonging to the district in its 12th coordinated population projection. The basic data are from December 31, 2009. By 2030, the population is expected to decrease by 8,648 people or 24.4%.
Absolute population development 2009-2030 - forecast for Altenburg (main residences):
| date | Residents |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2009 | 35,447 |
| December 31, 2015 | 32.506 |
| December 31, 2020 | 30,451 |
| December 31, 2025 | 28,534 |
| December 31, 2030 | 26,799 |
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
In the first regionalized population projection, basic data from December 31, 2013 were used as the basis for the 27 cities belonging to the district. According to this, the population in Altenburg is expected to decrease by 7,123 or 22.0% from 2015 to 2035.
Absolute population development 2015–2035 - Forecast for Altenburg (main residences):
| date | Residents |
|---|---|
| December 31 2013 | 32,992 |
| December 31, 2015 | 32,381 |
| December 31, 2020 | 30,806 |
| December 31, 2025 | 29,046 |
| December 31, 2030 | 27,130 |
| December 31, 2035 | 25,258 |
Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics
- ↑ Population of Altenburg before and after the 2011 census on tls.thueringen.de
- ↑ a b City of Altenburg: Statistical Yearbook 2014 (PDF; 1.3 MB)
- ↑ Bertelsmann Stiftung: Population forecast ( memento of the original from April 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ City of Altenburg: Population forecast ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 176 kB)
- ^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics: Population forecast
- ^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics: Population projection of the 1st rBv
