Population development of Bielefeld
This article shows the population development of Bielefeld in tabular and graphical form.
On December 31, 2019, the official population of Bielefeld was 334,195 inhabitants according to an update by the State Statistical Office of North Rhine-Westphalia (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices ).
Population development
In the Middle Ages and the early modern period in Bielefeld only a few thousand people lived. The population grew very slowly and kept falling due to the numerous wars, epidemics and famine. Only with the beginning of industrialization in the 19th century did population growth accelerate. In 1811 only 5,613 people lived in the city, in 1900 there were already 63,000.
On October 1, 1930, the number of inhabitants of the city (within the then valid limits) exceeded the mark of 100,000 through the incorporation of several places, making Bielefeld a major city . During the Second World War , the population fell from 129,000 in May 1939 to 70,000 in April 1945. Due to the influx of refugees and displaced persons from eastern Germany, the population rose to over 175,000 by 1960 and then fell to 167,000 by 1972. Some sources speak of around 60,000 refugees who settled in the city after the war.
On January 1, 1973, this number doubled to 321,000 through the incorporation of most of the districts, including Brackwede (39,856 inhabitants in 1970), Sennestadt (20,187 inhabitants in 1970) and Senne I (17,421 inhabitants in 1970). In 2003 the population peaked for the first time at 328,452. In 2006 the city with 325,846 inhabitants ranked 18th among the major German cities and eighth in North Rhine-Westphalia. At the end of September 2018, the official population reached its all-time high of 333,533.
The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Up to 1811 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 1834 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 1834, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey methods.
From 1510 to 1870
(respective territorial status)
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¹ census result
From 1871 to 1944
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¹ census result
Source: City of Bielefeld
From 1945 to 1989
(respective territorial status)
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¹ census result
Sources: City of Bielefeld (until 1970), State Office for Data Processing and Statistics North Rhine-Westphalia (from 1971)
Since 1990
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¹ Census result, source: State Office Information and Technology North Rhine-Westphalia (IT.NRW)
Population projections
In their 2006 “Guide to Demographic Change 2020”, in which the Bertelsmann Foundation provided data on the development of the population of 2,959 municipalities in Germany, Bielefeld's population was predicted to increase by 3.6 percent between 2003 and 2020 (11,944 people) . A new study followed in 2011 (after one in 2009) by Bertelsmann. In this a steady population decline was forecast. Both studies were not confirmed by the actual population development.
The forecast by the State Statistical Office of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2015 assumes an increase in the population in the coming years, so the number of inhabitants should increase to 336,600 by 2040.
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 Bielefeld, it predicts a population decline of 2.49% from 2015 to 2030 despite the influx of refugees.
Contrary to the above According to the city's statistics, forecasts for a decline in population have risen by 5,682 or 1.7 percent to 333,998 (December 31, 2015) in 18 months from 328,316 (June 30, 2014).
Population structure
| population | As of June 30, 2015 |
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| Residents with main residence | 330.207 |
| of which male | 159,733 |
| Female | 170.474 |
| German (first citizenship) | 287,531 |
| of which male | 138,466 |
| Female | 149.065 |
| Foreigners | 42,676 |
| of which male | 21,267 |
| Female | 21,409 |
| Proportion of foreigners in percent (sole or second nationality) | 13.4 |
age structure
The following overview shows the age structure as of December 31, 2014 (main residences).
| Age from - to | population |
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| 0 - under 3 | 8,912 |
| 3 - under 6 | 8,727 |
| 6 - under 10 | 11,890 |
| 10 - under 15 | 15,310 |
| 15 - under 18 | 10.182 |
| 18 - under 21 | 11.210 |
| 21 - under 25 | 18,720 |
| 25 - under 30 | 24,311 |
| 30 - under 40 | 42,435 |
| 40 - under 45 | 21,478 |
| 45 - under 60 | 71,598 |
| 60 - under 65 | 18,266 |
| 65 - under 70 | 14,512 |
| 70 - under 75 | 15,959 |
| 75 and older | 35,817 |
| Total 2014 | 329,327 |
Townships
The population figures in the following table relate to January 1, 1973, December 31, 1995, March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2015 (residents registered for registration at the place of their main residence).
| Surname | Area in km² |
1973 residents |
Population 1995 |
Residents 2008 |
Residents 2015 |
Inhabitants per km² 2015 |
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| Brackwede | 38.16 | 39,348 | 38,386 | 38,740 | 39.005 | 1,022 |
| Dornberg | 29.06 | 14,033 | 19,226 | 19,246 | 19,037 | 655 |
| Gadderbaum | 8.67 | 15,290 | 11,792 | 10,434 | 10,339 | 1,193 |
| Heepen | 38.03 | 35,508 | 44,605 | 46,487 | 47,065 | 1,238 |
| Jöllenbeck | 29.69 | 15.092 | 19,918 | 21,630 | 21,971 | 740 |
| center | 18.53 | 91,454 | 78.167 | 76,259 | 78.144 | 4,217 |
| Shield ash | 10.95 | 44,600 | 40,392 | 40,641 | 41,078 | 3,751 |
| Senne | 32.19 | 17,570 | 20,701 | 19,996 | 20,366 | 633 |
| Sennestadt | 24.70 | 22,332 | 22,080 | 21,352 | 21,237 | 860 |
| Stieghorst | 27.87 | 25,770 | 29,892 | 31,930 | 31,965 | 1,147 |
| Bielefeld | 257.85 | 320.997 | 325.159 | 326.715 | 330.207 | 1,281 |
Source: City of Bielefeld
literature
- Gertrud Angermann: Urban-rural relations. Bielefeld and its surrounding area, 1760–1860 with special consideration of brand divisions and house construction. Contributions to popular culture in north-west Germany. F. Coppenrath Verlag, Münster 1982, ISBN 3-88547-175-2 . (Full text, PDF, 66.8MB)
- Heinrich W. Schubart: Topographical-historical-statistical description of the city of Bielefeld. Bielefeld 1835. (ULB Münster)
- Wilhelm von Ditfurth : Report on the statistical and other conditions as well as on the results of the administration of the Bielefeld district for the period from 1837 to 1859 inclusive. Bielefeld 1860. (ULB Münster)
- Wilhelm von Ditfurth: Statistical representation of the district of Bielefeld. Bielefeld 1863, 1871 ( ULB Münster )
- Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Dieterici (Ed.): Communications from the Statistical Bureau in Berlin. 1848-1861.
- 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.): Guide to Demographic Change 2020. Analyzes and action plans for cities and municipalities. Bertelsmann Stiftung Publishing House, Gütersloh 2006, ISBN 3-89204-875-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Numbers and data from the city of Bielefeld ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2014 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.
- ^ Walter Vollmer: Westphalian city pictures . Bertelsmann Verlag, Gütersloh 1963, Bielefeld, Soll und haben, p. 56 .
- ↑ Landesdatenbank NRW, Table 12410-31iz: Update of the population based on the 2011 census, month
- ↑ Bertelsmann Foundation: Population projection 2012–2030
- ↑ Ulrich Cicholas, Ulrich / Ströker, Kerstin: Statistical Analyzes and Studies, Volume 84, Forecast of the Population in the Independent Cities and Counties of North Rhine-Westphalia 2014 to 2040/2060, Düsseldorf 2015, p. 17
- ↑ 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
- ↑ a b City of Bielefeld - Office for Demography and Statistics 2015. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 22, 2015 ; Retrieved July 20, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ Population distribution according to city districts. (No longer available online.) City of Bielefeld, March 31, 2008, archived from the original on July 22, 2015 ; Retrieved July 2, 2008 . 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.
- ↑ Current population figures . (No longer available online.) City of Bielefeld, archived from the original on July 22, 2015 ; Retrieved July 20, 2015 . 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.
Web links
- State Office for Information and Technology North Rhine-Westphalia (IT.NRW)
- Bertelsmann Foundation: Guide to the community
Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ 13.5 ″ N , 8 ° 31 ′ 54.3 ″ E