Population development of Görlitz
This article shows the population development of Görlitz in a table.
Demographics
The population of Görlitz in the Middle Ages was at an unusual level at the time. After Breslau and Erfurt, Görlitz was one of the largest cities in Central Germany, promoted by its exposed position in European trade. In the early modern times, hit by a stroke of fate ( Oberlausitzer Pönfall ) and due to the changing world trade as a result of the development of overseas shipping, the population stagnated for over 200 years. Due to numerous wars, epidemics and famines, it kept falling. It was not until industrialization in the 19th century that population growth accelerated. In 1815 only 8,800 people lived in the city, by 1900 there were already 81,000.
In the course of the European reorganization after the Second World War , Görlitz was divided ( Oder-Neisse border ). The part of the city east of the Neisse has been Polish territory since then and is called Zgorzelec . The population fell by around 20 percent from 94,000 in 1939 to 74,000 in 1945. But as early as 1949, the population of the city of Görlitz exceeded the limit of 100,000, mainly due to the displaced people from the former German eastern regions, making it a major city . A little later, the city's population also reached its historical high of 101,742. Shortly thereafter, it fell below this limit again, by around 24,000 to 77,609 by 1988.
Since the fall of the Wall in the GDR, the city has lost around 20,000 people - a quarter of the population - due to emigration and a decline in the birth rate. On December 31, 2008, the “ official population ” for Görlitz was 56,461 according to an update by the state statistical office of the Free State of Saxony (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices). That is only slightly more inhabitants than in 1885. Since 1949 that is a decrease of 44.5 percent (45,281 people). A further decline in the population was expected. The State Statistical Office forecast a population for Görlitz of 46,400 in 2020. The actual development was stabilized and the population was 56,214 at the end of 2019
The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Up to 1815 these are mostly estimates, then census results (¹) or official updates by 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 1415 to 1944
(respective territorial status)
| Year / key date | Residents | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1415 | 7,800 | |
| 1500 | 8,000 | |
| 1530 | 9,100 | |
| 1641 | 5,000 | |
| 1717 | 5,500 | |
| 1781 | 7,600 | |
| 1815 | 8,785 | |
| December 1, 1825 ¹ | 10,724 | (including military personnel) 10,482 Evangelicals, 236 Catholics, six Jews (without civil rights, with temporary right of residence) |
| December 1, 1831 ¹ | 12,332 | |
| December 1, 1840 ¹ | 14,615 | (including military personnel) 14,034 Evangelicals, 558 Catholics and 23 Jews (without civil rights, with temporary residence rights) |
| December 3, 1855 ¹ | 23,326 | |
| December 3, 1858 ¹ | 25,254 | |
| December 3, 1861 ¹ | 26,500 | |
| December 3, 1864¹ | 31,500 | |
| December 3, 1867 ¹ | 36,689 | (Including the garrison: a battalion of Jäger No. 5, a battalion of infantry No. 19, a battalion of Landwehr No. 6, a battalion of the 1st Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment) 32,983 Protestants, 3,130 Catholics and 373 Jews |
| December 1, 1871 ¹ | 42,224 | |
| December 1, 1875 ¹ | 45.310 | |
| December 1, 1880¹ | 50,307 | |
| December 1, 1885 ¹ | 55,702 | |
| December 1, 1890¹ | 62,135 | 53,456 Protestants, 7,588 Catholics and 694 Jews |
| December 2, 1895 ¹ | 70.175 | |
| December 1, 1900 ¹ | 80.931 | (including the garrison, consisting of two battalions of infantry No. 19) 68,173 Evangelicals and 11,458 Catholics as well as 627 Jews |
| December 1, 1905 ¹ | 83,766 | |
| December 1, 1910¹ | 85,806 | 72,144 Evangelicals and 11,661 Catholics |
| December 1, 1916 ¹ | 78,300 | |
| December 5, 1917 ¹ | 69,460 | |
| October 8, 1919 ¹ | 80,362 | |
| December 31, 1920 | 83.004 | |
| June 16, 1925 ¹ | 91,702 | |
| December 31, 1930 | 94,233 | |
| June 16, 1933 ¹ | 94.182 | 76,863 Protestants, 10,844 Catholics, 57 other Christians, 376 Jews |
| December 31, 1935 | 93,875 | |
| May 17, 1939 ¹ | 93,823 | 71,658 Protestants, 10,989 Catholics, 489 other Christians, 134 Jews |
| December 31, 1940 | 95,500 |
¹ census result
From 1945 to 1989
(respective territorial status)
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¹ census result
Source: State Central Administration for Statistics
Since 1990
(respective territorial status)
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| Deadline | Residents |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2014 | 54.193 |
| December 31, 2015 | 55,255 |
| December 31, 2016 | 56,188 |
| December 31, 2017 | 56,685 |
| December 31, 2018 | 56,597 |
| December 31, 2019 | 56.214 |
Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony
Development of the birth and death rates as well as immigration and emigration
The number of people moving into the urban area has been increasing since the beginning of the 1990s. The number of people leaving is also falling after the maximum at the beginning of the 2000s and has stabilized. In 2008, the number of immigrants exceeded the number of departures for the first time since the fall of the Wall . However, the number of births remains far behind the deaths, which means that there is still a birth deficit. In 2008, 334 more citizens died than new citizens were born in the urban area.
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 Görlitz, a population decline of 20.0 percent (11,691 people) is predicted between 2003 and 2020.
Absolute population development 2012–2030 - forecast for Görlitz (main residences):
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Source: Bertelsmann Foundation
Population structure
| population | Population share in% | |
|---|---|---|
| Total residents with primary residence | 54,733 | 100 |
| of which male | 26,241 | 47.9 |
| Female | 28,492 | 52.1 |
| Total residents of German citizenship | 52,732 | 96.3 |
| of which male | 25,344 | 46.3 |
| Female | 27,388 | 50.0 |
| Total foreign residents | 2,001 | 3.7 |
| of which male | 897 | 1.6 |
| Female | 1.104 | 2.0 |
age structure
The overview shows the age structure in 2008 (main residences).
| Age in years | population | Percentage ownership % |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 4,269 | 7.6 |
| 10-19 | 4.134 | 7.3 |
| 20-29 | 6,963 | 12.3 |
| 30-39 | 5,837 | 10.3 |
| 40-49 | 8,658 | 15.3 |
| 50-59 | 7,969 | 14.1 |
| 60-69 | 8,125 | 14.4 |
| 70 and more | 10,506 | 18.6 |
| Goerlitz | 56,461 | 100.0 |
City and districts
The population figures refer to December 31 of each year (main residences).
| Surname | 2003 residents | 2004 residents | Residents 2005 | Population 2007 | Residents 2008 | 2009 residents | Residents 2010 | Distribution of residents 2010 | Average age (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts | 54,108 | 53,827 | 53,330 | 52,579 | 52,295 | 52.035 | 51,884 | 94.4% | 46.62 |
| Old town | 2.149 | 2,217 | 2,268 | 2,341 | 2,375 | 2,331 | 2,350 | 4.3% | 37.48 |
| Biesnitz | 3,967 | 4.027 | 4.016 | 3,979 | 3,952 | 3,910 | 3,937 | 7.2% | 45.63 |
| Downtown | 13,660 | 13,808 | 13,857 | 14,050 | 14,274 | 14,451 | 14,659 | 26.7% | 39.52 |
| Klingewalde | 679 | 670 | 675 | 630 | 621 | 608 | 600 | 1.0% | 42.69 |
| King hooves | 10,245 | 9,920 | 9,502 | 8,882 | 8,668 | 8,465 | 8,264 | 15.0% | 53.01 |
| Nikolaivorstadt | 1,492 | 1,518 | 1,520 | 1,472 | 1,506 | 1,543 | 1,510 | 2.7% | 39.52 |
| Rauschwalde | 6,566 | 6,536 | 6,511 | 6.338 | 6,259 | 6.140 | 6,088 | 11.1% | 53.98 |
| Südstadt | 8,910 | 8,827 | 8,737 | 8,760 | 8,773 | 8,860 | 8,831 | 16.1% | 46.52 |
| Weinhübel | 6,440 | 6,304 | 6,244 | 6.127 | 5,867 | 5,727 | 5,645 | 10.3% | 54.70 |
| Districts | 3,569 | 3,481 | 3,408 | 3,306 | 3,288 | 3,195 | 3,105 | 5.6% | 46.60 |
| Hagenwerder | 1,070 | 1,020 | 984 | 940 | 928 | 906 | 870 | 1.6% | 45.06 |
| Klein Neundorf | 134 | 127 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 123 | 0.2% | 45.92 |
| Kunnerwitz | 582 | 576 | 575 | 566 | 556 | 541 | 525 | 1.0% | 48.68 |
| Ludwigsdorf | 857 | 850 | 844 | 820 | 814 | 800 | 762 | 1.4% | 43.77 |
| Ober-Neundorf | 331 | 313 | 305 | 296 | 297 | 287 | 271 | 0.5% | 43.78 |
| Clever red | 389 | 389 | 367 | 358 | 365 | 345 | 364 | 0.7% | 46.48 |
| Immersion scratch | 206 | 206 | 204 | 201 | 203 | 194 | 190 | 0.3% | 50.99 |
| Goerlitz | 57,677 | 57,308 | 56,738 | 55,885 | 55,583 | 55,230 | 54,989 | 100.0% | 46.62 |
Source: Population register of the city of Görlitz, municipal statistics office
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
Web links
- State statistical office of the Free State of Saxony: area, population
- State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony: GENESIS-Online
- City of Görlitz: Statistical Figures
- Bertelsmann Stiftung: Guide to Demographic Change
Individual evidence
- ^ Official Journal of the large district town of Görlitz Edition 2020, No. 02). City administration of Görlitz, accessed on February 25, 2020 .
- ^ Johann Georg Knie : Alphabetical-statistical-topographical overview of the villages, spots, towns and other places of the royal family. Prussia. Province of Silesia, including the Margraviate of Upper Lusatia, which now belongs entirely to the province, and the County of Glatz; together with the attached evidence of the division of the country into the various branches of civil administration . Breslau 1830, p. 930 .
- ^ Johann Georg Knie : Alphabetical-statistical-topographical overview of the villages, spots, cities and other places of the royal family. Prussia. Province of Silesia, along with the attached division of the country according to the districts of the three royal governments, the principalities and districts contained therein, with details of the area, the central elevation above the sea, the inhabitants, buildings, the cattle range, etc. 2nd edition, Breslau 1845, P. 825 .
- ^ Gustav Neumann : The German Empire in geographical, statistical and topographical relation . Volume 2, GFO Müller, Berlin 1874, p. 229 .
- ↑ a b c d e Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. goerlitz.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ↑ a b Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon . 6th edition, Volume 8, Leipzig / Vienna 1907, pp. 138-139 .
- ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony at the end of each month for selected reporting months by municipality (source: population extrapolation based on census data from May 9, 2011). State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony, accessed on July 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Official Gazette of the large district town of Görlitz Edition 2019, No. 02. City administration of Görlitz, accessed on February 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Official Gazette of the large district town of Görlitz Edition 2020, No. 02. City administration of Görlitz, accessed on February 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Stadtverwaltung Görlitz, Kommunale Statisticsstelle (Ed.): Statistisches Jahrbuch 2009 . Görlitz City Administration, Central Copy Office, 2009, p. 30, 33 .
- ^ Bertelsmann Foundation: Population forecast
- ↑ goerlitz.de: Monthly statistical figures - 2011/08 , municipal statistics office . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 27, 2013 ; Retrieved September 26, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Stadtverwaltung Görlitz, Kommunale Statisticsstelle (Ed.): Statistisches Jahrbuch 2009 . Görlitz City Administration, Central Copy Office, 2009, p. 24 .
- ↑ Stadtverwaltung Görlitz, Kommunale Statisticsstelle (Ed.): Statistisches Jahrbuch 2009 . Görlitz City Administration, Central Copy Office, 2009, p. 27 .
