Population development of Munich

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

On March 31, 2017, the official population of Munich was 1,469,098 according to an update by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices ). As of December 31, 2015, the city of Munich's statistical information office (STAB) reported a population register-based number of 1,521,678 inhabitants, whereby the numbers of this office are always slightly higher than those of the state office due to different calculation methods.

Population development

 

Population development of Munich. Above from 1369 to March 2017. Below an excerpt from 1871

In 1852, the city's population exceeded 100,000, making it a major city . In 1883 Munich had 250,000 inhabitants, by 1901 this number had doubled to 500,000. This made Munich the third largest city in the German Empire after Berlin and Hamburg.

In the census of December 5, 1917, a total local population of 595,002 people was determined. According to the economics department of the War Food Office, these included 52,040 military personnel and 408 prisoners of war. The statistics do not include 10,230 temporarily absent military personnel.

The effects of the Second World War are clearly visible . By the end of the war, 90 percent of the historic old town and 50 percent of the city as a whole had been destroyed by 73 air strikes . It is estimated that around 6,000 people died. Overall, Munich lost a third of its residents through evacuation, flight, deportations and air raids. The population decreased from 829,000 in May 1939 to 550,000 in May 1945.

After the war, many people who had been evacuated to the rural area, as well as refugees and displaced persons from eastern Germany settled in Munich. In 1950, as many people lived in the city as before the war. Shortly before the city's 800th birthday, on December 15, 1957, the one millionth Munich resident was born. In 1957, Munich was the youngest city with at least one million inhabitants out of 70 cities worldwide. In 2006, the city with 1,294,608 inhabitants ranked third among the major German cities behind Berlin and Hamburg . After the peak in 1972, the population initially decreased again, as Munich was affected by the trend of suburbanization, the move of wealthy residents to the suburbs. Since the 1990s, the population has been growing again, driven by positive economic development and strong immigration, and made possible by redensification and the construction of several new large residential areas, especially on former barracks.

The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Until 1824 it is mostly an estimate, then census results (¹) or official updates by the State Statistical Office. From 1840 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 1840, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey methods.

From 1369 to 1944

(respective territorial status)

date Residents 1369 10,810   1396 11,267   1440 9,488   1462 12,614   1500 13,447   1600 18,000   1630 20,000   1700 24,000   1722 29.097   1750 32,000   1771 31,000   1781 37,840   1794 34,277   1801 40,450   1810 40,638   1813 51,396

date Residents 1824 62,290   June 1, 1830 71,375 ¹ December 3, 1840 82,736 ¹ December 3, 1843 90,055 ¹ December 3, 1846 94,830 ¹ December 3, 1849 96,396 ¹ December 3, 1852 106,715 ¹ December 3, 1855 132.112 ¹ December 3, 1858 137.095 ¹ December 3, 1861 148.201 ¹ December 3, 1864 167.054 ¹ December 3, 1867 170,688 ¹ December 1, 1871 169,693 ¹ December 1, 1875 193.024 ¹ December 1, 1880 230.023 ¹ December 1, 1885 261,981 ¹

date Residents December 1, 1890 349.024 ¹ December 2, 1895 407,307 ¹ December 1, 1900 499.932 ¹ December 1, 1905 538.983 ¹ December 1, 1910 596,467 ¹ December 31, 1913 640,000   December 1, 1916 594.096 ¹ December 5, 1917 595.002 ¹ October 8, 1919 630.711 ¹ December 31, 1920 666,000   June 16, 1925 680.704 ¹ December 31, 1930 728,900   June 16, 1933 735.388 ¹ December 31, 1935 743,653   May 17, 1939 829.318 ¹ December 31, 1940 834,500

¹ census result

The results of the consumer group statistics , which were obtained from the data on the food allocation and published by the Federal Statistical Office in 1953, provide an assessment of the population development in World War II . According to the small consumer group statistics, the civilian population served in Munich at the beginning of February 1943 comprised 761,429 persons (including 37,665 group caterers), in mid-August of the year 795,882 (including 80,804 group caterers), at the beginning of February 1944 only 686,225 (including 78,418 group caterers), in mid-August 1944 597,381 ( including 70,813 communal caterers) and in mid-November 1944 only 566,838 people (including 64,593 communal caterers).

From 1945 to 1989

(respective territorial status)

date Residents May 8, 1945 550,000   December 31, 1945 674.154   October 29, 1946 751.967 ¹ December 31, 1947 773,543   December 31, 1948 801,500   June 30, 1949 814.228   June 30, 1950 823.892   September 13, 1950 831.937 ¹ June 30, 1951 855.003   June 30, 1952 873.065   June 30, 1953 889.843   June 30, 1954 908.572   June 30, 1955 929,808   June 30, 1956 957.177   September 25, 1956 962.860 ¹ June 30, 1957 986.028   June 30, 1958 1,011,878

date Residents June 30, 1959 1,033,854   June 30, 1960 1,055,457   June 6, 1961 1,085,014 ¹ December 31, 1961 1,106,298   December 31, 1962 1,142,622   December 31, 1963 1,166,160   December 31, 1964 1,192,614   December 31, 1965 1,214,603   December 31, 1966 1,235,548   December 31, 1967 1,244,237   December 31, 1968 1,279,405   December 31, 1969 1,326,331   May 27, 1970 1,293,590 ¹ December 31, 1970 1,311,978   December 31, 1971 1,338,432   December 31, 1972 1,338,924   December 31, 1973 1,336,576

date Residents   December 31, 1974 1,323,434   December 31, 1975 1,314,865   December 31, 1976 1,314,572   December 31, 1977 1,313,939   December 31, 1978 1,296,970   December 31, 1979 1,299,693   December 31, 1980 1,298,941   December 31, 1981 1,291,828   December 31, 1982 1,287,080   December 31, 1983 1,283,457   December 31, 1984 1,267,451   December 31, 1985 1,266,549   December 31, 1986 1,274,716   May 25, 1987 1,185,421 ¹ December 31, 1987 1,201,479   December 31, 1988 1,211,617   December 31, 1989 1,206,683

¹ census result

Since 1990

(respective territorial status)

date Residents   December 31, 1990 1,229,026   December 31, 1991 1,229,052   December 31, 1992 1,256,638   December 31, 1993 1,255,623   December 31, 1994 1,244,676   December 31, 1995 1,236,370   December 31, 1996 1,225,809   December 31, 1997 1,205,923   December 31, 1998 1,188,897   December 31, 1999 1,194,560

date Residents   December 31, 2000 1.210.223   December 31, 2001 1,227,958   December 31, 2002 1,234,692   December 31, 2003 1,247,873   December 31, 2004 1,249,176   December 31, 2005 1,259,677   December 31, 2006 1,294,608   December 31, 2007 1,311,573   December 31, 2008 1,326,807   December 31, 2009 1,330,440

date Residents   December 31, 2010 1,353,186   May 9, 2011  1,348,335 ¹ December 31, 2011 1,364,920   December 31, 2012 1,388,308   December 31 2013 1,407,836   December 31, 2014 1,429,584   December 31, 2015 1,450,381   December 31, 2016 1,464,301   December 31, 2017 1,456,039   December 31, 2018 1,471,508

¹ census result

Source: Bavarian State Statistical Office

Population forecast

Bertelsmann Foundation forecast

Due to the positive economic development in Munich, further population growth is forecast for the greater Munich area in contrast to the demographic development in Germany.

In their 2006 “Guide to Demographic Change 2020”, in which the Bertelsmann Foundation provides data on the development of the population of 2,959 municipalities in Germany, Munich's population is predicted to increase by 7.8 percent between 2003 and 2020 (96,988 people) .

Absolute population development 2012–2030 - forecast for Munich (main residences):

The forecasts opposite compared to the real development from 1990 onwards

date	Residents
December 31, 2003	1,247,873
December 31, 2005	1,270,895
December 31, 2010	1,314,947
December 31, 2015	1,340,514
December 31, 2020	1,344,861

An update of the forecast was published in 2009, which now covers a period from 2006 to 2025. During this period, the population is expected to increase by 150,790 inhabitants or 11.65 percent.

date	Residents
December 31, 2006	1,294,608
December 31, 2010	1.335.209
December 31, 2015	1,381,934
December 31, 2020	1.420.214
December 31, 2025	1,445,398

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

Absolute population development 2009–2030 - forecast for Munich (main residences). During this period, the population is assumed to have increased by 197,030 inhabitants or 14.82%.

date	Residents
December 31, 2009	1,329,590
December 31, 2015	1,419,480
December 31, 2020	1,474,360
December 31, 2025	1,509,690
December 31, 2030	1,526,620

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

Absolute population development 2012–2030 - forecast for Munich (main residences). During this period, the population is assumed to have increased by 195,710 inhabitants or 14.10%.

date	Residents
December 31, 2012	1,388,220
December 31, 2020	1,517,160
December 31, 2025	1,560,570
December 31, 2030	1,583,930

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

City administration forecast

Forecast 2006–2020

In the planning forecast of the city administration, Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations, from 2007, an increase in the population entitled to live (main and secondary residences) between 2006 and 2020 by 4.9 percent (66,964 people) is predicted.

Absolute population development 2006-2020 - forecast for Munich (main and secondary residences):

The forecasts opposite compared to the real development from 1990 onwards

date	Residents
December 31, 2006	1,364,180
December 31, 2010	1,390,738
December 31, 2015	1,414,868
December 31, 2020	1,431,144

Source: Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations

Forecast 2009–2030

In the planning forecast of the city administration, Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations, from 2009, an increase in the population entitled to live (main and secondary residences) between 2009 and 2030 by 10.9 percent (151,415 people) is predicted.

Absolute population development 2009-2030 - forecast for Munich (main and secondary residences):

date	Residents
December 31, 2009	1,391,915
December 31, 2020	1,475,129
December 31, 2030	1,543,330

Source: Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations

Population structure

Residents with foreign citizenship by country of origin over 5,000 at the end of the year

rank	country	2000	2005	2010	2015	2018
1.	Croatia	22.009	24,866	23,740	33,177	38,137
2.	Turkey	46,329	43,309	40,860	39.204	37,876
3.	Italy	22,282	20,847	21,038	27,340	27,821
4th	Greece	23,523	22,486	20.506	27,117	26,560
5.	Austria	21,938	21,411	20,814	21,944	21,046
6th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14 382	16,475	15,588	17,471	19,692
7th	Poland	6,626	12,088	14,697	21 945	19.101
8th.	Romania	4.139	4.161	7,971	18,058	17,980
9.	Serbia*	30,514	24,439	15,600	13,389	14,115
10.	Bulgaria	1,651	2,858	5,982	12,267	12,575
11.	Iraq	4,315	8,583	9,931	10,977	12,237
12.	Kosovo	-	-	6,028	10,594	11,428
13.	France	6,269	6,859	7,651	10,611	10,239
14th	India	1,346	2,094	2,774	5,852	9,071
15th	Russian Federation	3.118	5,240	6,014	8,513	8,899
16.	Spain	3,381	3,440	4,084	8,886	8,860
17th	Hungary	3,205	4.110	6,512	10,678	8,586
18th	China	2,063	2,892	4.159	6,682	8,400
19th	Afghanistan	4.175	4.214	3,926	6,627	7,246
20th	Ukraine	3,061	5,225	5,550	6,392	6,964
21st	United States	5,144	5.121	5,593	6,761	6,647
22nd	United Kingdom	5.102	4,619	4,794	5,949	4,993

* Figures for 2000 and 2005 including Montenegro and Kosovo

The official statistics do not include naturalized persons and German-born children of foreign origin as foreigners.

population	As of December 31, 2006	As of December 31, 2008	As of December 31, 2015
Residents with main residence	1,294,608	1,326,807	1,450,381
of which male	625.723	641.715	707.150
Female	668.885	685.092	743.231
German	989.656	1,016,569	1,084,181
of which male	466.962	482.032	522.036
Female	522.694	534,537	562.145
Foreigners	304,952	310.238	366.200
of which male	158,761	159,683	185.114
Female	146.191	150,555	181.086
Proportion of foreigners in%	23.6	23.4	25.2

Source: Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing

age structure

Population pyramid - age structure 2010

The following overview shows the age structure as of December 31, 2006 (main residences).

Age from / to	population	Percentage
0-5	70,580	5.5
6-14	89,610	6.9
15-17	30,813	2.4
18-24	108.133	8.4
25-29	113.906	8.8
30-39	227,460	17.6
40-49	197,807	15.3
50-64	230.140	17.8
over 65	226.159	17.5
total	1,294,608	100.0

Source: Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing

Townships

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

Borough	Area in km²	population	Inhabitants per km²
Allach-Untermenzing	15.45	31,882	2,063
Altstadt-Lehel	3.15	21,122	6,715
Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied	34.06	43,682	1,282
Au-Haidhausen	4.22	61,495	14,574
Berg am Laim	6.31	45,035	7.132
Bogenhausen	23.71	85,947	3,625
Feldmoching-Hasenbergl	28.94	61,534	2.126
Rags	9.22	50,257	5,449
Laim	5.29	55,374	10,476
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt	4.40	54,049	12,280
Maxvorstadt	4.30	53,743	12,540
Milbertshofen-Am Hart	13.42	75,488	5,627
Moosach	11.09	53,261	4,801
Neuhausen-Nymphenburg	12.92	98,702	7,643
Obergiesing	5.72	54,402	9,510
Pasing-Obermenzing	16.50	73,320	4,444
Ramersdorf-Perlach	19.90	112,371	5,648
Schwabing-Freimann	25.67	75.020	2,922
Schwabing-West	4.36	68,527	15,706
Schwanthalerhöhe	2.07	30,381	14,675
Sendling	3.94	40,879	10,379
Sendling West Park	7.81	58,398	7,473
Thalkirchen-Obersendling -Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln	17.76	93,602	5,269
Trudering-Riem	22.45	69,830	3.110
Untergiesing-Harlaching	8.06	53,377	6,625
Munich	310.71	1,521,678	4,897

Source: Munich Statistical Office

See also

• History of Munich
• Incorporation into the city of Munich

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.
• 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

Web links

• Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing: Population figures of the communities, counties and administrative districts
• Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing: GENESIS-Online
• City of Munich: Munich in numbers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ STAB statistical information office: Current population
2. ^ "Welcome to Munich, Amelia" to the 1.5 millionth citizen of Munich ( Memento from June 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Bavarian Broadcasting from June 17, 2015
3. ↑ Memorial Air War Victims on stadt-muenchen.net; accessed on June 25, 2019
4. ↑ Federal Statistical Office (Ed.): Statistical Reports, Work No. VIII / 19/1, The civilian population of the German Empire 1940–1945. Results of the consumer group statistics. Wiesbaden 1953, p. 32
5. ↑ Bertelsmann Foundation: Population projection 2012-2030
6. ↑ Absolute population development 2009–2030 ( Memento from September 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
7. ↑ Bertelsmann Foundation: Page no longer available , search in web archives: Absolute Population Development 2009–2030
8. ↑ Bertelsmann Foundation: Absolute Population Development 2012-2030
9. ^ Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations: Population forecast
10. ^ Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations: Population forecast 2009 to 2030 for the City of Munich
11. ↑ http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtinfos/Statistik/Bev-lkerung/Bev-lkerungsStock.html
12. ↑ Statistical Pocket Book 2016 (PDF). Statistical Office Munich. Retrieved September 28, 2016.