Population development of Magdeburg
This article shows the population development of Magdeburg in tabular and graphical form.
On December 31, 2019, the " official population " of Magdeburg was 237,565 according to the state statistical office of Saxony-Anhalt (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices ).
Population development
In the Middle Ages Magdeburg was one of the largest German cities. However, the population was subject to great fluctuations due to war and epidemics. In 1450, a plague epidemic claimed 8,000 deaths. In 1597 10,000 people died when the plague broke out. The sharp decline in the number of inhabitants around 1639 to only 450 inhabitants is due to the almost complete destruction of the city during the fighting in the Thirty Years' War ( Magdeburg Wedding 1631). In 1683, 2,650 people died of the plague in Magdeburg.
After the Edict of Potsdam in 1685, the city experienced a strong population increase due to immigrants. The population rose from 5,000 in 1683 to 13,000 in 1685. A cholera epidemic in 1831 claimed 3,577 victims. With the beginning of industrialization in the middle of the 19th century, the population grew rapidly. While around 58,000 people lived in the city in 1849, there were already 100,000 in 1882, making Magdeburg a major city . By 1890, this number doubled to 200,000 with the incorporation of Neustadt in 1886 and Buckau in 1887. The limit of 300,000 inhabitants was exceeded in the course of 1930.
In 1940 the population reached its historic high of 346,600. During the Second World War , the city was the target of numerous Allied air raids. The greatest destruction was caused by the air raid on Magdeburg on January 16, 1945 , in which the population was killed and 10,000 injured. As a result of this attack, Magdeburg's old town was almost completely destroyed and the city as a whole was badly damaged. In total, the 38 bombings killed around 5,000 and injured around 15,000. When the American troops took the western part of Magdeburg on April 18, 1945, 90,000 people were still living in the ruins of the city. The Soviet army occupied the eastern part on May 1st.
By December 1945, the population rose to around 225,000 as a result of the influx of refugees and displaced persons from the German eastern regions and the return of forced evacuees. The population continued to grow in the following four decades, reaching a peak of 290,579 in 1988. By 2004, the city's population fell by 22.0 percent (63,904 people) to 226,675 due to emigration, suburbanization and the decline in the birth rate. In 2011 the population reached its temporary low of 228,144, and since then it has been rising slightly, contrary to forecasts from previous years. The increase is primarily due to withdrawals from the surrounding area and rising student numbers.
Magdeburg is 32nd among the major German cities and second within Saxony-Anhalt behind Halle (Saale).
Historical data
The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Up to 1800 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 1834 the information relates to the “customs clearance population”, from 1871 to the “local population”, from 1925 to the resident population and since 1966 to the “population at the place of the main residence”. Before 1834, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey methods.
From 1400 to 1870
(respective territorial status)
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¹ census result
From 1871 to 1944
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¹ census result
Source: Magdeburg City Administration
From 1945 to 1989
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¹ census result
Source: State Central Administration for Statistics
From 1990 to 2010
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Source: State Central Administration for Statistics
As of 2011
(respective territorial status)
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¹ census result
Source: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt
Population forecast
Forecast by the State Statistical Office
In 2007, the State Statistical Office published the 4th Regionalized Population Forecast (RBP) for Saxony-Anhalt. It estimates a 9.1 percent decline in Magdeburg's population (20,854 people) between 2005 and 2025. In the 5th regionalized population forecast from 2010, the forecasts for Magdeburg have been revised upwards significantly. For 2025, a population of well over 225,000 is now assumed instead of around 208,000.
Absolute population development 2005–2025 - data of the 4th and 5th population forecast for Magdeburg (main residences):
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Source: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt
Bertelsmann Foundation forecast
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, Magdeburg's population is predicted to decline by 11.2 percent between 2003 and 2020 (25,432 people).
Absolute population development 2003-2020 - forecast for Magdeburg (main residences):
| date | Residents |
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| December 31, 2003 | 227,535 |
| December 31, 2005 | 222,655 |
| December 31, 2010 | 213,641 |
| December 31, 2015 | 207.931 |
| December 31, 2020 | 202.103 |
Source: Bertelsmann Foundation
In 2011, the Bertelsmann Foundation issued a new forecast. Compared to the latter forecast, this provides for a smaller population decline.
| date | Residents |
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| December 31, 2009 | 230,330 |
| December 31, 2015 | 228,390 |
| December 31, 2020 | 225,320 |
| December 31, 2025 | 221.060 |
| December 31, 2030 | 215.430 |
Source: Bertelsmann Foundation
Population structure
The largest groups of foreigners legally registered in Magdeburg on December 31, 2017 came from Syria (4,828), Vietnam (717), Russia (836), Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro (752), China (701), Ukraine (915 ) and Poland (819).
| population | As of December 31, 2017 |
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| Residents with main residence | 241 769 |
| of which male | 119 728 |
| Female | 122 041 |
| German | 221.029 |
| Foreigners | 20 740 |
| Proportion of foreigners in percent | 8.6 |
Source: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt
age structure
Development of the total population and proportion of selected age groups from 1971 to 2006 (main residences).
| year | Total population | Age: 0 to 19 | Percentage ownership % | Age: from 65 | Percentage ownership % |
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| 1971 | 271.906 | 79.040 | 29.1 | 42,055 | 15.5 |
| 1975 | 277,656 | 78,513 | 28.3 | 42,609 | 15.3 |
| 1981 | 287,362 | 78,683 | 27.4 | 40,628 | 14.1 |
| 1990 | 278,807 | 66,516 | 23.9 | 36,539 | 13.1 |
| 1991 | 275.238 | 63,833 | 23.2 | 36,707 | 13.3 |
| 1992 | 272,516 | 61,807 | 22.7 | 36,893 | 13.5 |
| 1993 | 270,546 | 59,890 | 22.1 | 37,367 | 13.8 |
| 1994 | 265.379 | 57,144 | 21.5 | 37,823 | 14.3 |
| 1995 | 257,656 | 53,973 | 20.9 | 38.219 | 14.8 |
| 1996 | 251.031 | 51,281 | 20.4 | 38,464 | 15.3 |
| 1997 | 245.509 | 48,493 | 19.8 | 38,740 | 15.8 |
| 1998 | 239,462 | 45,943 | 19.2 | 38,957 | 16.3 |
| 1999 | 235.073 | 43,941 | 18.7 | 39,975 | 17.0 |
| 2000 | 231,450 | 41,853 | 18.1 | 41,250 | 17.8 |
| 2001 | 229,755 | 40,261 | 17.5 | 42,731 | 18.6 |
| 2002 | 228.170 | 38,702 | 17.0 | 44,065 | 19.3 |
| 2003 | 227,535 | 37,513 | 16.5 | 45,861 | 20.2 |
| 2004 | 226,675 | 36,227 | 16.0 | 47,722 | 21.1 |
| 2005 | 229.126 | 35,345 | 15.4 | 49,781 | 21.7 |
| 2006 | 229,826 | 34,050 | 14.8 | 51,702 | 22.5 |
Source: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt
Districts
The population figures refer to December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2017 (main residences).
| No. | Surname | Area in km² |
Population 2007 |
Inhabitants per square kilometer in 2007 |
Number of foreigners in 2007 |
Foreigners in% 2007 |
Population 2017 |
Number of foreigners in 2017 |
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| 01 | Old town | 3.78 | 14,140 | 3,741 | 1,575 | 11.1 | 16,195 | 2,502 |
| 02 | Werder | 3.59 | 2,663 | 742 | 48 | 1.8 | 3,036 | 150 |
| 04 | Old New Town | 2.54 | 9,534 | 3,754 | 1,206 | 12.6 | 11,425 | 2,049 |
| 06 | New New Town | 4.56 | 13,631 | 2,989 | 606 | 4.4 | 15,724 | 2,660 |
| 08 | Neustädter See | 4.77 | 11,784 | 2,470 | 302 | 2.6 | 11,574 | 1,428 |
| 10 | Kannenstieg | 1.17 | 6,594 | 5,636 | 116 | 1.8 | 6.134 | 740 |
| 12 | Neustädter Feld | 2.02 | 9,946 | 4,924 | 181 | 1.8 | 9,830 | 583 |
| 14th | Sülze reason | 3.36 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8th | - |
| 16 | Great Silberberg | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | northwest | 2.76 | 4,544 | 1,646 | 21st | 0.5 | 4,671 | 67 |
| 20th | Old Olvenstedt | 3.20 | 4,278 | 1,337 | 21st | 0.5 | 3,933 | 35 |
| 22nd | New Olvenstedt | 3.37 | 12,017 | 3,566 | 252 | 2.1 | 11,521 | 1,152 |
| 24 | City field east | 3.27 | 23,923 | 7,316 | 825 | 3.4 | 26,291 | 1,377 |
| 26th | Stadtfeld West | 4.67 | 14,833 | 3.176 | 155 | 1.0 | 14,729 | 314 |
| 28 | Diesdorf | 10.12 | 3,415 | 337 | 13 | 0.4 | 3,499 | 19th |
| 30th | Sudenburg | 5.28 | 16,979 | 3.216 | 796 | 4.7 | 18.302 | 1,981 |
| 32 | Otter life | 16.52 | 10.198 | 617 | 89 | 0.9 | 10,551 | 114 |
| 34 | Lemsdorf | 1.33 | 2.139 | 1,608 | 27 | 1.3 | 2,230 | 57 |
| 36 | Leipziger Street | 3.36 | 14,375 | 4,278 | 731 | 5.1 | 15,242 | 1,211 |
| 38 | reform | 3.19 | 13,224 | 4.145 | 109 | 0.8 | 11,934 | 534 |
| 40 | Hop garden | 2.77 | 4,658 | 1,682 | 36 | 0.8 | 4,723 | 70 |
| 42 | Beyendorfer reason | 6.01 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 17th | - |
| 44 | Buckau | 2.20 | 4,488 | 2,040 | 302 | 6.7 | 6.376 | 540 |
| 46 | Fermersleben | 3.40 | 3,358 | 988 | 74 | 2.2 | 3,653 | 369 |
| 48 | Ointment | 7.74 | 3,942 | 509 | 37 | 0.9 | 4,337 | 520 |
| 50 | Westerhüsen | 7.24 | 3,089 | 427 | 29 | 0.9 | 3,300 | 189 |
| 52 | Brückfeld | 1.49 | 3,039 | 2,040 | 103 | 3.4 | 2,978 | 167 |
| 54 | Berliner Chaussee | 5.04 | 2,200 | 437 | 15th | 0.7 | 2,313 | 24 |
| 56 | Cracau | 2.61 | 8,514 | 3,262 | 150 | 1.8 | 8,446 | 279 |
| 58 | Prester | 5.15 | 1,992 | 387 | 11 | 0.6 | 2.129 | 27 |
| 60 | Zipkeleben | 4.68 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 148 | - |
| 62 | Kreuzhorst | 4.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Herrenkrug | 11.96 | 975 | 82 | 39 | 4.0 | 1,245 | 240 |
| 66 | Rothensee | 2.11 | 2,702 | 1,281 | 103 | 3.8 | 2,769 | 232 |
| 68 | Industrial port | 3.65 | 53 | 15th | 20th | 37.7 | 137 | 92 |
| 70 | North industrial area | 9.39 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 100.0 | 18th | - |
| 72 | Barleber Lake | 5.41 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | - |
| 74 | Pechau | 7.39 | 569 | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 530 | - |
| 76 | Randau-Calenberge | 13.59 | 549 | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 547 | 6th |
| 78 | Beyendorf soles | 8.13 | 1,180 | 145 | 4th | 0.3 | 1,208 | 6th |
| Magdeburg | 200.94 | 229,631 | 1,143 | 8.004 | 3.5 | 241,769 | 20,740 |
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
- 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
- ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt: Territory and Elections ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2017 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.
- ^ Magdeburg Chronicle: Magdeburg in World War II - The Destruction of the City ( Memento from April 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ A b Lohmann, Wilhelm (ed.): First attempt at a general, systematically ordered address book of the city of Magdeburg for all classes , Magdeburg: Adolph Friedrich v. Schütz 1817, p. 243 [1] , accessed on February 21, 2011
- ↑ State Statistical Office of Saxony-Anhalt: Archive link ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Bertelsmann Foundation: Population forecast
- ^ City of Magdeburg: Statistical monthly reports
- ↑ census database
- ↑ City of Magdeburg: Population by district (PDF file; 140 kB)
- ↑ Quarterly Report 4/2017. State capital Magdeburg, accessed on March 31, 2018 .
