Population development in Osnabrück

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

Population development

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Population growth from 780 AD to 2018. Upper graphic with scroll bar. Below is an excerpt from 1871

The bishopric of Osnabrück, founded by Charlemagne in 780 , had around 800 inhabitants at that time. In the late Middle Ages and the early modern period in the village only a few thousand people lived. In 1575 around 75 percent of Osnabrück's inhabitants died of the plague . Because of the following epidemics, conflagrations, famines and wars, it took around 200 years until the population before the outbreak of the plague of 1575 was reached again.

With industrialization in the 19th century, the population quintupled from over 10,000 in 1817 to more than 50,000 in 1900. The development of the railway junction , which required a lot of labor , had a major influence on this . On April 1, 1914, the incorporation of the village of Schinkel brought an increase from 9,676 people to around 80,000 inhabitants. In 1939 the population of the city of Osnabrück exceeded the limit of 100,000, making it a major city . On April 1, 1940, Haste was incorporated with 7,279 inhabitants.

During the Second World War , the city of Osnabrück was the target of 78 Allied air raids. 178 people died in the last and most serious attack on March 25, 1945. Overall, the bombing war resulted in 1,434 deaths - including 268 prisoners of war, prisoners and forced laborers . The urban area was destroyed to more than 65 percent; the mediaeval old town was hit hardest at 94 percent (→ main article: air raids on Osnabrück ). On April 4, 1945, British forces occupied the city. The population fell to 82,000 by December 1945, but rose to 140,000 by 1962 as a result of the return of the evacuees and the influx of refugees and displaced persons from the eastern German regions.

On July 1, 1972, the incorporation of Atter, Pye, Lüstringen, Gretesch, Darum, Voxtrup, Nahne and Hellern brought an increase from 22,759 people to 164,000 inhabitants. In 1995 the population reached its historic high of 168,618. On December 31, 2006, the " official population " for Osnabrück was 164,020 according to an update by the Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics (only main residences and after comparison with the other state offices).

The following overview shows the number of inhabitants according to the respective territorial status. Up to 1823 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 1855 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 1855, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey methods.

The population is determined by the 2011 census 154,513 (December 31, 2011).

From 780 to 1944

(respective territorial status)

Year / date Residents 780 800 1171 3,500 1425 4,800 1500 6,000 1570 7,500 1575 2,000 1646 5,500 1771 5,923 1780 6,651 1800 8,564 1812 9,229 1817 10,030 1823 10,915 July 1, 1830¹ 11,321 July 1, 1836 ¹ 11,730 July 1, 1842 ¹ 11,718 July 1, 1848 ¹ 12,146 December 3, 1852 ¹ 13,718

date Residents December 3, 1855 ¹ 14,855 December 3, 1861 ¹ 16,180 December 3, 1864¹ 18,033 December 3, 1867 ¹ 19,579 December 1, 1871 ¹ 23,308 December 1, 1875 ¹ 29,860 December 1, 1880¹ 32,819 December 1, 1885 ¹ 35,899 December 1, 1890¹ 39,929 December 2, 1895 ¹ 45.137 December 1, 1900 ¹ 51,573 December 1, 1905 ¹ 59,580 December 1, 1910¹ 65,957 December 31, 1913 69,268 December 31, 1914 80,048 December 1, 1916 ¹ 79,926 December 5, 1917 ¹ 76,413 October 8, 1919 ¹ 85.017

date Residents December 31, 1920 85.017 June 16, 1925 ¹ 88,911 December 31, 1930 95.160 June 16, 1933 ¹ 94,277 December 31, 1933 94,586 December 31, 1934 95,698 December 31, 1935 95,919 December 31, 1936 96,741 December 31, 1937 97,853 December 31, 1938 98,675 May 17, 1939 ¹ 99,070 December 31, 1939 100,247 December 31, 1940 105,270 December 31, 1941 104,316 December 31, 1942 104,613 December 31, 1943 105,569 December 31, 1944 105,745

¹ census result

From 1945 to 1970

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1945 81,828 October 29, 1946 ¹ 88,663 December 31, 1946 89,260 December 31, 1947 94,289 December 31, 1948 101,062 December 31, 1949 107,395 September 13, 1950 ¹ 109,538 December 31, 1950 112,786 December 31, 1951 117,147 December 31, 1952 118,886 December 31, 1953 120,377

date Residents December 31, 1954 123.226 December 31, 1955 125,758 September 25, 1956 ¹ 127,658 December 31, 1956 129,361 December 31, 1957 131,743 December 31, 1958 133,743 December 31, 1959 135,542 December 31, 1960 136.075 June 6, 1961 ¹ 138,658 December 31, 1961 137,772 December 31, 1962 141,062

date Residents December 31, 1963 142,383 December 31, 1964 142,821 December 31, 1965 143.101 December 31, 1966 142,277 December 31, 1967 141,551 December 31, 1968 141,290 December 31, 1969 142,764 May 27, 1970 ¹ 143.905 December 31, 1970 148.102

¹ census result

Source: Osnabrück City Administration

Since 1971

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1971 143,484 December 31, 1972 164,305 December 31, 1973 164.172 December 31, 1974 163,674 December 31, 1975 161,671 December 31, 1976 160.242 December 31, 1977 159,492 December 31, 1978 159,055 December 31, 1979 158.150 December 31, 1980 157.367 December 31, 1981 157.203 December 31, 1982 156,558 December 31, 1983 155.873 December 31, 1984 153,587 December 31, 1985 153.202 December 31, 1986 153,776

date Residents May 25, 1987 ¹ 150,807 December 31, 1987 150,807 December 31, 1988 154,594 December 31, 1989 161,317 December 31, 1990 163.168 December 31, 1991 165.143 December 31, 1992 166,837 December 31, 1993 168,078 December 31, 1994 168.050 December 31, 1995 168,618 December 31, 1996 167,326 December 31, 1997 166,653 December 31, 1998 165.283 December 31, 1999 164,539 December 31, 2000 164.101 December 31, 2001 164.195

date Residents December 31, 2002 164,561 December 31, 2003 165,517 December 31, 2004 164,489 December 31, 2005 163.814 December 31, 2006 163.020 December 31, 2007 162,870 December 31, 2008 163.286 December 31, 2009 163,514 December 31, 2010 164.119 December 31, 2011 154,513 December 31 2013 156.315 December 31, 2014 156,897 December 31, 2015 162.403 December 31, 2016 164.070 December 31, 2017 164.374 December 31, 2018 164,748

¹ census result

Source: Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics

2011 according to the 2011 census

Population 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, a population decline of 2.5 percent (4,144 people) between 2003 and 2020 is predicted for Osnabrück .

Absolute population development 2003-2020 - forecast for Osnabrück (main residences):

Forecast according to the table opposite compared to the real development from 1990 to 2018

date Residents December 31, 2003 165,517 December 31, 2005 165.354 December 31, 2010 164,557 December 31, 2015 163,520 December 31, 2020 161,373

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

Population structure

population	As of December 31, 2006	percentage
Residents with main residence	163.020	100%
male	77,667	48%
Female	85.353	52%
German	149,543	92%
male	70,772	43%
Female	78,771	48%
Foreigners	14,718	9%
male	7,528	5%
Female	7.190	4%

Source: Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics

age structure

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

Age from - to population Percentage 0 - 5 7,836 4.8 6-17 16,809 10.3 18 - 24 15,992 9.8 25-29 13,413 8.2 30-39 24,189 14.8 40-49 25,387 15.6 50 - 59 19,466 11.9 60-64 7,768 4.8 over 65 32,160 19.7 total 163.020 100.0

Source: Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics

Districts

The population figures refer to December 31, 2007 (main residences).

Surname	Area in km²	of inhabitants number	Inhabitants per km²	Number of foreigners	Foreigners in%
Atter	10.76	4.018	373	235	5.8
That's why / Gretesch / Lüstringen	14.33	7,444	519	435	5.8
Dodesheide	4.49	7,583	1,689	636	8.4
Eversburg	2.96	7,888	2,665	679	8.6
Fledder	3.75	2,470	659	436	17.7
Garden location	1.69	3,620	2.142	561	15.5
port	4.07	2,373	583	277	11.7
have you	7.89	6,622	839	563	8.5
Lighten	12.26	6,788	554	295	4.3
Downtown	1.63	8,249	5,061	1,122	13.6
Limestone hill	3.01	5,921	1,967	753	12.7
Nahne	4.85	2,218	457	105	4.7
Pye	7.56	3,236	428	107	3.3
Schinkel	2.23	13,234	5,935	2,674	20.2
Schinkel-Ost	2.93	3,478	1,187	300	8.6
Schölerberg	3.45	13,914	4.033	1,664	12.0
Sun hill	3.17	8,340	2,631	600	7.2
Sutthausen	4.48	4,695	1,048	157	3.3
Voxtrup	10.93	6,990	640	347	5.0
Westerberg	4.81	8,513	1,770	402	4.7
West town	3.10	8,608	2,777	615	7.1
Widukindland	2.71	4,759	1,756	459	9.6
desert	2.77	14,110	5,094	1,056	7.5
Osnabrück	119.81	155.071	1,294	14,478	9.3

Source: City of Osnabrück, Department for Urban Development and Citizen Participation, Statistics Division

literature

• 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

1. ↑ City of Osnabrück: Residents by age group and nationality in the districts (PDF; 15 kB)

Web links

• Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics: Basic data for Lower Saxony
• City administration Osnabrück: data catalog
• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Guide to Demographic Change