Population development of Schwerin

This article shows the population development of Schwerin in tables and graphs.

Population development

Population development of Schwerin. Above from 1160 to 2017. Below an excerpt from 1871

The population development of Schwerin can be traced back to the Middle Ages . Until the beginning of modern times , the city had only a few thousand inhabitants. The population grew only slowly and fell again and again due to the numerous wars, epidemics and famine. The city experienced population losses when it was destroyed by several major fires between 1531 and 1697. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) also brought a decline in population .

It was not until industrialization in the 19th century that the city's population grew very quickly. In 1819 only 5,854 people lived in the city, by 1900 there were already over 38,000. After the end of the Second World War , the population of the city rose by around 20,000 to 87,000 inhabitants within a few months up to December 1945 due to the refugees and displaced persons. In 1971 Schwerin had 98,033 inhabitants. In 1972 the population of the city of Schwerin exceeded the limit of 100,000, making it a major city .

In 1988 the population reached its historical high of over 130,000. In 2001, however, the population fell below 100,000. Since the fall of the Wall in the GDR , the city has lost around 34,000 inhabitants by 2005 due to high unemployment, the decline in the birth rate and emigration to the surrounding area. The prefabricated building areas were particularly affected by the loss of inhabitants. As a result of the strong residential and private home construction in the Schwerin area, the population there grew by around 20,000. In contrast to other comparable cities in Eastern Germany (e.g. Cottbus , Gera , Jena and Zwickau ), Schwerin's population loss could not be alleviated by incorporation. On December 31, 2006, the “ official population ” for Schwerin was 96,280 people according to the statistical office of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (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 1790 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 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 1160 to 1944

Year / date Residents 1160 500 1500 2,500 1553 2,700 1590 956 1694 1,500 1764 3,288 1790 3,512 September 10, 1819 ¹ 5,854 November 27, 1830¹ 12,915 November 29, 1840 ¹ 16,648

date Residents November 30, 1850¹ 16,731 December 1, 1860 ¹ 23,517 December 1, 1871 ¹ 26,833 December 1, 1875 ¹ 27,643 December 1, 1880¹ 30,146 December 1, 1885 ¹ 31,528 December 1, 1890¹ 33,643 December 2, 1895 ¹ 36,388 December 1, 1900 ¹ 38,667 December 1, 1905 ¹ 41,638

date Residents December 1, 1910¹ 42,519 December 1, 1916 ¹ 38,828 December 5, 1917 ¹ 40.165 October 8, 1919 ¹ 45,455 June 16, 1925 ¹ 48.157 December 31, 1930 52,800 June 16, 1933 ¹ 53,621 December 31, 1935 55,700 May 17, 1939 ¹ 64,614 December 31, 1940 67,200

¹ census result

From 1945 to 1989

date Residents December 1, 1945 ¹ 87.214 October 29, 1946 ¹ 88.164 August 31, 1950 ¹ 93,576 December 31, 1955 94.171 December 31, 1956 93,305 December 31, 1957 92,481 December 31, 1958 92.011 December 31, 1959 92.195 December 31, 1960 92.508 December 31, 1961 92.902 December 31, 1962 93,830 December 31, 1963 94,786 December 31, 1964 ¹ 91.164

date Residents December 31, 1965 92,356 December 31, 1966 92,674 December 31, 1967 93.091 December 31, 1968 93,775 December 31, 1969 95,277 December 31, 1970 ¹ 97,389 December 31, 1971 98,857 December 31, 1972 100,888 December 31, 1973 102,897 December 31, 1974 104,984 December 31, 1975 107,374 December 31, 1976 110.051 December 31, 1977 113.038

date Residents December 31, 1978 115,950 December 31, 1979 118,868 December 31, 1980 121,175 December 31, 1981 ¹ 122.264 December 31, 1982 123.425 December 31, 1983 124.975 December 31, 1984 126,390 December 31, 1985 127,538 December 31, 1986 128,328 December 31, 1987 129,475 December 31, 1988 130,685 December 31, 1989 129,227

¹ census result

Source: State Central Administration for Statistics

Since 1990

date Residents December 31, 1990 127,447 December 31, 1991 125,959 December 31, 1992 124.084 December 31, 1993 122.189 December 31, 1994 118.291 December 31, 1995 114,688 December 31, 1996 111.029 December 31, 1997 107,667 December 31, 1998 105.213 December 31, 1999 102,878

date Residents December 31, 2000 101,267 December 31, 2001 99,978 December 31, 2002 98,742 December 31, 2003 97,694 December 31, 2004 97.110 December 31, 2005 96,656 December 31, 2006 96,280 December 31, 2007 95,855 December 31, 2008 95,551 December 31, 2009 95,041

date Residents December 31, 2010 95,220 December 31, 2011 95,300 December 31, 2012 91.264 December 31 2013 91,583 December 31, 2014 92,138 December 31, 2015 96,800 December 31, 2016 95,668 December 31, 2017 95,797 December 31, 2018 95,818

Source: Statistical Office Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Population structure

population	As of December 31, 2005
Residents with main residence	96,656
of which male	46,418
Female	50,238
German	92,325
of which male	44,318
Female	48.007
Foreigners	4,331
of which male	2,100
Female	2,231
Proportion of foreigners in percent	4.5

Source: Statistical Office Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

age structure

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

Age in years population Percentage 0-9 6,934 7.1 10-19 8,945 9.2 20-29 14,364 14.8 30-39 11.302 11.6 40-49 15,229 15.6 50-59 14,085 14.5 60-69 12,814 13.1 70-79 9,268 9.5 80-89 3.814 3.9 over 90 574 0.6 total 97,329

Districts

The population figures refer to December 31, 2018 (main and secondary residences).

Surname population Old town 3687 Field town 4402 Friedrichsthal 3552 Göhrener fir trees 145 Gorries 985 Big Dreesch 8234 Garden city 2494 Cancer sponsors 5617 Lankow 9841 Lewenberg 1838 Medewege 224 Must 947

Surname population Must wood 11206 Neumühle 3165 New Zippendorf 5186 Ostorf 2512 Paulsstadt 8848 Schelfstadt 4757 Warnitz 1586 Werdervorstadt 5715 West town 11571 Wickendorf 693 Wüstmark 620 Zippendorf 1092

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

• Statistical Office Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: population, households, families, area
• City of Schwerin: facts and figures
• Bertelsmann Foundation: Guide to the community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office MV - population development of the districts and municipalities 2014 (XLS file) (population figures in update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ Citizens' Office / Department of Registration Matters of the City of Schwerin: Population
3. ↑ Facts & Figures - State Capital Schwerin. Schwerin, accessed December 7, 2019 .