Population development of Villingen-Schwenningen

This article shows the population development of Villingen-Schwenningen in a table.

Above: Population development of Villingen-Schwenningen from 1972 to 2018
Middle: Population development of Schwenningen am Neckar from 1803 to 1971
Below: Population development of Villingen in the Black Forest from 1699 to 1971

Population development

In the Middle Ages and the early modern period , Villingen and Schwenningen only had a few hundred inhabitants. The population grew only slowly and fell again and again due to the numerous wars, epidemics and famine. In Villingen in 1349, around 40 percent of the population died during a plague epidemic . In the Thirty Years' War Schwenningen had to accept heavy losses. The place was looted and burned down in 1633. Some of the residents fled with the withdrawing troops. After the famine of 1816, 117 Schwenningers emigrated to America. Another hunger crisis in 1846/47 caused 190 Schwenningen residents to emigrate to America.

Only with industrialization in the 20th century did population growth accelerate. Villingen only had 7,800 inhabitants in 1900, compared to 39,000 in 1971. Around 10,000 people lived in Schwenningen in 1900; in 1971 there were 35,000. On January 1, 1972, the two cities were united to form the new city of Villingen-Schwenningen with around 80,000 inhabitants. Since then, the population has fluctuated around this limit. On December 31, 2006, the " official population " for Villingen-Schwenningen was 81,825 according to the state statistical office of Baden-Württemberg (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. Until 1833 it is mostly an estimate, then census results (¹) or official updates from the State Statistical Office. From 1871, the information relates to the “local population”, from 1925 to the resident population and since 1987 to the “population at the location of the main residence”. Before 1871, the number of inhabitants was determined according to inconsistent survey procedures.

Villingen-Schwenningen

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1972 78,436 December 31, 1973 78,813 December 31, 1974 79,721 December 31, 1975 80,646 December 31, 1976 79,533 December 31, 1977 78,588 December 31, 1978 78,396 December 31, 1979 78,465 December 31, 1980 78.904 December 31, 1981 78.507 December 31, 1982 77,776 December 31, 1983 76,861 December 31, 1984 76,600 December 31, 1985 76,303

date Residents December 31, 1986 76,155 May 25, 1987 ¹ 75,861 December 31, 1987 76,135 December 31, 1988 76,258 December 31, 1989 77.174 December 31, 1990 78.218 December 31, 1991 80.121 December 31, 1992 80,949 December 31, 1993 81,315 December 31, 1994 80.907 December 31, 1995 80.734 December 31, 1996 80,679 December 31, 1997 80,756 December 31, 1998 80,840

date Residents December 31, 1999 80,891 December 31, 2000 81.214 December 31, 2001 81,691 December 31, 2002 81,880 December 31, 2003 81,813 December 31, 2004 81,913 December 31, 2005 81,778 December 31, 2010 81,022 December 31, 2011 80.268 December 31, 2015 84,674 December 31, 2017 84,557 December 31, 2018 85.181

¹ census result

Source: Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office

Villingen in the Black Forest

(respective territorial status)

Year / date Residents 1699 2,000 1795 3.234 1818 3,320 December 1, 1834 ¹ 3,621 December 3, 1852 ¹ 3,970 December 1, 1871 ¹ 5,368 December 1, 1880¹ 5,974 December 1, 1900 ¹ 7,819 December 1, 1910¹ 10,924 December 1, 1916 ¹ 10,242 December 5, 1917 ¹ 10,106

date Residents October 8, 1919 ¹ 12,438 June 16, 1925 ¹ 13,982 June 16, 1933 ¹ 14,430 May 17, 1939 ¹ 18,424 October 29, 1946 ¹ 17,458 September 13, 1950 ¹ 20,127 September 25, 1956 ¹ 26,818 June 6, 1961 ¹ 31,889 December 31, 1965 35,981 May 27, 1970 ¹ 37.906 December 31, 1971 38,778

¹ census result

Schwenningen am Neckar

(respective territorial status)

Year / date Residents 1803 2,241 1810 2,516 1823 2,823 December 1, 1834 ¹ 3,481 December 3, 1855 ¹ 3,763 December 1, 1871 ¹ 4,314 December 1, 1880¹ 4,755 December 1, 1900 ¹ 10,106 December 1, 1905 ¹ 12,987 December 1, 1910¹ 15,411 December 1, 1916 ¹ 15,030 December 1, 1917 ¹ 14,916

date Residents October 8, 1919 ¹ 17.174 June 16, 1925 ¹ 18,978 June 16, 1933 ¹ 20,605 May 17, 1939 ¹ 21,815 December 31, 1945 20,532 October 29, 1946 ¹ 20,694 September 13, 1950 ¹ 23,440 September 25, 1956 ¹ 29,280 June 6, 1961 ¹ 31,743 December 31, 1965 33,335 May 27, 1970 ¹ 34,707 December 31, 1971 34,994

¹ census result

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 Villingen-Schwenningen, a population decline of 0.4 percent (302 people) between 2003 and 2020 is predicted.

Absolute population development 2003–2020 - forecast for Villingen-Schwenningen (main residences):

The forecast opposite compared to the real development from 1990 to 2018

date Residents December 31, 2003 81,813 December 31, 2005 82.172 December 31, 2010 82,589 December 31, 2015 82,373 December 31, 2020 81,511

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

Districts

district Population 2007 Residents 2019 Herzogenweiler 205 168 Marbach 2,065 2,105 Mulhouse 767 781 Obereschach 1,826 1,635 Pfaffenweiler 2,360 2.223 Rietheim 1.103 1,030 Schwenningen 32,764 35,015 Tannheim 1,374 1,309 Villingen 37,616 38,970 Weigheim 1,264 1,387 Weilersbach 1,326 1,295 total 81,073 85,918

Source: City of Villingen-Schwenningen

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.