Population development of Wilhelmshaven

This article shows the population development of Wilhelmshaven in a table.

Population development

Population development from 1853 to 2018. The break at 2011 results from the census at that time

In 1853 only 335 people lived in the Royal Prussian Jade Region. With the expansion of the port, the population grew to over 10,000 by 1875. By 1895, that number had doubled to 20,000. With the incorporation of Rüstringen (48,562 inhabitants 1933) on April 1, 1937, the population rose to 91,000. In 1938 the population of the city of Wilhelmshaven exceeded the limit of 100,000, making it a major city . In 1940 the population reached its historic high of 133,041. As a result of the destruction in World War II , this fell by a third to 89,000 in December 1945.

In the 1970s the population was still over 100,000. It then fell sharply due to numerous company closings, especially the decline of the Olympia typewriter factory , and due to the downsizing of the Bundeswehr location. On December 31, 2011, the “ official population ” of Wilhelmshaven was 81,020 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. These are census results (¹) or official updates from the city administration (until 1970) and the State Statistical Office (from 1971). 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.

From 1853 to 1944

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 3, 1853 ¹ 00.335 December 3, 1861 ¹ 00.963 December 3, 1864¹ 01,451 December 3, 1867 ¹ 02,053 December 1, 1871 ¹ 03,053 December 1, 1875 ¹ 10,200 December 1, 1880¹ 12,600 December 1, 1885 ¹ 13,982 December 1, 1890¹ 15,471 December 2, 1895 ¹ 19,422

date Residents December 1, 1900 ¹ 22,682 December 1, 1905 ¹ 26,012 December 1, 1910¹ 35,044 December 1, 1916 ¹ 21,393 December 5, 1917 ¹ 22,141 October 8, 1919 ¹ 29,111 June 16, 1925 ¹ 25,484 December 31, 1930 ° 27,107 June 16, 1933 ¹ 28,016 December 31, 1935 ° 30,858

date Residents December 31, 1936 032,990 December 31, 1937 091.109 December 31, 1938 107,745 May 17, 1939 ¹ 113,686 December 31, 1939 125.059 December 31, 1940 133,041 December 31, 1941 132,337 December 31, 1942 129.202 December 31, 1943 123.101 December 31, 1944 124.130

¹ census result

From 1945 to 1970

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1945 ° 089.096 October 29, 1946 ¹ 089,717 December 31, 1946 ° 090.935 December 31, 1947 ° 096,082 December 31, 1948 ° 101.220 December 31, 1949 ° 102,462 September 13, 1950 ¹ 101.210 December 31, 1950 ° 101,375 December 31, 1951 ° 100,817 December 31, 1952 ° 099,949 December 31, 1953 ° 099,816

date Residents December 31, 1954 ° 099.275 December 31, 1955 ° 098,535 September 25, 1956 ¹ 098,374 December 31, 1956 ° 098,777 December 31, 1957 ° 099,585 December 31, 1958 ° 099,871 December 31, 1959 ° 099,766 December 31, 1960 ° 100,533 June 6, 1961 ¹ 100.197 December 31, 1961 ° 100,858 December 31, 1962 ° 100,485

date Residents December 31, 1963 100,538 December 31, 1964 100,671 December 31, 1965 101.294 December 31, 1966 101,370 December 31, 1967 101,932 December 31, 1968 102,484 December 31, 1969 103,150 May 27, 1970 ¹ 102.732 December 31, 1970 102,978

¹ census result

Source: City administration Wilhelmshaven

From 1971 to 2011

(respective territorial status)

date Residents December 31, 1971 102,627 December 31, 1972 104,333 December 31, 1973 104,305 December 31, 1974 104,218 December 31, 1975 103.417 December 31, 1976 102,539 December 31, 1977 101,516 December 31, 1978 100.148 December 31, 1979 099,426 December 31, 1980 099.230 December 31, 1981 099.030 December 31, 1982 099.174 December 31, 1983 098,892 December 31, 1984 097,495

date Residents December 31, 1985 95,570 December 31, 1986 94,896 May 25, 1987 ¹ 90,982 December 31, 1987 90,740 December 31, 1988 89,892 December 31, 1989 90.051 December 31, 1990 90,561 December 31, 1991 91.149 December 31, 1992 91.906 December 31, 1993 91,680 December 31, 1994 91,230 December 31, 1995 90,667 December 31, 1996 89,604 December 31, 1997 88,950

date Residents December 31, 1998 87,590 December 31, 1999 86,453 December 31, 2000 85.287 December 31, 2001 84.994 December 31, 2002 84,751 December 31, 2003 84,586 December 31, 2004 84.118 December 31, 2005 83,552 December 31, 2006 82,797 December 31, 2007 82.192 December 31, 2008 81,411 December 31, 2009 81,137 December 31, 2010 81,324 December 31, 2011 81.020

¹ census result

Source: Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics

On May 31, 2013, the State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony published the results of the 2011 census for Lower Saxony. According to this, Wilhelmshaven had 76,926 inhabitants as of December 31, 2011. This is a decrease of 5.1% compared to the previous official population of 81,020 as of December 31, 2011, which is based on an extrapolation of the 1987 census. After Osnabrück (−6.4%), Wilhelmshaven was the city ​​in Lower Saxony most affected by the recalculation.

From 2011 based on the 2011 census

date Residents May 9, 2011 77,450 December 31, 2011 76,926 December 31, 2012 76,545 December 31 2013 75,728 December 31, 2014 75,534 December 31, 2015 75.995 December 31, 2016 76.201 December 31, 2017 76,316 December 31, 2018 76,278

Population structure

population	As of December 31, 2005
Eligible population	87,798
of which male	43,953
Female	43,845
Residents with main residence	82,402
of which male	40,521
Female	41,881
Residents with secondary residence	05,396
of which male	03,432
Female	01,964
Germans with main residence	78,612
of which male	38,671
Female	39,941
Foreigners with main residence	03,790
of which male	01,850
Female	01,940
Proportion of foreigners	4.6%

Source: City of Wilhelmshaven

age structure

The following overview shows the age structure of Wilhelmshaven as of December 31, 2005 (main residences).

Age from / to population Percentage 0 - 5 03,602 04.4 06-17 09,560 11.6 18-19 01,863 02.3 20-29 10,582 12.8 30-39 09,920 12.0 40-49 11,866 14.4 50 - 59 10,718 13.0 60-64 05,469 06.6 over 65 18,822 22.8 total 82,402 100.00

Source: City of Wilhelmshaven

Districts

The population figures refer to December 31, 2003 (main residences).

Surname Area in km² population Inhabitants per km² Aldenburg 01.48 04.174 2,820 Altengroden 02.28 04.111 1,803 Bant 02.35 11,787 5.016 Coldewei / Kingdom of Heaven 01.07 01.918 1,793 Ebkeriege 03.00 00.622 0.207 Fedderwarden 07.68 01,969 0.256 Fedderwardergroden 02.89 08,732 3,021 Heppens 03.51 15,223 4,337 Heppenser Groden 06.40 01.107 0.173 Inner Harbor 09.05 00.596 0.066 Downtown 01.95 10,642 5,457 Langewerth 05.23 00.454 0.087 Maadebogen 00.93 02,021 2.173 New end 00.52 02,352 4,523 Neuengroden 02.11 04.012 1,901 Rustersiel 01.87 02,087 1,116 Rustersieler Groden 05.91 00.006th 0.001 Rüstringer City Park 02.55 00.091 0.036 Crowd 01.28 02,177 1,701 Sengwarden 25.58 01,333 0.052 Siebethsburg 00.89 04,301 4,833 Voslapp 01.89 03,668 1.941 Voslapper Groden 13.12 00.004th 0.000 Wilhelmshaven 103.510 83,387 0.806

Source: City of Wilhelmshaven

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.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LSKN - Subject area: 2011 Census - Overview , accessed on June 8, 2013
2. ↑ Census - Less than 77,000 inhabitants , accessed on June 8, 2013
3. ^ Result of the 2011 census as of the reporting date May 9, 2011 , accessed on June 9, 2013