Demographics of Cologne explained

Cologne (German: Köln) is Germany's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Rhineland. As of 31 December 2011, there were officially 1,017,155 residents.[1] The city is center of the Cologne/Bonn Region with around 3 million inhabitants (including the neighboring cities of Bonn, Hürth, Leverkusen, and Bergisch Gladbach).

Population by district

See also: Districts of Cologne.

District Population
Population
(1990) 		Population
(1995) 		Population
(2000) 		Population
(2005) 		Population
(2009) 		Population
(2025)estimated
137.283 138.637 133.454 129.496 126.301 128.400
91.284 94.582 97.790 100.490 100.827 110.500
134.823 135.276 139.026 139.803 137.870 145.300
95.243 95.552 97.396 102.939 103.708 105.900
111.133 109.481 108.206 109.235 111.141 111.000
74.481 79.073 83.215 82.865 80.459 77.700
100.695 105.433 107.447 106.647 106.533 107.000
108.769 108.185 106.377 107.194 109.045 105.800
142.889 141.877 144.321 144.432 144.419 140.300
    Cologne 998.590 1.008.848 1.017.721 1.023.101 1.020.303 1.031.800
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010

Population by migration background

See also: Census in Germany and Immigration to Germany.

District Population (2009) German citizens Foreign citizens

(total) 		German citizens
w/o migration backgr. 		German citizens
w/ migration backgr.
(total) 		from
inside the EU1 		from
Turkey     		from
elsewhere in Europe 		from
Africa2     		from
the Americas 		from
Asia3     		from
elsewhere
126.301 104.945 92.946 11.999 21.356 9.524 4.502 2.532 924 1.287 2.460 127
100.827 86.823 74.938 11.885 14.004 5.717 3.298 1.850 827 505 1.747 60
137.870 124.943 111.586 13.357 12.927 6.034 1.600 1.646 627 762 2.146 112
103.708 83.614 69.749 13.865 20.094 6.824 7.960 2.394 970 459 1.367 120
111.141 91.048 77.230 13.818 20.093 5.876 9.584 2.131 857 409 1.146 90
80.459 65.770 46.806 18.964 14.689 3.216 6.989 2.589 456 96 1.252 91
106.533 91.368 71.409 19.959 15.165 4.802 4.412 3.178 653 196 1.850 75
109.045 82.012 61.387 20.625 27.033 6.867 10.865 4.287 1.772 280 1.772 108
144.419 116.935 93.804 23.131 27.484 6.642 12.480 3.885 1.750 443 2.202 82
    Cologne 1.020.303 847.458 699.855 147.603 172.845 55.502 61.690 24.492 8.835 4.437 17.024 865
1 largest groups from Italy, Poland and Greece
2 largest groups from Morocco and Algeria
3 largest group from Iran

Population by age

District Population (2004)
Population
(total) 		Population
age < 18 		Population
age 18 < 35 		Population
age 35 < 65 		Population
age > 65
129.047 12.091
100.325 15.828
139.233 17.700
102.264 16.780
109.009 17.172
83.332 17.979
107.437 19.180
107.036 19.246
144.944 26.229
    Cologne 1.022.627 162.205 257.218
source: Statistisches Jahrbuch Köln 2004
District Population (2006)
Population
(total) 		Population
age < 18 		Population
age 18 < 35 		Population
age 35 < 65 		Population
age > 65
129.318 11.660 44.706 54.820 18.132
101.309 15.760 21.461 44.631 19.457
139.507 17.668 37.927 59.504 24.408
103.205 16.522 28.472 42.404 15.807
109.413 17.136 25.194 46.766 20.317
82.161 17.042 16.548 34.358 14.213
106.567 18.566 21.325 46.803 19.873
108.146 19.205 26.351 42.844 19.746
144.720 25.589 32.871 59.631 26.629
    Cologne 1.024.346 159.148 254.855 431.761 178.582
source: Bevölkerungsprognose Kölner Stadtteile 2006/2025
District Population (2009)
Population
(total) 		Population
age < 18 		Population
age 18 < 35 		Population
age 35 < 65 		Population
age > 65
126.301 11.254 18.139
100.827 15.946 20.332
137.870 18.693 25.302
103.708 16.065 16.163
111.141 17.246 20.650
80.459 15.798 14.947
106.533 18.011 21.112
109.045 19.415 20.029
144.419 25.152 26.793
    Cologne 1.020.303 157.580 253.964 425.292 183.467
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010

Historic population data

See also: History of Cologne.

Roman Cologne

The walls of Colonia Agrippina covered an area of 96.8 hectares,[2] but the population density within the walls remains uncertain.

DatePopulation
50 30.000
150 50.000
250 15.000
350 15.000

Medieval Cologne

Since the construction of the Medieval wall in 1180, the area of the old imperial city of Cologne has not changed for more than 600 years and was only extended over the old city walls in 1794, just short before the arrival of French troops and Cologne's incorporation into the First French Empire.

DatePopulation
900
1000
1140 20.000
1180 40.000[3]
1200
DatePopulation
1300
1400
1430 40.000
1500

Modern Cologne

16th through 19th century

After 1815, the Kingdom of Prussia enforced the construction of fortifications which again hindered any growth for the city. Only with the acquisition of these fortifications in 1881, the city of Cologne had the possibility of a gradual territorial expansion. On 12. November 1883 a strip of territory from parts of the municipalities of Ehrenfeld, Kriel, Longerich, Müngersdorf and Rondorf was added to the city. Since 1886, the Cologne City Council intensified negotiations with the surrounding communities, and on 1 April 1888 ended in a first major incorporation.

DatePopulation
1501
1600 40.000
1670 37.000[4]
1700 39.000
DatePopulation
1701
1714 42.015
1735 44.568
1794 44.512
1800
DatePopulation
1801 42.024
1810 45.029
1. December 1816 ¹ 49.276
1. December 1819 ¹ 55.355
1. December 1822 ¹ 56.527
1. December 1825 ¹ 59.049
1. December 1828 ¹ 61.059
1. December 1831 ¹ 65.953
3. December 1834 ¹ 67.302
3. December 1837 ¹ 72.237
3. December 1840 ¹ 75.858
3. December 1843 ¹ 83.418
3. December 1849 ¹ 94.789
3. December 1850 95.500
DatePopulation
3. December 1851
3. December 1852 ¹ 101.091
3. December 1855 ¹ 106.852
3. December 1858 ¹ 114.477
3. December 1861 ¹ 120.568
3. December 1864 ¹ 122.162
3. December 1867 ¹ 125.172
1. December 1871 ¹ 129.233
1. December 1875 ¹ 135.371
1. December 1880 ¹ 144.772
1. December 1885 ¹ 161.401
1. December 1890 ¹ 281.681
2. December 1895 ¹ 321.564
1. December 1900 ¹ 372.229

20th century

The territorial expansion, beginning in the late 19th century, were significant marks for the city's population growth. Major communal reorganizations took place in 1910, 1914, 1922 and 1975.

DatePopulation
31. December 1901 380.518
31. December 1902 392.882
31. December 1903 406.420
31. December 1904 417.480
1. December 1905 ¹ 428.722
31. December 1906 440.376
31. December 1907 451.134
31. December 1908 461.891
31. December 1909 472.649
1. December 1910 ¹ 516.527
31. December 1911 525.671
31. December 1912 538.302
31. December 1913 550.540
31. December 1914 642.848
31. December 1915
1. December 1916 ¹ 595.853
5. December 1917 ¹ 609.244
31. December 1918
31. December 1919 644.206
31. December 1920 657.175
DatePopulation
31. December 1921 665.629
31. December 1922 683.363
31. December 1923 690.605
31. December 1924 696.168
31. December 1925 705.477
31. December 1926 713.633
31. December 1927 723.753
31. December 1928 733.075
31. December 1929 736.914
31. December 1930 740.082
31. December 1931 739.726
31. December 1932 741.283
31. December 1933 759.648
31. December 1934 760.422
31. December 1935 761.263
31. December 1936 762.154
31. December 1937 765.468
31. December 1938 767.102
31. December 1939 767.222
December 1940 733.500
Date Population
December 1941 690.000
December 1942 648.200
December 1943 561.600
December 1944 472.900
31. December 1945 453.566
31. December 1946 494.815
31. December 1947 515.355
31. December 1948 543.765
31. December 1949 573.557
31. December 1950 603.283
31. December 1951 630.232
31. December 1952 647.540
31. December 1953 670.031
31. December 1954 688.765
31. December 1955 712.561
31. December 1956 718.722
31. December 1957 737.991
31. December 1958 756.203
31. December 1959 773.280
31. December 1960 803.616
DatePopulation
31. December 1961 816.542
31. December 1962 827.659
31. December 1963 835.832
31. December 1964 842.061
31. December 1965 854.479
31. December 1966 860.200
31. December 1967 854.717
31. December 1968 855.886
31. December 1969 864.754
31. December 1970 847.037
31. December 1971 846.479
31. December 1972 841.537
31. December 1973 832.396
31. December 1974 825.792
31. December 1975 1.013.771
31. December 1976 981.021
31. December 1977 976.761
31. December 1978 976.534
31. December 1979 976.136
31. December 1980 976.694
DatePopulation
31. December 1981 971.403
31. December 1982 961.777
31. December 1983 940.663
31. December 1984 922.286
31. December 1985 916.153
31. December 1986 914.336
31. December 1987 930.907
31. December 1988 937.482
31. December 1989 946.280
31. December 1990 953.551
31. December 1991 956.690
31. December 1992 960.631
31. December 1993 962.517
31. December 1994 963.817
31. December 1995 965.697
31. December 1996 964.346
31. December 1997 964.311
31. December 1998 962.580
31. December 1999 962.507
31. December 2000 962.884

21st century

DatePopulation
31. December 2001 967.940
31. December 2002 968.639
31. December 2003 965.954
31. December 2004 969.709
31. December 2005 983.347
31. December 2006 989.766
31. December 2007 995.397
31. December 2008 995.420
31. December 2009 998.105
31. December 2010 1.007.119
DatePopulation
31. December 2011 1.013.665
31. December 2012 1.024.373
31. December 2013 1.034.175
31. December 2014 1.046.680
31. December 2015 1.060.582

See also

References

  1. Web site: Information und Technik NRW . Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Köln . 2012-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911025756/http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/rp3_dez2011.html . 2012-09-11 . dead .
  2. J.C. Russell, "Late Ancient and Medieval Population," in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 48, part 3, table 89.
  3. http://www.stadt-koeln.de/mediaasset/content/pdf15/pegel_k__ln__millionenstadt_2010.pdf City of Cologne, Köln ist Millionenstadt
  4. http://www.stadt-koeln.de/mediaasset/content/pdf15/pegel_k__ln__millionenstadt_2010.pdf City of Cologne, Köln ist Millionenstadt

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