Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz)

Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Elbe-Elster, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Massen-Niederlausitz.

The Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) consists of the following municipalities:

1. Crinitz
2. Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf
3. Massen-Niederlausitz
4. Sallgast

Demography

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz): Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 5,139 —     1890 5,611 +0.59% 1910 8,344 +2.00% 1925 8,204 −0.11% 1939 8,599 +0.34% 1950 11,060 +2.31% 1964 9,192 −1.31%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 8,916 −0.43% 1981 7,709 −1.44% 1985 7,490 −0.72% 1990 6,856 −1.75% 1995 7,051 +0.56% 2000 7,135 +0.24% 2005 6,745 −1.12%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 6,119 −1.93% 2015 5,763 −1.19% 2016 5,688 −1.30% 2017 5,563 −2.20% 2018 5,509 −0.97% 2019 5,451 −1.05% 2020 5,376 −1.38%