Demographics of Munich

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This article describes the demographics of Munich via tables and graphs.

Population growth

Population growth

The population of Munich was only 24,000 in 1700, but it doubled every 30 years, and in 1852 the population exceeded 100,000, qualifying it a large city (Großstadt) by German administrative standards. By 1883, Munich had a population of 250,000; this doubled to 500,000 in 1901, making Munich the third largest city in the Deutsches Reich after Berlin and Hamburg.

The physical effects of the Second World War are clearly visible. Towards the end of the war, 90% of the historical old town had been destroyed in 73 aerial raids and half of the city was in ruins. Estimates for the impact of these raids on the population offer the figure of 6,000 dead. In total, Munich lost 34% of its population, with 279,000 people displaced through evacuation, migration, deportation, and made homeless through aerial attacks. The total population decreased from 829,000 in May 1939 to 550,000 in May 1945. The prewar population level was not regained until 1950.

Shortly before the city's 800th anniversary, on 15 December 1957 at 15:45, the millionth resident of Munich, a Pasing boy named Thomas Helmut Seehaus was born, making Munich the latest city to reach a population of one million out of 70 cities worldwide. According to the Bavarian National Office for Statistics and Data Processing, the official figure for the population of Munich was 1,259,677 in December 2005 (only principal residences and with adjustments from other national offices). As of June 2007, it stood at 1,305,525.

The following summary shows the population according to historical local data. Up to 1824 the figures are mainly estimates; after that they are census results or official statistics from the local authorities. From 1871 onward, the figures given refer to the "population present in the town (ortsanwesende Bevölkerung); from 1925 the figures are the "resident population" (Wohnbevölkerung), and from since 1987 the figures are for the "population at the place of main residence" (Bevölkerung am Ort der Hauptwohnung). Before 1871, figures are from irregular survey methods.

From 1369 to 1944

Date Inhabitants 1369 10,810   1396 11,267   1440 9,488   1462 12,614   1500 13,447   1600 18,000   1630 20,000   1700 24,000   1722 29,097   1750 32,000   1771 31,000   1781 37,840   1794 34,277   1801 40,450   1810 40,638   1813 51,396

Date Inhabitants 1824 62,290   1. June 1830 71,375 ¹ 3 December 1840 82.736 ¹ 3 December 1843 90.055 ¹ 3 December 1846 94,830 ¹ 3 December 1849 96,398 ¹ 3 December 1852 106,715 ¹ 3 December 1855 132,112 ¹ 3 December 1858 137,095 ¹ 3 December 1861 148,201 ¹ 3 December 1864 167,054 ¹ 3 December 1867 170,688 ¹ 1 December 1871 169,693 ¹ 1 December 1875 193,024 ¹ 1 December 1880 230,023 ¹ 1 December 1885 261,981 ¹

Date Inhabitants 1 December 1890 349,024 ¹ 2 December 1895 407,307 ¹ 1 December 1900 499,959 ¹ 1 December 1905 509,067 ¹ 1 December 1910 596,467 ¹ 31 December 1913 640,000   1 December 1916 594,096 ¹ 5 December 1917 595.002 ¹ 8 October 1919 630,711 ¹ 31 December 1920 666,000   16 June 1925 680,704 ¹ 31 December 1930 728,900   16 June 1933 735,388 ¹ 31 December 1935 743,653   17 May 1939 829,318 ¹ 31 December 1940 834,500

¹ Census figures

From 1945 to 1989

Date Inhabitants 8 May 1945 550,000   31 December 1945 674,154   29 October 1946 751,967 ¹ 31 December 1947 788,100   31 December 1948 801,500   30 June 1949 814,228   30 June 1950 823,892   13 September 1950 831,937 ¹ 30 June 1951 855,003   30. June 1952 873,065   30. June 1953 889,843   30. June 1954 908,572   30 June 1955 929,808   30 June 1956 957,177   25 September 1956 962,860 ¹ 30 June 1957 986,028   30 June 1958 1,011,878

Date Inhabitants 30 June 1959 1,033,854   30 June 1960 1,055,457   6 June 1961 1,085,014 ¹ 31 December 1961 1,106,298   31 December 1962 1,142,622   31 December 1963 1,166,160   31 December 1964 1,192,614   31 December 1965 1,214,603   31 December 1966 1,235,548   31 December 1967 1,244,237   31 December 1968 1,279,405   31 December 1969 1,326,331   27 May 1970 1,293,590 ¹ 31 December 1970 1,311,978   31 December 1971 1,338,432   31 December 1972 1,338,924   31 December 1973 1,336,576

Date Inhabitants   31 December 1974 1,323,434   31 December 1975 1,314,865   31 December 1976 1,314,572   31 December 1977 1,313,939   31 December 1978 1,296,970   31 December 1979 1,299,693   31 December 1980 1,298,941   31 December 1981 1,291,828   31 December 1982 1,287,080   31 December 1983 1,283,457   31 December 1984 1,267,451   31 December 1985 1,266,549   31 December 1986 1,274,716   25 May 1987 1,185,421 ¹ 31 December 1987 1,201,479   31 December 1988 1,211,617   31 December 1989 1,206,683

¹ Census figures

From 1990

Date Inhabitants   31 December 1990 1,229,026   31 December 1991 1,229,052   31 December 1992 1,256,638   31 December 1993 1,255,623   31 December 1994 1,244,676   31 December 1995 1,236,370   31 December 1996 1,225,809   31 December 1997 1,205,923   31 December 1998 1,188,897   31 December 1999 1,194,560

Date Inhabitants   31 December 2000 1,210,223   31 December 2001 1,227,958   31 December 2002 1,234,692   31 December 2003 1,247,873   31 December 2004 1,249,176   31 December 2005 1,259,677   31 December 2006 1,294,608   31 December 2007 1.311.573   31 December 2008 1.326.807   31 December 2009 1.330.440

Date Inhabitants   31 December 2010 1.353.186   9 May 2011 1.348.335 ¹ 31 December 2011 1.364.920   31 December 2012 1.388.308   31 December 2013 1.407.836   31 December 2014 1.429.584   31 December 2015 1.450.381   30 June 2016 1.452.826

¹ Census figures

Source: Bavarian Regional Authority for Statistics and Data Handling (Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung).

Population forecast

The Bertelsmann Foundation provides data for population and population growth for 2,959 municipalities in Germany (January 2006 publication). In Munich, the population is forecast to rise by 7.8% between 2003 and 2020 (96,988 persons).

Projected population growth 2003–2020 for Munich (principal residences):

Date	Inhabitants
31 December 2010	1,314,947
31 December 2015	1,340,514
31 December 2020	1,344,861

Source: Bertelsmann Foundation

In the city administration's 2002 planning forecast, a 2% rise of the legally resident population (principal and secondary residences) between 2001 and 2015 is predicted. For immigration, a 7.2% rise is predicted and for stagnation, a decrease of 1.7%. Absolute population trend 2001–2015 – Forecast for Munich (principal and secondary residences):

Year	Planning forecast	Projected Immigration	Projected Stagnation
31 December 2001	1,404,000	1,404.000	1,404,000
31 December 2005	1,421,000	1,447.000	1,405,000
31 December 2010	1,421,000	1,486.000	1,386,000
31 December 2015	1,432,000	1,505.000	1,380,000

Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München).

Population structure

In December 2005, the proportion of foreigners was 23.3% or 300,129 persons in absolute figures. The largest groups of these are Turks (43.309), Croatians (24,866), Serbians (24,439), Greeks (22,486), Austrians (21,411) and Italians (20,847). 37% of foreigners in Munich come from countries within the European Union.

Population	As of 31 December 2005
Legitimate Population	1,436,725
of which male	707,047
female	729,678
Inhabitants with principal residence	1,288,307
of which male	623,920
female	664,387
Inhabitants with secondary residence	148,418
of which male	83,127
female	65,291
Germans with principal residence	988,178
of which male	466,400
female	521,778
Foreigners with principal residence	300,129
of which male	157,520
female	142,609
Foreigner proportion in %	23.3

Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München).

Age distribution

Population pyramid – age distribution in 2010

The following shows the age distribution from 31 December 2005 (principal residences).

Age from – to	Inhabitant Count	Proportion in %
0–5	68,853	5.3
6–14	88,518	6.9
15–44	575,131	44.6
45–64	330,516	25.7
over 65	225,289	17.5
Total	1,288,307	100.0

Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München).

Boroughs

The following number of inhabitants refer to principal residences as of 31 December 2006.

Name	Area in km2	Inhabitant Count	Inhabitants per km2
Allach-Untermenzing	15.45	27,730	1,795
Altstadt-Lehel	3.16	18,876	5,973
Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied	34.06	37,857	1,111
Au-Haidhausen	4.22	54,382	12,887
Berg am Laim	6.31	39,009	6,182
Bogenhausen	23.71	75,657	3,191
Feldmoching-Hasenbergl	28.71	54,245	1,889
Hadern	9.23	44,993	4,875
Laim	5.29	50,082	9,457
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt	4.39	45,736	10,418
Maxvorstadt	4.29	46,058	10,736
Milbertshofen-Am Hart	13.37	66,992	5,011
Moosach	11.09	47,754	4,306
Neuhausen-Nymphenburg	12.92	84,604	6,548
Obergiesing	5.71	47,007	8,232
Pasing-Obermenzing	16.50	63,763	3,864
Ramersdorf-Perlach	19.90	102,689	5,160
Schwabing-Freimann	25.67	62,430	2,432
Schwabing-West	4.37	59,553	13,628
Schwanthalerhöhe	2.07	26,103	12,610
Sendling	3.94	37,146	9,428
Sendling-Westpark	7.81	50,903	6,518
Thalkirchen-Obersendling -Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln	17.75	80,701	4,547
Trudering-Riem	22.45	53,915	2,401
Untergiesing-Harlaching	8.06	48,075	5,965
Munich	310.43	1,326,206	4,272

Source: Munich Statistical Office (Statistisches Amt der Landeshauptstadt München). (in German)

Foreign communities

There are very sizable Balkan and Turkish communities in the city. Of the foreign nationals in Munich, about 37% come from the European Union. The most common foreign nationals in Munich are:

Data for the year 2021:

• Croats (38.859)
• Turks (37.614)
• Italians (28.137)
• Greeks (25.897)
• Bosnians (22.512)
• Austrians (20.118)
• Romanians (17.932)
• Poles (17.839)
• Serbs (14.484)
• Bulgarians (13.646)

Bavarian State Office for Statistics

See also

• History of Munich
• Mayors of Munich
• Demographics of Berlin
• Demographics of Cologne
• Demographics of Hamburg

Literature

• Kaiserliches Statistisches Amt (Hrsg.): Statistisches Jahrbuch für das Deutsche Reich, 1880–1918 (in German)
• Statistisches Reichsamt (Hrsg.): Statistisches Jahrbuch für das Deutsche Reich, 1919–1941/42 (in German)
• Deutscher Städtetag (Hrsg.): Statistisches Jahrbuch Deutscher Gemeinden , 1890 ff. (in German)
• Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Statistisches Jahrbuch für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1952 ff. (in German)